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Aliases: Craig Kenneth Bruderlin , James M. Brolin , Craig J. Brolin , 詹姆斯‧布洛林

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 104

TV Involvements: 22


Most Famous Work

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),[2] 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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Average
8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Richard Finley
Castle
Average
8

Castle

(2009) Jackson Hunt
Sweet Tooth
Average
8

Sweet Tooth

(2021) Narrator (voice)
The West Wing
Average
8

The West Wing

(1999) Gov. Robert Ritchie
Hotel
Average
7

Hotel

(1982) Peter McDermott
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Average
7

Marcus Welby, M.D.

(1969) Dr. Steven Kiley
Burke's Law
Average
7

Burke's Law

(1994) Mitchell Farrell
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Average
7

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

(1997) Self - Host

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self - Actor
2022 Zurg (voice)
2021 Narrator (voice)
2018 N/A
Hank Pavlik
2017 Self
Max
Self
2016 Jack
Gene Thompson
Ed
2015 Bucky Ellis
John Short
Jeff Hart
Speaker Buck McCoy
2014 Self
Max
2013 Bo
2012 Terrance Danfield
2011 Bradley
Det. Sloan
2010 Frank James (uncredited)
Mr. Anderson
Salt
2009 William Winger
Self - Guest
Calvert Jenkins
Ben Selleck
Jackson Hunt
2008 Brian
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
John Kubiac
Jack Jennings
2007 Terry Bamba
Franklin Harris
2006 Governor Conrad Welling
Hank Mendel
Bob Hatch
2005 Donny Hall
Donny Hall
Self
Hank Cavanaugh
2003 Ronald Reagan
Self
Ken Cooper
2002 The Captain
Jack Barnes
Fabbrizio Disguisey
Daniel Thorn
2001 Self
Self
2000 General Ralph Landry
Dave Passenger
1999 Gov. Robert Ritchie
Richard Finley
Ted Brennan
1998 Mason Whitney
1997 John Hall
Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
Self
John Richardson
Self
Self - Host
Reverend Red
Alan Lesard
Ed Johnson
Captain Ramsey
1996 Greg Hollander
David Hawkner
Ron Showman
Elliott Manning
Lt. Kincaid
1995 Det. Atwater
Colonel Jones
Warden Munsey
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Reese Wheeler
McCabe
1994 Liam O'Donnell
Ryan Allison
Simon Peter
Simon Peter
Professor Spencer Jones
Mitchell Farrell
1993 Luke Larson
Henry
John Parsley
Hal
1992 Col. Ramon Acoca
John Evans
Michael Mallory
1991 Max Waters
Mac Graham
1990 Dr. Alan Lanier
Cliff Murphy
Budetzky
B.D. Sweetman
Doctor
1989 Victor Mason
Martin Shrevelow
1988 Self - Guest
1987 Michael Wakefield
1986 Ross Nelson
Nick Atkins
1985 Harry Wilde
Self - as "P. W."
1983 Ward McNally
Mike McKay
1982 Peter McDermott
Jim Timony
Paul Marshall
1981 Self
Stone
1980 Sean Boyd
1979 George Lutz
1978 Clayton Pfanner
1977 Col. Charles Brubaker
Wade Parent
1976 Clark Gable
1975 Self - Presenter
1974 Chuck Brenner
1973 John Blane
Joe Hart
1972 Tom Phelan
Jerome K. Weber
1971 Dr. Steven Kiley
Self
1969 N/A
Dr. Steven Kiley
Steven Kiley
1968 Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
1967 Skip McCoy
Self
1966 Ted Robertson
N/A
Technician
Cornelius
Technician (uncredited)
Officer Reggie Hogan
Driver
Kid Gulliver
1965 Private Ames
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Student at Leaf Rally
1964 N/A
1963 Mel (uncredited)
N/A
1962 Self
1961 Self
Self - Co-Host
N/A
Cap Fuller
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Executive Producer
2016 Executive Producer
2010 Executive Producer
2008 Producer
2007 Co-Producer
1997 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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