James Brolin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

163

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

  • Castle

    Castle

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Community

    Community

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • When Calls the Heart

    When Calls the Heart

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Sweet Tooth

    Sweet Tooth

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Elsa & Fred

    Elsa & Fred

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Lightyear

    Lightyear

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

  • From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

    From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • The Car

    The Car

  • Ransom Canyon

    Ransom Canyon

  • Goodbye America

    Goodbye America

  • The Steps

    The Steps

  • Trapped

    Trapped

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • Traffic

    Traffic

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

  • The Expert

    The Expert

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • Savate

    Savate

  • Pensacola: Wings of Gold

    Pensacola: Wings of Gold

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • High Risk

    High Risk

  • Finish Line

    Finish Line

  • Skyjacked

    Skyjacked

  • Burlesque

    Burlesque

  • Terminal Virus

    Terminal Virus

  • Royal Hearts

    Royal Hearts

  • High Score

    High Score

  • Cheatin' Hearts

    Cheatin' Hearts

  • Being Rose

    Being Rose

  • Dear Brigitte

    Dear Brigitte

  • Angel Camouflaged

    Angel Camouflaged

  • The 33

    The 33

  • Lewis & Clark & George

    Lewis & Clark & George

  • Antwone Fisher

    Antwone Fisher

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas

    I'll Be Home for Christmas

  • The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

  • Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

  • Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    Pee-wee's Big Adventure

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • Intimate Betrayal

    Intimate Betrayal

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • The Amityville Horror

    The Amityville Horror

  • Last Will

    Last Will

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • Bad Jim

    Bad Jim

  • The Haunted Sea

    The Haunted Sea

  • Twin Sisters

    Twin Sisters

  • A Guy Thing

    A Guy Thing

  • Von Ryan's Express

    Von Ryan's Express

  • The Boston Strangler

    The Boston Strangler

  • The Monroes

    The Monroes

  • The Cape Town Affair

    The Cape Town Affair

  • Last Chance Harvey

    Last Chance Harvey

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • The Master of Disguise

    The Master of Disguise

  • Ted & Venus

    Ted & Venus

  • Capricorn One

    Capricorn One

  • The Visual Bible: Acts

    The Visual Bible: Acts

  • Lost City Raiders

    Lost City Raiders

  • A Marriage of Convenience

    A Marriage of Convenience

  • Amityville: An Origin Story

    Amityville: An Origin Story

  • The Secret Behind Escape

    The Secret Behind Escape

  • Hijacked: Flight 285

    Hijacked: Flight 285

  • Gas Food Lodging

    Gas Food Lodging

  • Category 7: The End of the World

    Category 7: The End of the World

  • Love, Wedding, Marriage

    Love, Wedding, Marriage

  • Widow on the Hill

    Widow on the Hill

  • Christmas with Tucker

    Christmas with Tucker

  • White Water Rebels

    White Water Rebels

  • Intimate Encounters

    Intimate Encounters

  • Fantastic Voyage

    Fantastic Voyage

  • Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

    Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

  • Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season

    Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season

  • Our Man Flint

    Our Man Flint

  • Gable and Lombard

    Gable and Lombard

  • Indecent Behavior II

    Indecent Behavior II

  • Tracks of a Killer

    Tracks of a Killer

  • Back Stab

    Back Stab

  • Extreme

    Extreme

  • For God's Sake, Get Out!

    For God's Sake, Get Out!

  • Voice of the Heart

    Voice of the Heart

  • The Alibi

    The Alibi

  • My Brother's War

    My Brother's War

  • The Ambush Murders

    The Ambush Murders

  • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

    The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

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

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

  • Class of '63

    Class of '63

  • End of an Epic: The Final Battle

    End of an Epic: The Final Battle

  • Category 7: The End of the World

    Category 7: The End of the World

  • The Sands of Time

    The Sands of Time

  • El Aroma del Copal

    El Aroma del Copal

  • Mae West

    Mae West

  • Relative Fear

    Relative Fear

  • Visions of Murder

    Visions of Murder

  • Angel Falls

    Angel Falls

  • Night of the Juggler

    Night of the Juggler

  • It Came From Connemara!

    It Came From Connemara!

  • Hold the Dream

    Hold the Dream

  • Steel Cowboy

    Steel Cowboy

  • Short Walk to Daylight

    Short Walk to Daylight

  • Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

    Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

  • We the People

    We the People

  • Der schwarze Fluch

    Der schwarze Fluch

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • A Beautiful Day

    A Beautiful Day

  • Nightmare on the 13th Floor

    Nightmare on the 13th Floor

  • To Love, Honor, & Betray

    To Love, Honor, & Betray

  • Bitter/Sweet

    Bitter/Sweet

  • La Californie !

    La Californie !

  • Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

    Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

  • To Face Her Past

    To Face Her Past

  • Take Her, She's Mine

    Take Her, She's Mine

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • Way... Way Out

    Way... Way Out

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

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

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

  • Wedding Wars

    Wedding Wars

  • Bad Girl Island

    Bad Girl Island

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

  • Planet of the Apes Test Reel

    Planet of the Apes Test Reel

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

  • Children of Fortune

    Children of Fortune

  • The American Standards

    The American Standards

  • Evolution of the Apes

    Evolution of the Apes