
James Brolin
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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Credits
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Ransom Canyon 2025Cap Fuller★ 7.2
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La Californie ! 2023Self - Actor★ 8
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Lightyear 2022Zurg (voice)★ 6.9
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Sweet Tooth 2021Narrator (voice)★ 7.8
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Self★ 6.6
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Royal Hearts 2018Hank Pavlik★ 6.1
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Self★ 7
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Being Rose 2017Max★ 6.5
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Spielberg 2017Self★ 7.6
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Jack★ 6.1
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A Beautiful Day 2016Gene Thompson★ 4.7
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The Steps 2016Ed★ 6.4
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Sisters 2015Bucky Ellis★ 6
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Life in Pieces 2015John Short★ 7.1
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The 33 2015Jeff Hart★ 6.4
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Accidental Love 2015Speaker Buck McCoy★ 4.3
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Self★ 4.5
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Elsa & Fred 2014Max★ 5.9
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When Calls the Heart 2014Judge Jedidiah Black★ 8.3
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Bo★ 6.1
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Terrance Danfield★ 7.2
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Bradley★ 5.2
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Last Will 2011Det. Sloan★ 4
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True Grit 2010Frank James (uncredited)★ 7.3
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Burlesque 2010Mr. Anderson★ 7.2
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Angel Camouflaged 2010Salt★ 6
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The Defenders 2010Teddy Kaczmarek★ 7.1
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Community 2009William Winger★ 8
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Bitter/Sweet 2009Calvert Jenkins★ 4.9
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Ben Selleck★ 5.4
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Castle 2009Jackson Hunt★ 8
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Last Chance Harvey 2008Brian★ 6.3
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Narrator★ NR
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Narrator★ NR
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Narrator★ NR
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Narrator★ NR
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Narrator★ NR
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Lost City Raiders 2008John Kubiac★ 4.7
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Jack Jennings★ 3
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Bad Girl Island 2007Terry Bamba★ 4.3
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The Hunting Party 2007Franklin Harris★ 6.5
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Wedding Wars 2006Governor Conrad Welling★ 5.6
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Psych 2006Hank Mendel★ 7.9
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The Alibi 2006Bob Hatch★ 5.7
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Donny Hall★ 6.1
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Self★ 6
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Widow on the Hill 2005Hank Cavanaugh★ 5.5
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The Reagans 2003Ronald Reagan★ 4.8
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A Guy Thing 2003Ken Cooper★ 5.9
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Antwone Fisher 2002The Captain★ 6.9
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Catch Me If You Can 2002Jack Barnes★ 8
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Fabbrizio Disguisey★ 4
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Monk 2002Daniel Thorn★ 7.9
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Traffic 2000General Ralph Landry★ 7.1
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Children of Fortune 2000Dave Passenger★ 5
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The West Wing 1999Gov. Robert Ritchie★ 8.3
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Richard Finley★ 7.9
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Ted Brennan★ 3
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Mason Whitney★ 5.5
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My Brother's War 1997John Hall★ 5
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Lt. Col. Bill Kelly★ 6.2
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El Aroma del Copal 1997John Richardson★ 2
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Cannes Man 1997Self★ 5.6
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Self - Host★ 7.2
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Reverend Red★ 4.6
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We the People 1997Alan Lesard★ 3.3
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Goodbye America 1997Ed Johnson★ 4.5
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The Haunted Sea 1997Captain Ramsey★ 2.3
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To Face Her Past 1996Greg Hollander★ 5
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Tracks of a Killer 1996David Hawkner★ 3
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Hijacked: Flight 285 1996Ron Showman★ 5.3
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Elliott Manning★ 5.7
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Blood Money 1996Lt. Kincaid★ 2.2
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Relative Fear 1995Det. Atwater★ 5
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Savate 1995Colonel Jones★ 5.8
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The Expert 1995Warden Munsey★ 4.8
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Der schwarze Fluch 1995David Levinski / Charles Marlowe★ NR
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Extreme 1995Reese Wheeler★ NR
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Terminal Virus 1995McCabe★ 2
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Indecent Behavior II 1994Liam O'Donnell★ 4.7
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Ryan Allison★ 6.9
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Simon Peter★ 6.2
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Parallel Lives 1994Professor Spencer Jones★ 5.8
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Burke's Law 1994Mitchell Farrell★ 6.7
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Angel Falls 1993Luke Larson★ 8
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Cheatin' Hearts 1993Henry★ 3.2
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John Parsley★ 5.5
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Visions of Murder 1993Hal★ 5
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The Sands of Time 1992Col. Ramon Acoca★ NR
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Gas Food Lodging 1992John Evans★ 6.3
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Twin Sisters 1992Michael Mallory★ 3
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Ted & Venus 1991Max Waters★ 4.7
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Mac Graham★ 6.4
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Dr. Alan Lanier★ 5.2
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Back Stab 1990Cliff Murphy★ 4.3
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High Score 1990Budetzky★ NR
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Bad Jim 1990B.D. Sweetman★ 7.3
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Doctor★ 7.6
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Voice of the Heart 1989Victor Mason★ 8.5
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Finish Line 1989Martin Shrevelow★ 6
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Intimate Betrayal 1987Michael Wakefield★ 10
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Hold the Dream 1986Ross Nelson★ 3
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Intimate Encounters 1986Nick Atkins★ 3.5
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Harry Wilde★ 5.1
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"P. W."★ 6.5
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Cowboy 1983Ward McNally★ NR
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White Water Rebels 1983Mike McKay★ NR
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Hotel 1982Peter McDermott★ 6.8
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Mae West 1982Jim Timony★ 5.8
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The Ambush Murders 1982Paul Marshall★ 9
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High Risk 1981Stone★ 6
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Night of the Juggler 1980Sean Boyd★ 5.9
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George Lutz★ 6.3
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Steel Cowboy 1978Clayton Pfanner★ NR
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Capricorn One 1977Col. Charles Brubaker★ 6.8
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The Car 1977Wade Parent★ 6.3
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Gable and Lombard 1976Clark Gable★ 5.2
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Self - Presenter★ 8.8
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Trapped 1974Chuck Brenner★ 6.1
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Westworld 1973John Blane★ 6.8
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Class of '63 1973Joe Hart★ 2
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Tom Phelan★ 6.2
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Skyjacked 1972Jerome K. Weber★ 6.2
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Dr. Steven Kiley★ 6.3
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Love, American Style 1969★ 6
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Marcus Welby, M.D. 1969Dr. Steven Kiley★ 6.5
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Steven Kiley★ NR
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The Boston Strangler 1968Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi★ 6.7
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Self★ 6.5
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The Cape Town Affair 1967Skip McCoy★ 3.8
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Way... Way Out 1966Ted Robertson★ 5.7
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The Monroes 1966★ 5.7
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Fantastic Voyage 1966Technician★ 6.7
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Cornelius★ NR
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Our Man Flint 1966Technician (uncredited)★ 6.4
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Batman 1966Officer Reggie Hogan★ 7.3
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Von Ryan's Express 1965Private Ames★ 7.1
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Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)★ 3.4
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Dear Brigitte 1965Student at Leaf Rally★ 6.4
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Valentine's Day 1964★ NR
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Take Her, She's Mine 1963Mel (uncredited)★ 5.3
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The Patty Duke Show 1963★ 5.8
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Bus Stop 1961★ NR