James Brolin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-07-18 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Castle

    Castle

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The View

    The View

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Community

    Community

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • When Calls the Heart

    When Calls the Heart

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Sweet Tooth

    Sweet Tooth

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Intimate Encounters

    Intimate Encounters

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Bad Jim

    Bad Jim

  • Finish Line

    Finish Line

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Savate

    Savate

  • Cheatin' Hearts

    Cheatin' Hearts

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • Lightyear

    Lightyear

  • Traffic

    Traffic

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • A Beautiful Day

    A Beautiful Day

  • Pensacola: Wings of Gold

    Pensacola: Wings of Gold

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Gable and Lombard

    Gable and Lombard

  • Love, Wedding, Marriage

    Love, Wedding, Marriage

  • Ransom Canyon

    Ransom Canyon

  • Der schwarze Fluch

    Der schwarze Fluch

  • Burlesque

    Burlesque

  • Night of the Juggler

    Night of the Juggler

  • Last Chance Harvey

    Last Chance Harvey

  • The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

  • Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

    Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • The Monroes

    The Monroes

  • The Alibi

    The Alibi

  • Trapped

    Trapped

  • Nightmare on the 13th Floor

    Nightmare on the 13th Floor

  • Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    Pee-wee's Big Adventure

  • The 33

    The 33

  • Christmas with Tucker

    Christmas with Tucker

  • The Amityville Horror

    The Amityville Horror

  • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

    The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

  • Visions of Murder

    Visions of Murder

  • To Love, Honor, & Betray

    To Love, Honor, & Betray

  • Ted & Venus

    Ted & Venus

  • Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day

  • The Master of Disguise

    The Master of Disguise

  • The Car

    The Car

  • Amityville: An Origin Story

    Amityville: An Origin Story

  • Intimate Betrayal

    Intimate Betrayal

  • Relative Fear

    Relative Fear

  • Fantastic Voyage

    Fantastic Voyage

  • A Guy Thing

    A Guy Thing

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • Capricorn One

    Capricorn One

  • The Boston Strangler

    The Boston Strangler

  • Take Her, She's Mine

    Take Her, She's Mine

  • Von Ryan's Express

    Von Ryan's Express

  • Antwone Fisher

    Antwone Fisher

  • Category 7: The End of the World

    Category 7: The End of the World

  • Elsa & Fred

    Elsa & Fred

  • Extreme

    Extreme

  • We the People

    We the People

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • Angel Falls

    Angel Falls

  • Bitter/Sweet

    Bitter/Sweet

  • Our Man Flint

    Our Man Flint

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • Category 7: The End of the World

    Category 7: The End of the World

  • High Score

    High Score

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas

    I'll Be Home for Christmas

  • Widow on the Hill

    Widow on the Hill

  • The Haunted Sea

    The Haunted Sea

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

  • The Expert

    The Expert

  • Dear Brigitte

    Dear Brigitte

  • Gas Food Lodging

    Gas Food Lodging

  • Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

  • High Risk

    High Risk

  • Lost City Raiders

    Lost City Raiders

  • Mae West

    Mae West

  • Goodbye America

    Goodbye America

  • Hold the Dream

    Hold the Dream

  • Steel Cowboy

    Steel Cowboy

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • A Marriage of Convenience

    A Marriage of Convenience

  • Back Stab

    Back Stab

  • La Californie !

    La Californie !

  • Wedding Wars

    Wedding Wars

  • Way... Way Out

    Way... Way Out

  • Children of Fortune

    Children of Fortune

  • Hijacked: Flight 285

    Hijacked: Flight 285

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

  • Twin Sisters

    Twin Sisters

  • Lewis & Clark & George

    Lewis & Clark & George

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

  • Skyjacked

    Skyjacked

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

    Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

  • Class of '63

    Class of '63

  • Royal Hearts

    Royal Hearts

  • The Sands of Time

    The Sands of Time

  • Last Will

    Last Will

  • Short Walk to Daylight

    Short Walk to Daylight

  • Indecent Behavior II

    Indecent Behavior II

  • The Ambush Murders

    The Ambush Murders

  • Terminal Virus

    Terminal Virus

  • The American Standards

    The American Standards

  • To Face Her Past

    To Face Her Past

  • Bad Girl Island

    Bad Girl Island

  • Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

    Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

  • The Cape Town Affair

    The Cape Town Affair

  • Angel Camouflaged

    Angel Camouflaged

  • End of an Epic: The Final Battle

    End of an Epic: The Final Battle

  • The Steps

    The Steps

  • The Visual Bible: Acts

    The Visual Bible: Acts

  • Being Rose

    Being Rose

  • Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season

    Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season

  • Tracks of a Killer

    Tracks of a Killer

  • White Water Rebels

    White Water Rebels

  • Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!

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

  • Planet of the Apes Test Reel

    Planet of the Apes Test Reel

  • Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

    Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

  • Scent of Vengeance

    Scent of Vengeance

  • Voice of the Heart

    Voice of the Heart

  • For God's Sake, Get Out!

    For God's Sake, Get Out!

  • My Brother's War

    My Brother's War

  • It Came From Connemara!

    It Came From Connemara!

  • Evolution of the Apes

    Evolution of the Apes

  • From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

    From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

  • The Secret Behind Escape

    The Secret Behind Escape