James Brolin
James Brolin (born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin; July 18, 1940) is an American actor, producer and director. He has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 27, 1998. He is best known for his TV roles such as Steven Kiley on Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969–1976), Peter McDermott on Hotel (1983–1988), John Short on Life in Pieces (2015–2019), and the Narrator on Sweet Tooth and his film roles such as Sgt. Jerome K. Weber in Skyjacked (1972), John Blane in Westworld (1973), General Ralph Landry in Traffic (2000), Jack Barnes in Catch Me If You Can (2002), and Emperor Zurg in the 2022 Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear. In 1966, he married Jane Cameron Agee, a wildlife activist and aspiring actress at Twentieth Century Fox, 12 days after they first met. The couple had two children, actor Josh Brolin (b. 1968), and Jess (b. 1973). They were divorced in 1984. In 1985, he met actress Jan Smithers on the set of Hotel, and they married in 1986. The couple had a daughter, Molly Elizabeth (b. 1987). Smithers filed for divorce from Brolin in 1995. In 1996, he met singer and actress Barbra Streisand through a friend, and they married on July 1, 1998. He is stepfather of Streisand's only child, Jason Gould.
Filmography · 156
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Richard Finley
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Castle
2009 · Jackson Hunt
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
The West Wing
1999 · Gov. Robert Ritchie
Monk
2002 · Daniel Thorn
Psych
2006 · Hank Mendel
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Ransom Canyon
2025 · Cap Fuller
Batman
1966 · Officer Reggie Hogan
The View
1997 · Self
Steve
2017 · Self
Community
2009 · William Winger
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Love, American Style
1969
When Calls the Heart
2014 · Judge Jedidiah Black
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Self - Host
Hotel
1982 · Peter McDermott
Catch Me If You Can
2002 · Jack Barnes
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Dr. Steven Kiley
Life in Pieces
2015 · John Short
Sweet Tooth
2021 · Narrator (voice)
True Grit
2010 · Frank James (uncredite...
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Defenders
2010 · Teddy Kaczmarek
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Dr. Steven Kiley
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Self
Burke's Law
1994 · Mitchell Farrell
Lightyear
2022 · Zurg (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997 · Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
Traffic
2000 · General Ralph Landry
Bus Stop
1961
Westworld
1973 · John Blane
The 33
2015 · Jeff Hart
The Monroes
1966
The Amityville Horror
1979 · George Lutz
Sisters
2015 · Bucky Ellis
Burlesque
2010 · Mr. Anderson
The Car
1977 · Wade Parent
Capricorn One
1977 · Col. Charles Brubaker
Accidental Love
2015 · Speaker Buck McCoy
The Pet Set
1971 · Self
Valentine's Day
1964
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985 · "P. W."
The Master of Disguise
2002 · Fabbrizio Disguisey
The Alibi
2006 · Bob Hatch
Blood Money
1996 · Lt. Kincaid
Hold the Dream
1987 · Ross Nelson
A Guy Thing
2003 · Ken Cooper
The Boston Strangler
1968 · Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
The Hunting Party
2007 · Franklin Harris
Fantastic Voyage
1966 · Technician
Von Ryan's Express
1965 · Private Ames
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009 · Ben Selleck
Bad Jim
1990 · B.D. Sweetman
Last Chance Harvey
2008 · Brian
Relative Fear
1994 · Det. Atwater
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Doctor
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023 · Self- Archive
Category 7: The End of the World
2005 · Donny Hall
Spielberg
2017 · Self
Antwone Fisher
2002 · The Captain (uncredite...
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011 · Bradley
Cheatin' Hearts
1993 · Henry
I'll Be Home for Christmas
2016 · Jack
Our Man Flint
1966 · Technician (uncredited...
And the Sea Will Tell
1991 · Mac Graham
Night of the Juggler
1980 · Sean Boyd
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990 · Dr. Alan Lanier
High Risk
1981 · Stone
Take Her, She's Mine
1963 · Mel (uncredited)
Elsa & Fred
2014 · Max
Cannes Man
1996 · Self
A Marriage of Convenience
1998 · Mason Whitney
La Californie !
2023 · Self - Actor
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985 · Harry Wilde
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999 · Ted Brennan
Blackout
2012 · Terrance Danfield
Gas Food Lodging
1992 · John Evans
The Reagans
2003 · Ronald Reagan
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · Notre Dame Quarterback...
Widow on the Hill
2005 · Hank Cavanaugh
Christmas with Tucker
2013 · Bo
Intimate Betrayal
1987 · Michael Wakefield
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966 · Cornelius
Dear Brigitte
1965 · Student at Leaf Rally
Skyjacked
1972 · Jerome K. Weber
Indecent Behavior II
1994 · Liam O'Donnell
Visions of Murder
1993 · Hal
Lost City Raiders
2008 · John "Pa" Kubiak
Mae West
1982 · Jim Timony
The Reagans
2003 · Ronald Reagan
Ted & Venus
1991 · Max Waters
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996 · Ron Showman
The Visual Bible: Acts
1994 · Peter
Bitter/Sweet
2009 · Calvert Jenkins
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
— · Self
The Sands of Time
1992 · Col. Ramon Acoca
Royal Hearts
2018 · Hank Pavlik
Savate
1995 · Colonel Jones
Gable and Lombard
1976 · Clark Gable
My Brother's War
1997 · John Hall
Twin Sisters
1992 · Michael Mallory
Bad Girl Island
2007 · Terry Bamba
Being Rose
2017 · Max
The Cape Town Affair
1967 · Skip McCoy
Way... Way Out
1966 · Ted Robertson
Evolution of the Apes
2008 · Narrator
Wedding Wars
2006 · Governor Conrad Wellin...
The Haunted Sea
1997 · Captain Ramsey
And the Sea Will Tell
1991 · Mac Graham
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993 · John Parsley
Der schwarze Fluch
1995 · David Levinski / Charl...
Children of Fortune
2000 · Dave Passenger
Intimate Encounters
1986 · Nick Atkins
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
1996 · Elliott Manning
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001 · self
Back Stab
1990 · Cliff Murphy
We the People
1997 · Alan Lesard
Lewis & Clark & George
1997 · Reverend Red
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994 · Ryan Allison
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017 · Self
A Beautiful Day
2016 · Gene Thompson
The Ambush Murders
1982 · Paul Marshall
Trapped
1974 · Chuck Brenner
Goodbye America
1997 · Ed Johnson
To Face Her Past
1996 · Greg Hollander
Cowboy
1983 · Ward McNally
The Expert
1995 · Warden Munsey
Finish Line
1989 · Martin Shrevelow
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969 · Steven Kiley
Tracks of a Killer
1996 · David Hawkner
The Secret Behind Escape
2008 · Narrator
Parallel Lives
1994 · Professor Spencer Jone...
Last Will
2011 · Det. Sloan
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
Voice of the Heart
1989 · Victor Mason
Short Walk to Daylight
1972 · Tom Phelan
The Steps
2016 · Ed
Class of '63
1973 · Joe Hart
For God's Sake, Get Out!
2005 · Self
Angel Camouflaged
2010 · Salt
White Water Rebels
1983 · Mike McKay
Steel Cowboy
1978 · Clayton Pfanner
It Came From Connemara!
2014 · Self
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
2008 · Narrator
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
2008 · Narrator
Scent of Vengeance
1997 · John Richardson
High Score
1990 · Budetzky
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008 · Narrator