James Brolin
Born
July 18, 1940 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known For

Ransom Canyon
Cap Fuller · (10 episodes)
2025

La Californie !
Self - Actor · (3 episodes)
2023

Lightyear
Zurg (voice)
2022

Sweet Tooth
Narrator (voice) · (24 episodes)
2021

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019

Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · (1 episode)
2018

Royal Hearts
Hank Pavlik
2018

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Self
2017

Being Rose
Max
2017

Spielberg
Self
2017

I'll Be Home for Christmas
Jack
2016

A Beautiful Day
Gene Thompson
2016

The Steps
Ed
2016

Sisters
Bucky Ellis
2015

Life in Pieces
John Short · (79 episodes)
2015

The 33
Jeff Hart
2015

Accidental Love
Speaker Buck McCoy
2015

It Came From Connemara!
Self
2014

Elsa & Fred
Max
2014

When Calls the Heart
Judge Jedidiah Black · (1 episode)
2014

Christmas with Tucker
Bo
2013

Blackout sur Los Angeles
Terrance Danfield
2012

Love, Wedding, Marriage
Bradley
2011

Last Will
Det. Sloan
2011

True Grit
Frank James (uncredited)
2010

Burlesque
Mr. Anderson
2010

Angel Camouflaged
Salt
2010

The Defenders
Teddy Kaczmarek · (1 episode)
2010

Community
William Winger · (1 episode)
2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009

Bitter/Sweet
Calvert Jenkins
2009

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Ben Selleck
2009

Castle
Jackson Hunt · (2 episodes)
2009

Last Chance Harvey
Brian
2008

Evolution of the Apes
Narrator
2008

The Secret Behind Escape
Narrator
2008

Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
Narrator
2008

From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
Narrator
2008

End of an Epic: The Final Battle
Narrator
2008

Lost City Raiders
John Kubiac
2008
The American Standards
Jack Jennings
2008

Bad Girl Island
Terry Bamba
2007

The Hunting Party
Franklin Harris
2007

Wedding Wars
Governor Conrad Welling
2006

Psych
Hank Mendel · (1 episode)
2006

The Alibi
Bob Hatch
2006

Category 7: The End of the World
Donny Hall
2005

Category 7: The End of the World
Donny Hall · (2 episodes)
2005

For God's Sake, Get Out!
Self
2005

Widow on the Hill
Hank Cavanaugh
2005

The Reagans
Ronald Reagan
2003

The Reagans
Ronald Reagan · (2 episodes)
2003

Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003

A Guy Thing
Ken Cooper
2003

Antwone Fisher
The Captain
2002

Catch Me If You Can
Jack Barnes
2002

The Master of Disguise
Fabbrizio Disguisey
2002

Monk
Daniel Thorn · (1 episode)
2002
Good Day Live
Self · (1 episode)
2001

Traffic
General Ralph Landry
2000

Children of Fortune
Dave Passenger
2000

The West Wing
Gov. Robert Ritchie · (2 episodes)
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Richard Finley · (1 episode)
1999

To Love, Honor, & Betray
Ted Brennan
1999

A Marriage of Convenience
Mason Whitney
1998

My Brother's War
John Hall
1997

Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Lt. Col. Bill Kelly · (66 episodes)
1997

The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997

El Aroma del Copal
John Richardson
1997

Cannes Man
Self
1997

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
1997

Lewis & Clark & George
Reverend Red
1997

We the People
Alan Lesard
1997

Goodbye America
Ed Johnson
1997

The Haunted Sea
Captain Ramsey
1997

To Face Her Past
Greg Hollander
1996

Tracks of a Killer
David Hawkner
1996

Hijacked: Flight 285
Ron Showman
1996

Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Elliott Manning
1996

Blood Money
Lt. Kincaid
1996

Relative Fear
Det. Atwater
1995

Savate
Colonel Jones
1995

The Expert
Warden Munsey
1995

Der schwarze Fluch
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
1995
Extreme
Reese Wheeler · (7 episodes)
1995
Terminal Virus
McCabe
1995

Indecent Behavior II
Liam O'Donnell
1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Ryan Allison
1994

The Visual Bible: Acts
Simon Peter
1994

Parallel Lives
Professor Spencer Jones
1994

Burke's Law
Mitchell Farrell · (1 episode)
1994
Angel Falls
Luke Larson · (6 episodes)
1993

Cheatin' Hearts
Henry
1993

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
John Parsley
1993

Visions of Murder
Hal
1993

The Sands of Time
Col. Ramon Acoca
1992

Gas Food Lodging
John Evans
1992

Twin Sisters
Michael Mallory
1992

Ted & Venus
Max Waters
1991

And the Sea Will Tell
Mac Graham
1991

And the Sea Will Tell
(2 episodes)
1991

Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Dr. Alan Lanier
1990

Back Stab
Cliff Murphy
1990
High Score
Budetzky
1990

Bad Jim
B.D. Sweetman
1990

The Earth Day Special
Doctor
1990

Voice of the Heart
Victor Mason
1989

Finish Line
Martin Shrevelow
1989

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Intimate Betrayal
Michael Wakefield
1987

Hold the Dream
Ross Nelson · (4 episodes)
1986

Intimate Encounters
Nick Atkins
1986

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Harry Wilde
1985

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
"P. W."
1985

Cowboy
Ward McNally
1983

White Water Rebels
Mike McKay
1983

Hotel
Peter McDermott · (115 episodes)
1982

Mae West
Jim Timony
1982

The Ambush Murders
Paul Marshall
1982

Entertainment Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
1981

High Risk
Stone
1981

Night of the Juggler
Sean Boyd
1980

The Amityville Horror
George Lutz
1979

Steel Cowboy
Clayton Pfanner
1978

Capricorn One
Col. Charles Brubaker
1977

The Car
Wade Parent
1977

Gable and Lombard
Clark Gable
1976

People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1975

Trapped
Chuck Brenner
1974

Westworld
John Blane
1973

Class of '63
Joe Hart
1973

Short Walk to Daylight
Tom Phelan
1972

Skyjacked
Jerome K. Weber
1972

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Steven Kiley · (1 episode)
1971

The Pet Set
Self · (1 episode)
1971

Love, American Style
(1 episode)
1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Steven Kiley · (171 episodes)
1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Steven Kiley
1969

The Boston Strangler
Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (1 episode)
1968

The Cape Town Affair
Skip McCoy
1967

Way... Way Out
Ted Robertson
1966

The Monroes
(4 episodes)
1966

Fantastic Voyage
Technician
1966

Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Cornelius
1966

Our Man Flint
Technician (uncredited)
1966

Batman
Officer Reggie Hogan · (1 episode)
1966

Batman
Driver · (1 episode)
1966

Batman
Kid Gulliver · (1 episode)
1966

Von Ryan's Express
Private Ames
1965

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
1965

Dear Brigitte
Student at Leaf Rally
1965

Valentine's Day
(1 episode)
1964

Take Her, She's Mine
Mel (uncredited)
1963

The Patty Duke Show
(1 episode)
1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1961

The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
1961

Bus Stop
(1 episode)
1961

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
1944

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · (2 episodes)
1944

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)
1944