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James Brolin

Actor / Actress

James Brolin

Born Los Angeles, California, USA 30 credits available

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.

James Brolin is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Lightyear (2022), Sweet Tooth (2021), Sisters (2015), Life in Pieces (2015), The 33 (2015), Accidental Love (2015), It Came From Connemara! (2014), A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King (2011). The recorded credits span 1965 to 2022, including 22 movies and 8 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.

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Known forActing
Movies22
TV shows8
Active years represented1965–2022
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA

Also known as

Craig Kenneth Bruderlin · James M. Brolin · Craig J. Brolin · James Kenneth Bruderlin

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