James Brolin

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 18, 1940 (85 yrs)

place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

also known as

Craig Kenneth Bruderlin · James M. Brolin · Craig J. Brolin · 詹姆斯‧布洛林

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Catch Me If You Can
8.0

Catch Me If You Can

2002as Jack Barnes
Lightyear
6.9

Lightyear

2022as Zurg (voice)
True Grit
7.3

True Grit

2010as Frank James (uncredited)
Planet of the Apes Test Reel

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

1966as Cornelius
Traffic
7.1

Traffic

2000as General Ralph Landry
The 33
6.4

The 33

2015as Jeff Hart
Westworld
6.8

Westworld

1973as John Blane
Sisters
6.0

Sisters

2015as Bucky Ellis
Burlesque
7.2

Burlesque

2010as Mr. Anderson
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
6.5

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985as "P. W."
The Amityville Horror
6.3

The Amityville Horror

1979as George Lutz
The Car
6.4

The Car

1977as Wade Parent
A Guy Thing
5.9

A Guy Thing

2003as Ken Cooper
Capricorn One
6.8

Capricorn One

1977as Col. Charles Brubaker
Spielberg
7.6

Spielberg

2017as Self
Fantastic Voyage
6.7

Fantastic Voyage

1966as Technician
Von Ryan's Express
7.1

Von Ryan's Express

1965as Private Ames
The Alibi
5.7

The Alibi

2006as Bob Hatch
Blackout
7.2

Blackout

2012as Terrance Danfield
Elsa & Fred
6.0

Elsa & Fred

2014as Max
Antwone Fisher
6.9

Antwone Fisher

2002as The Captain (uncredited)
The Boston Strangler
6.7

The Boston Strangler

1968as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
Ted & Venus
4.5

Ted & Venus

1991as Max Waters
The Hunting Party
6.5

The Hunting Party

2007as Franklin Harris
Our Man Flint
6.4

Our Man Flint

1966as Technician (uncredited)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
5.4

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

2009as Ben Selleck
The Master of Disguise
4.0

The Master of Disguise

2002as Fabbrizio Disguisey
Last Chance Harvey
6.3

Last Chance Harvey

2008as Brian
Cannes Man
5.5

Cannes Man

1996as Self
Accidental Love
4.3

Accidental Love

2015as Speaker Buck McCoy
Skyjacked
6.2

Skyjacked

1972as Jerome K. Weber
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
6.4

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994as Ryan Allison
The Earth Day Special
6.5

The Earth Day Special

1990as Doctor
Back Stab
4.8

Back Stab

1990as Cliff Murphy
Mae West
5.8

Mae West

1982as Jim Timony
The Haunted Sea
2.7

The Haunted Sea

1997as Captain Ramsey
Dear Brigitte
6.4

Dear Brigitte

1965as Student at Leaf Rally
High Risk
6.0

High Risk

1981as Stone
Relative Fear
5.2

Relative Fear

1994as Det. Atwater
Night of the Juggler
6.6

Night of the Juggler

1980as Sean Boyd
Love, Wedding, Marriage
5.2

Love, Wedding, Marriage

2011as Bradley
The Expert
5.2

The Expert

1995as Warden Munsey
Gas Food Lodging
6.3

Gas Food Lodging

1992as John Evans
I'll Be Home for Christmas
6.2

I'll Be Home for Christmas

2016as Jack
Steel Cowboy
9.0

Steel Cowboy

1978as Clayton Pfanner
Parallel Lives
5.7

Parallel Lives

1994as Professor Spencer Jones
Being Rose
5.8

Being Rose

2017as Max
Bad Jim
7.5

Bad Jim

1990as B.D. Sweetman
Gable and Lombard
5.0

Gable and Lombard

1976as Clark Gable
And the Sea Will Tell
6.3

And the Sea Will Tell

1991as Mac Graham