James Brolin

Biography

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Castle

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Monk

The West Wing

Psych

All Movies (114)

• Lightyear2022 · as Zurg (voice)
• Royal Hearts2018 · as Hank Pavlik
• Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!2017 · as Self
• Being Rose2017 · as Max
• Spielberg2017 · as Self
• I'll Be Home for Christmas2016 · as Jack
• A Beautiful Day2016 · as Gene Thompson
• The Steps2016 · as Ed
• Sisters2015 · as Bucky Ellis
• The 332015 · as Jeff Hart
• Accidental Love2015 · as Speaker Buck McCoy
• It Came From Connemara!2014 · as Self
• Elsa & Fred2014 · as Max
• Christmas with Tucker2013 · as Bo
• Blackout2012 · as Terrance Danfield
• Love, Wedding, Marriage2011 · as Bradley
• Last Will2011 · as Det. Sloan
• True Grit2010 · as Frank James (uncredited)
• Burlesque2010 · as Mr. Anderson
• Angel Camouflaged2010 · as Salt
• Bitter/Sweet2009 · as Calvert Jenkins
• The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard2009 · as Ben Selleck
• Last Chance Harvey2008 · as Brian
• Evolution of the Apes2008 · as Narrator
• The Secret Behind Escape2008 · as Narrator
• Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times2008 · as Narrator
• From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel2008 · as Narrator
• End of an Epic: The Final Battle2008 · as Narrator
• Lost City Raiders2008 · as John Kubiac
• The American Standards2008 · as Jack Jennings
• Bad Girl Island2007 · as Terry Bamba
• The Hunting Party2007 · as Franklin Harris
• Wedding Wars2006 · as Governor Conrad Welling
• The Alibi2006 · as Bob Hatch
• For God's Sake, Get Out!2005 · as Self
• Widow on the Hill2005 · as Hank Cavanaugh
• The Reagans2003 · as Ronald Reagan
• A Guy Thing2003 · as Ken Cooper
• Antwone Fisher2002 · as The Captain (uncredited)
• Catch Me If You Can2002 · as Jack Barnes
• The Master of Disguise2002 · as Fabbrizio Disguisey
• AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand2001 · as self
• Traffic2000 · as General Ralph Landry
• Children of Fortune2000 · as Dave Passenger
• To Love, Honor, & Betray1999 · as Ted Brennan
• A Marriage of Convenience1998 · as Mason Whitney
• The Haunted Sea1997 · as Captain Ramsey
• My Brother's War1997 · as John Hall
• Scent of Vengeance1997 · as John Richardson
• Lewis & Clark & George1997 · as Reverend Red
• We the People1997 · as Alan Lesard
• Goodbye America1997 · as Ed Johnson
• To Face Her Past1996 · as Greg Hollander
• Cannes Man1996 · as Self
• Tracks of a Killer1996 · as David Hawkner
• Hijacked: Flight 2851996 · as Ron Showman
• Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season1996 · as Elliott Manning
• Blood Money1996 · as Lt. Kincaid
• Terminal Virus1995 · as McCabe
• Savate1995 · as Colonel Jones
• The Expert1995 · as Warden Munsey
• Der schwarze Fluch1995 · as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
• Indecent Behavior II1994 · as Liam O'Donnell
• Relative Fear1994 · as Det. Atwater
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor1994 · as Ryan Allison
• The Visual Bible: Acts1994 · as Peter
• Parallel Lives1994 · as Professor Spencer Jones
• Cheatin' Hearts1993 · as Henry
• Gunsmoke: The Long Ride1993 · as John Parsley
• Visions of Murder1993 · as Hal
• The Sands of Time1992 · as Col. Ramon Acoca
• Gas Food Lodging1992 · as John Evans
• Twin Sisters1992 · as Michael Mallory
• Ted & Venus1991 · as Max Waters
• And the Sea Will Tell1991 · as Mac Graham
• Nightmare on the 13th Floor1990 · as Dr. Alan Lanier
• Back Stab1990 · as Cliff Murphy
• High Score1990 · as Budetzky
• Bad Jim1990 · as B.D. Sweetman
• The Earth Day Special1990 · as Doctor
• Voice of the Heart1989 · as Victor Mason
• Finish Line1989 · as Martin Shrevelow
• Intimate Betrayal1987 · as Michael Wakefield
• Intimate Encounters1986 · as Nick Atkins
• Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues1985 · as Harry Wilde
• Pee-wee's Big Adventure1985 · as "P. W."
• Cowboy1983 · as Ward McNally
• White Water Rebels1983 · as Mike McKay
• Mae West1982 · as Jim Timony
• The Ambush Murders1982 · as Paul Marshall
• High Risk1981 · as Stone
• Night of the Juggler1980 · as Sean Boyd
• The Amityville Horror1979 · as George Lutz
• Steel Cowboy1978 · as Clayton Pfanner
• Capricorn One1977 · as Col. Charles Brubaker
• The Car1977 · as Wade Parent
• Gable and Lombard1976 · as Clark Gable
• Trapped1974 · as Chuck Brenner
• Westworld1973 · as John Blane
• Class of '631973 · as Joe Hart
• Short Walk to Daylight1972 · as Tom Phelan
• Skyjacked1972 · as Jerome K. Weber
• Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities1969 · as Steven Kiley
• The Boston Strangler1968 · as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
• The Cape Town Affair1967 · as Skip McCoy
• Way... Way Out1966 · as Ted Robertson
• Fantastic Voyage1966 · as Technician
• Planet of the Apes Test Reel1966 · as Cornelius
• Our Man Flint1966 · as Technician (uncredited)
• Von Ryan's Express1965 · as Private Ames
• John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!1965 · as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
• Dear Brigitte1965 · as Student at Leaf Rally
• Take Her, She's Mine1963 · as Mel (uncredited)
• Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"— · as Self

All TV Shows (53)

• Ransom Canyon2025 · as Cap Fuller
• La Californie !2023 · as Self - Actor
• Amityville: An Origin Story2023 · as Self- Archive
• Sweet Tooth2021 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Eli Roth's History of Horror2018 · as Self
• Steve2017 · as Self
• Life in Pieces2015 · as John Short
• When Calls the Heart2014 · as Judge Jedidiah Black
• The Defenders2010 · as Teddy Kaczmarek
• Community2009 · as William Winger
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Castle2009 · as Jackson Hunt
• Psych2006 · as Hank Mendel
• Category 7: The End of the World2005 · as Donny Hall
• The Reagans2003 · as Ronald Reagan
• Celebrities Uncensored2003 · as Self
• Monk2002 · as Daniel Thorn
• Good Day Live2001 · as Self
• The West Wing1999 · as Gov. Robert Ritchie
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Richard Finley
• Pensacola: Wings of Gold1997 · as Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
• The View1997 · as Self
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction1997 · as Self - Host
• Extreme1995 · as Reese Wheeler
• Burke's Law1994 · as Mitchell Farrell
• Angel Falls1993 · as Luke Larson
• And the Sea Will Tell1991 · as Mac Graham
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Hold the Dream1987 · as Ross Nelson
• Hotel1982 · as Peter McDermott
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Presenter
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as Dr. Steven Kiley
• The Pet Set1971 · as Self
• Love, American Style1969
• Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · as Dr. Steven Kiley
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Monroes1966
• Batman1966 · as Officer Reggie Hogan
• Batman1966 · as Driver
• Batman1966 · as Kid Gulliver
• Valentine's Day1964
• The Patty Duke Show1963
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• Bus Stop1961
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Audience Member
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee