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James Brolin
Actor, Director, ProducerBorn July 18, 1940 (85 years)
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.
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.
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James Brolin Filmography
| 2025 | Ransom Canyon (TV Series) · as Cap Fuller |
| 2022 | Lightyear · as Zurg (voice) |
| 2021 | Famously Haunted: Amityville · as George Lutz |
| 2021 | Sweet Tooth (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Royal Hearts · as Hank Pavlik |
| 2017 | The Green Fog · as Cast |
| 2017 | Being Rose · as Max |
| 2016 | I'll Be Home for Christmas · as Jack |
| 2015 | The Steps · as Ed |
| 2015 | Sisters · as Bucky Ellis |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces (TV Series) · as John Short |
| 2015 | The 33 · as Jeff Hart |
| 2015 | Accidental Love · as Speaker Buck Mccoy |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred · as Max |
| 2014 | When Calls the Heart (TV Series) · as Judge Jedidiah Black |
| 2013 | Christmas with Tucker · as Bo |
| 2012 | Blackout · as Terrance Danfield |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King · as George Lutz |
| 2011 | Love, Wedding, Marriage · as Bradley |
| 2011 | Last Will · as Det. Sloan |
| 2010 | True Grit · as Frank James (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Burlesque · as Mr. Anderson |
| 2010 | Angel Camouflaged · as Salt |
| 2010 | The Defenders (2010) (TV Series) · as Teddy Kaczmarek |
| 2009 | Community (TV Series) · as William Winger |
| 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard · as Ben Selleck |
| 2009 | Bitter/Sweet · as Calvert Jenkins |
| 2009 | Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Jackson Hunt |
| 2008 | Last Chance Harvey · as Brian |
| 2008 | Lost City Raiders · as John Kubiac |
| 2008 | The American Standards · as Jack Jennings |
| 2007 | Bad Girl Island · as Terry Bamba |
| 2007 | The Hunting Party · as Franklin Harris |
| 2007 | Reinventing the Wheelers · as Tom Wheeler |
| 2006 | Wedding Wars · as Governor Conrad Welling |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Hank Mendel |
| 2006 | Lies and Alibis · as Bob Hatch |
| 2005 | Category 7: The End of the World · as Donny Hall |
| 2005 | Category 7: The End of the World (TV Series) · as Donny Hall |
| 2005 | Widow on the Hill · as Hank Cavanaugh |
| 2003 | The Reagans · as Ronald Reagan |
| 2003 | The Reagans (TV Series) · as Ronald Reagan |
| 2003 | A Guy Thing · as Ken Cooper |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can · as Jack Barnes |
| 2002 | Antwone Fisher · as The Captain (uncredited) |
| 2002 | The Master of Disguise · as Fabbrizio Disguisey |
| 2002 | Monk (TV Series) · as Daniel Thorn |
| 2000 | Traffic · as General Ralph Landry |
| 2000 | Children of Fortune · as Dave Passenger |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Gov. Robert Ritchie |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Richard Finley |
| 1999 | To Love, Honor & Betray · as Ted Brennan |
| 1998 | A Marriage of Convenience · as Mason Whitney |
| 1998 | Behind the Planet of the Apes · as Dr. Cornelius |
| 1997 | The Haunted Sea · as Captain Ramsey |
| 1997 | My Brother's War · as John Hall |
| 1997 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV Series) · as Lt. Col. Bill Kelly |
| 1997 | Goodbye America · as Ed Johnson |
| 1997 | El aroma del Copal · as John Richardson |
| 1997 | Lewis & Clark & George · as Reverend Red |
| 1996 | To Face Her Past · as Greg Hollander |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Scott Porter |
| 1996 | Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season · as Elliott Manning |
| 1996 | Tracks of a Killer · as David Hawkner |
| 1996 | Hijacked: Flight 285 · as Ron Showman |
| 1996 | Blood Money · as Lt. Kincaid |
| 1995 | Terminal Virus · as Mccabe |
| 1995 | Savate · as Colonel Jones |
| 1995 | The Expert · as Warden Munsey |
| 1995 | Der schwarze Fluch - Tödliche Leidenschaften · as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe |
| 1995 | Extreme (TV Series) · as Reese Wheeler |
| 1994 | We the People · as Alan Lesard |
| 1994 | Relative Fear · as Det. Atwater |
| 1994 | Indecent Behavior II · as Liam O'donnell |
| 1994 | A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor · as Ryan Allison |
| 1994 | The Visual Bible: Acts · as Simon Peter |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives · as Professor Spencer Jones |
| 1994 | Burke's Law (1994) (TV Series) · as Mitchell Farrell |
| 1993 | Angel Falls (TV Series) · as Luke Larson |
| 1993 | Cheatin' Hearts · as Henry |
| 1993 | Gunsmoke: The Long Ride · as John Parsley |
| 1993 | Visions of Murder · as Hal |
| 1992 | City Boy · as Tom Mclean |
| 1992 | The Sands of Time · as Col. Ramon Acoca |
| 1992 | Gas Food Lodging · as John Evans |
| 1992 | Twin Sisters · as Michael Mallory |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus · as Max Waters |
| 1991 | And the Sea Will Tell · as Mac Graham |
| 1990 | Nightmare on the 13th Floor · as Dr. Alan Lanier |
| 1990 | Back Stab · as Cliff Murphy |
| 1990 | High Score · as Budetzky |
| 1990 | Bad Jim · as B.d. Sweetman |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Doctor |
| 1990 | World of Discovery (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1989 | Voice of the Heart · as Victor Mason |
