James Brolin

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring James Brolin

Lightyear

Lightyear (2022)

as Zurg (voice)
Sisters

Sisters (2015)

as Bucky Ellis
The 33

The 33 (2015)

as Jeff Hart
Accidental Love

Accidental Love (2015)

as Speaker Buck McCoy
Blackout

Blackout (2012)

as Terrance Danfield
Last Will

Last Will (2011)

as Det. Sloan
True Grit

True Grit (2010)

as Frank James (uncredited)
Burlesque

Burlesque (2010)

as Mr. Anderson
Bitter/Sweet

Bitter/Sweet (2009)

as Calvert Jenkins
The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party (2007)

as Franklin Harris
Wedding Wars

Wedding Wars (2006)

as Governor Conrad Welling
The Reagans

The Reagans (2003)

as Ronald Reagan
Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher (2002)

as The Captain (uncredited)
The Master of Disguise

The Master of Disguise (2002)

as Fabbrizio Disguisey
Traffic

Traffic (2000)

as General Ralph Landry
The Haunted Sea

The Haunted Sea (1997)

as Captain Ramsey
Blood Money

Blood Money (1996)

as Lt. Kincaid
Savate

Savate (1995)

as Colonel Jones
The Expert

The Expert (1995)

as Warden Munsey
Der schwarze Fluch

Der schwarze Fluch (1995)

as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives (1994)

as Professor Spencer Jones
The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time (1992)

as Col. Ramon Acoca
Twin Sisters

Twin Sisters (1992)

as Michael Mallory
Back Stab

Back Stab (1990)

as Cliff Murphy
Bad Jim

Bad Jim (1990)

as B.D. Sweetman
Finish Line

Finish Line (1989)

as Martin Shrevelow
No Image

Intimate Betrayal (1987)

as Michael Wakefield
Cowboy

Cowboy (1983)

as Ward McNally
Mae West

Mae West (1982)

as Jim Timony
Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy (1978)

as Clayton Pfanner
Capricorn One

Capricorn One (1977)

as Col. Charles Brubaker
The Car

The Car (1977)

as Wade Parent
Trapped

Trapped (1974)

as Chuck Brenner
Westworld

Westworld (1973)

as John Blane
Skyjacked

Skyjacked (1972)

as Jerome K. Weber
The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler (1968)

as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out (1966)

as Ted Robertson
Our Man Flint

Our Man Flint (1966)

as Technician (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Dear Brigitte

Dear Brigitte (1965)

as Student at Leaf Rally