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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Castle

    Castle

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Community

    Community

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The View

    The View

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • When Calls the Heart

    When Calls the Heart

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • Sweet Tooth

    Sweet Tooth

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Widow on the Hill

    Widow on the Hill

  • Traffic

    Traffic

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

  • Burlesque

    Burlesque

  • Lightyear

    Lightyear

  • Pensacola: Wings of Gold

    Pensacola: Wings of Gold

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

  • Gas Food Lodging

    Gas Food Lodging

  • Tracks of a Killer

    Tracks of a Killer

  • Back Stab

    Back Stab

  • The Car

    The Car

  • Mae West

    Mae West

  • Bitter/Sweet

    Bitter/Sweet

  • The Amityville Horror

    The Amityville Horror

  • Goodbye America

    Goodbye America

  • From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

    From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

  • The 33

    The 33

  • The Monroes

    The Monroes

  • The Visual Bible: Acts

    The Visual Bible: Acts

  • The Boston Strangler

    The Boston Strangler

  • Ransom Canyon

    Ransom Canyon

  • Capricorn One

    Capricorn One

  • The Alibi

    The Alibi

  • The Haunted Sea

    The Haunted Sea

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • The Sands of Time

    The Sands of Time

  • Christmas with Tucker

    Christmas with Tucker

  • Fantastic Voyage

    Fantastic Voyage

  • Trapped

    Trapped

  • Last Chance Harvey

    Last Chance Harvey

  • Hijacked: Flight 285

    Hijacked: Flight 285

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Lewis & Clark & George

    Lewis & Clark & George

  • Indecent Behavior II

    Indecent Behavior II

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day

  • White Water Rebels

    White Water Rebels

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • Dear Brigitte

    Dear Brigitte

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

  • The Master of Disguise

    The Master of Disguise

  • A Guy Thing

    A Guy Thing

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

  • Class of '63

    Class of '63

  • My Brother's War

    My Brother's War

  • Twin Sisters

    Twin Sisters

  • Steel Cowboy

    Steel Cowboy

  • High Risk

    High Risk

  • The Expert

    The Expert

  • Skyjacked

    Skyjacked

  • Von Ryan's Express

    Von Ryan's Express

  • A Marriage of Convenience

    A Marriage of Convenience

  • Savate

    Savate

  • Royal Hearts

    Royal Hearts

  • Planet of the Apes Test Reel

    Planet of the Apes Test Reel

  • The Steps

    The Steps

  • The Ambush Murders

    The Ambush Murders

  • Terminal Virus

    Terminal Virus

  • Antwone Fisher

    Antwone Fisher

  • Angel Camouflaged

    Angel Camouflaged

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

    Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

  • End of an Epic: The Final Battle

    End of an Epic: The Final Battle

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • The Secret Behind Escape

    The Secret Behind Escape

  • Ted & Venus

    Ted & Venus

  • Amityville: An Origin Story

    Amityville: An Origin Story

  • Being Rose

    Being Rose

  • Voice of the Heart

    Voice of the Heart

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

  • The Cape Town Affair

    The Cape Town Affair

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • Category 7: The End of the World

    Category 7: The End of the World

  • Angel Falls

    Angel Falls

  • Love, Wedding, Marriage

    Love, Wedding, Marriage

  • Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season

    Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season

  • Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    Pee-wee's Big Adventure

  • Extreme

    Extreme

  • Lost City Raiders

    Lost City Raiders

  • Elsa & Fred

    Elsa & Fred

  • High Score

    High Score

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

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

  • A Beautiful Day

    A Beautiful Day

  • Gable and Lombard

    Gable and Lombard

  • Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

    Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas

    I'll Be Home for Christmas

  • Way... Way Out

    Way... Way Out

  • La Californie !

    La Californie !

  • Our Man Flint

    Our Man Flint

  • Finish Line

    Finish Line

  • It Came From Connemara!

    It Came From Connemara!

  • For God's Sake, Get Out!

    For God's Sake, Get Out!

  • Night of the Juggler

    Night of the Juggler

  • Bad Jim

    Bad Jim

  • Cheatin' Hearts

    Cheatin' Hearts

  • The Reagans

    The Reagans

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

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

  • Short Walk to Daylight

    Short Walk to Daylight

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Last Will

    Last Will

  • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

    The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

  • Hold the Dream

    Hold the Dream

  • Der schwarze Fluch

    Der schwarze Fluch

  • Visions of Murder

    Visions of Murder

  • Intimate Encounters

    Intimate Encounters

  • Wedding Wars

    Wedding Wars

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

  • Intimate Betrayal

    Intimate Betrayal

  • Category 7: The End of the World

    Category 7: The End of the World

  • Nightmare on the 13th Floor

    Nightmare on the 13th Floor

  • To Love, Honor, & Betray

    To Love, Honor, & Betray

  • To Face Her Past

    To Face Her Past

  • Relative Fear

    Relative Fear

  • The American Standards

    The American Standards

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • El Aroma del Copal

    El Aroma del Copal

  • And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

  • Take Her, She's Mine

    Take Her, She's Mine

  • Evolution of the Apes

    Evolution of the Apes

  • Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

    Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

  • Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

  • Children of Fortune

    Children of Fortune

  • We the People

    We the People

  • Bad Girl Island

    Bad Girl Island