James Brolin

James Brolin

Born 1940-07-18 (age 85) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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

Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can

2002

as Jack Barnes

Lightyear
Lightyear

2022

as Zurg (voice)

True Grit
True Grit

2010

as Frank James (uncredited)

Westworld
Westworld

1973

as John Blane

Traffic
Traffic

2000

as General Ralph Landry

Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Burlesque
Burlesque

2010

as Mr. Anderson

The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror

1979

as George Lutz

The 33
The 33

2015

as Jeff Hart

Sisters
Sisters

2015

as Bucky Ellis

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
The Car
The Car

1977

as Wade Parent

Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express

1965

as Private Ames

Capricorn One
Capricorn One

1977

as Col. Charles Brubaker

The Alibi
The Alibi

2006

as Bob Hatch

A Guy Thing
A Guy Thing

2003

as Ken Cooper

Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage

1966

as Technician

Spielberg
Spielberg

2017

as Self

Antwone Fisher
Antwone Fisher

2002

as The Captain (uncredited)

The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party

2007

as Franklin Harris