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James Brolin

b. 1940 · 44 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. Catch Me If You Can2002as Jack Barnes
  2. True Grit2010as Frank James (uncredited)
  3. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999as Richard Finley
  4. Lightyear2022as Zurg (voice)
  5. Traffic2000as General Ralph Landry
  6. Burlesque2010as Mr. Anderson
  7. Castle2009as Jackson Hunt
  8. Community2009as William Winger
  9. Sweet Tooth2021as Narrator (voice)
  10. Sisters2015as Bucky Ellis
  11. Westworld1973as John Blane
  12. Monk2002as Daniel Thorn
  13. The Amityville Horror1979as George Lutz
  14. Psych2006as Hank Mendel
  15. The 332015as Jeff Hart
  16. Pee-wee's Big Adventure1985as "P. W."
  17. Batman1966as Kid Gulliver
  18. The West Wing1999as Gov. Robert Ritchie
  19. Antwone Fisher2002as The Captain (uncredited)
  20. Capricorn One1977as Col. Charles Brubaker
  21. Fantastic Voyage1966as Technician
  22. A Guy Thing2003as Ken Cooper
  23. The Hunting Party2007as Franklin Harris
  24. Accidental Love2015as Speaker Buck McCoy
  25. The Master of Disguise2002as Fabbrizio Disguisey
  26. The Car1977as Wade Parent
  27. Spielberg2017as Self
  28. Last Chance Harvey2008as Brian
  29. The Boston Strangler1968as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
  30. Von Ryan's Express1965as Private Ames
  31. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard2009as Ben Selleck
  32. Love, Wedding, Marriage2011as Bradley
  33. When Calls the Heart2014as Judge Jedidiah Black
  34. Life in Pieces2015as John Short
  35. Our Man Flint1966as Technician (uncredited)
  36. The Alibi2006as Bob Hatch
  37. I'll Be Home for Christmas2016as Jack · Director · Executive Producer
  38. Ransom Canyon2025as Cap Fuller
  39. The View1997as Self
  40. Elsa & Fred2014as Max
  41. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962as Self
  42. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009as Self - Guest
  43. Marcus Welby, M.D.1969as Dr. Steven Kiley
  44. Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971as Dr. Steven Kiley