| 1989 | Finish Line · as Martin Shrevelow |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Edgar Wellman Jr. |
| 1987 | Deep Dark Secrets · as Michael Wakefield |
| 1986 | Hold the Dream (TV Series) · as Ross Nelson |
| 1986 | Intimate Encounters · as Nick Atkins |
| 1985 | Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues · as Harry Wilde |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure · as "p. W." |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Peter Mcdermott |
| 1983 | Cowboy · as Ward Mcnally |
| 1983 | White Water Rebels · as Mike Mckay |
| 1982 | Mae West · as Jim Timony |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders · as Paul Marshall |
| 1981 | High Risk · as Stone |
| 1980 | Night of the Juggler · as Sean Boyd |
| 1979 | The Amityville Horror · as George Lutz |
| 1978 | Steel Cowboy · as Clayton Pfanner |
| 1978 | Capricorn One · as Col. Charles Brubaker |
| 1977 | The Car · as Wade Parent |
| 1976 | Gable and Lombard · as Clark Gable |
| 1973 | Westworld · as John Blane |
| 1973 | Doberman Patrol · as Chuck Brenner |
| 1973 | Class of '63 · as Joe Hart |
| 1972 | Short Walk to Daylight · as Tom Phelan |
| 1972 | Skyjacked · as Jerome K. Weber |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Dr. Steven Kiley |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Dr. Steven Kiley |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler · as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi |
| 1967 | The Cape Town Affair · as Skip Mccoy |
| 1966 | Way... Way Out · as Ted Robertson |
| 1966 | Fantastic Voyage · as Technician |
| 1966 | The Monroes (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Our Man Flint · as Technician (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Batman (1966) (TV Series) · as Kid Gulliver |
| 1966 | Blue Light (TV Series) · as American Pilot |
| 1965 | Long Hot Summer (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 1965 | Von Ryan's Express · as Private Ames |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! · as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Dear Brigitte · as Student At Leaf Rally |
| 1964 | Goodbye Charlie · as Party Guest |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Sergeant Thibideaux |
| 1964 | Valentine's Day (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Spencer |
| 1963 | Take Her, She's Mine · as Mel (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Ned Trumbull |
| 1961 | Margie (TV Series) · as Freddie Coates |
| 1961 | Bus Stop (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Follow The Sun (TV Series) · as Johnny |
| 2023 | Amityville: An Origin Story (TV Series) · as Self- Archive |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of Horror (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Spielberg · as Self |
| 2017 | Steve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Harry (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | It Came from Connemara · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Streisand: Live in Concert · as Self - Audience |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Legends Ball · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Contender (2005) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments · as Self |
| 2004 | The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2004 | 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops · as Self |
| 2004 | The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Identity Crisis: The Making of a Master · as Self |
| 2003 | The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2001 | Good Day Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Timeless: Live in Concert · as Self |
| 2000 | Inside 'Octopussy' · as Self |
| 2000 | The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1997 | The 69th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Cannes Man · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1986 | The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1986 · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1983 | The 14th Annual NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The Alan Thicke Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Hour Magazine (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Tattletales (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | The 45th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1971 | Betty White's Pet Set (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | It's Your Bet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | It Takes Two (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1963 | The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series) · as Self - Dodge Commercial |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self - Los Angeles |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
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| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV Series) |
| 1989 | The Young Riders (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) |
| 2018 | Royal Hearts · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | I'll Be Home for Christmas · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Standing Ovation · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Bad Girl Island · as Co-Producer |
| 1997 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | We the People · as Executive Producer |