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),[2] 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.
Catch Me If You Can
(Jack Barnes)
Fantastic Voyage
(Technician)
Westworld
(John Blane)
Wedding Wars
(Governor Conrad Welling)
The Hunting Party
(Franklin Harris)
Von Ryan's Express
(Private Ames)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
("P. W.")
The Amityville Horror
(George Lutz)
Lost City Raiders
(John Kubiac)
The Car
(Wade Parent)
Capricorn One
(Col. Charles Brubaker)
A Guy Thing
(Ken Cooper)
The Boston Strangler
(Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi)
The Master of Disguise
(Fabbrizio Disguisey)
The Visual Bible: Acts
(Simon Peter)
The Alibi
(Bob Hatch)
Widow on the Hill
(Hank Cavanaugh)
The Cape Town Affair
(Skip McCoy)
Night of the Juggler
(Sean Boyd)
Last Chance Harvey
(Brian)
High Risk
(Stone)
Gas Food Lodging
(John Evans)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(Ben Selleck)
Antwone Fisher
(The Captain)
Goodbye America
(Ed Johnson)
The Expert
(Warden Munsey)
Lightyear
(Zurg (voice))
Relative Fear
(Det. Atwater)
Indecent Behavior II
(Liam O'Donnell)
Bitter/Sweet
(Calvert Jenkins)
Ted & Venus
(Max Waters)
Bad Girl Island
(Terry Bamba)
Love, Wedding, Marriage
(Bradley)
Skyjacked
(Jerome K. Weber)
For God's Sake, Get Out!
(Self)
Bad Jim
(B.D. Sweetman)
The Reagans
(Ronald Reagan)
Tracks of a Killer
(David Hawkner)
The American Standards
(Jack Jennings)
Trapped
(Chuck Brenner)
To Love, Honor, & Betray
(Ted Brennan)
Terminal Virus
(McCabe)
Class of '63
(Joe Hart)
Twin Sisters
(Michael Mallory)
Christmas with Tucker
(Bo)
Back Stab
(Cliff Murphy)
Take Her, She's Mine
(Mel (uncredited))
Cheatin' Hearts
(Henry)
Mae West
(Jim Timony)
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
(Harry Wilde)
Elsa & Fred
(Max)
The Haunted Sea
(Captain Ramsey)
Hijacked: Flight 285
(Ron Showman)
Sisters
(Bucky Ellis)
And the Sea Will Tell
(Mac Graham)
Short Walk to Daylight
(Tom Phelan)
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
(Steven Kiley)
Visions of Murder
(Hal)
Parallel Lives
(Professor Spencer Jones)
Cannes Man
(Self)
Lewis & Clark & George
(Reverend Red)
The Sands of Time
(Col. Ramon Acoca)
Gable and Lombard
(Clark Gable)
Accidental Love
(Speaker Buck McCoy)
Der schwarze Fluch
(David Levinski / Charles Marlowe)
Steel Cowboy
(Clayton Pfanner)
Blackout sur Los Angeles
(Terrance Danfield)
The Ambush Murders
(Paul Marshall)
The 33
(Jeff Hart)
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
(Elliott Manning)
Finish Line
(Martin Shrevelow)
Burlesque
(Mr. Anderson)
Dear Brigitte
(Student at Leaf Rally)
Evolution of the Apes
(Narrator)
The Secret Behind Escape
(Narrator)
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
(Narrator)
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
(Cornelius)
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
(Narrator)
The Earth Day Special
(Doctor)
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
(Narrator)
We the People
(Alan Lesard)
Blood Money
(Lt. Kincaid)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(Jack)
To Face Her Past
(Greg Hollander)
A Beautiful Day
(Gene Thompson)
My Brother's War
(John Hall)
Children of Fortune
(Dave Passenger)
High Score
(Budetzky)
True Grit
(Frank James (uncredited))
The Steps
(Ed)
Category 7: The End of the World
(Donny Hall)
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
(Dr. Alan Lanier)
Way... Way Out
(Ted Robertson)
Intimate Encounters
(Nick Atkins)
Spielberg
(Self)
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
(Self)
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
(John Parsley)
Royal Hearts
(Hank Pavlik)
Savate
(Colonel Jones)
A Marriage of Convenience
(Mason Whitney)
It Came From Connemara!
(Self)
Traffic
(General Ralph Landry)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
(Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited))
Angel Camouflaged
(Salt)
Last Will
(Det. Sloan)
Being Rose
(Max)
Cowboy
(Ward McNally)
Voice of the Heart
(Victor Mason)
Intimate Betrayal
(Michael Wakefield)
El Aroma del Copal
(John Richardson)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
(Ryan Allison)
White Water Rebels
(Mike McKay)
Our Man Flint
(Technician (uncredited))
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
(Lt. Col. Bill Kelly)
Psych
(Hank Mendel)
The West Wing
(Gov. Robert Ritchie)
Batman
(Officer Reggie Hogan)
The View
(Self)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
(Dr. Steven Kiley)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Richard Finley)
Hotel
(Peter McDermott)
Valentine's Day
The Monroes
Bus Stop
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
(Self)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
(Self - Host)
The Patty Duke Show
Angel Falls
(Luke Larson)
Good Day Live
(Self)
Monk
(Daniel Thorn)
Extreme
(Reese Wheeler)
Community
(William Winger)
Castle
(Jackson Hunt)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Life in Pieces
(John Short)
La Californie !
(Self - Actor)
Hold the Dream
(Ross Nelson)
Eli Roth's History of Horror
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self - Co-Host)
People's Choice Awards
(Self - Presenter)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
(Dr. Steven Kiley)
Ransom Canyon
(Cap Fuller)
Burke's Law
(Mitchell Farrell)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
Love, American Style
Batman
(Driver)
Category 7: The End of the World
(Donny Hall)
The Pet Set
(Self)
Batman
(Kid Gulliver)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
The Reagans
(Ronald Reagan)
Sweet Tooth
(Narrator (voice))
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
The Defenders
(Teddy Kaczmarek)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Audience Member)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(Director)
My Brother's War
(Director)
Royal Hearts
(Director)
Royal Hearts
(Executive Producer)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(Executive Producer)
We the People
(Executive Producer)
Standing Ovation
(Executive Producer)
Bad Girl Island
(Co-Producer)
The American Standards
(Producer)
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
(Director)
Hotel
(Director)