Cast & creator
James Brolin
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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.
Also known as: Craig Kenneth Bruderlin , James M. Brolin, Craig J. Brolin, James Kenneth Bruderlin
124
film credits
55
television credits
168
1944–2025 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (179)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Richard Finley
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Castle
Jackson Hunt
2009
The View
Self
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The West Wing
Gov. Robert Ritchie
1999
Monk
Daniel Thorn
2002
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Psych
Hank Mendel
2006
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Love, American Style
1969
Community
William Winger
2009
Batman
Officer Reggie Hogan
1966Batman
Driver
1966Batman
Kid Gulliver
1966Good Day Live
Self
2001
When Calls the Heart
Judge Jedidiah Black
2014
Hotel
Peter McDermott
1982Hotel
Director
1982
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Steven Kiley
1969
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Self - Host
1997
Life in Pieces
John Short
2015
Steve
Self
2017
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Catch Me If You Can
Jack Barnes
2002
Sweet Tooth
Narrator (voice)
2021
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975People's Choice Awards
Self
1975
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Steven Kiley
1971
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
The Defenders
Teddy Kaczmarek
2010
Burke's Law
Mitchell Farrell
1994
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Ransom Canyon
Cap Fuller
2025
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
1997Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Director
1997
Bus Stop
1961
Lightyear
Zurg / Old Buzz (voice)
2022
Traffic
General Ralph Landry
2000
True Grit
Frank James (uncredited)
2010
Valentine's Day
1964
The Monroes
1966
The Pet Set
Self
1971
Burlesque
Mr. Anderson
2010
Sisters
Bucky Ellis
2015
Westworld
John Blane
1973
The Amityville Horror
George Lutz
1979
Capricorn One
Col. Charles Brubaker
1977
Last Chance Harvey
Brian
2008
A Guy Thing
Ken Cooper
2003
Accidental Love
Buck McCoy
2015
The Hunting Party
Franklin Harris
2007
The Master of Disguise
Fabbrizio Disguisey
2002
The 33
Jeff Hart
2015
The Car
Wade Parent
1977
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
"P. W."
1985
Category 7: The End of the World
Donny Hall
2005
Fantastic Voyage
Technician
1966
Von Ryan's Express
Pvt. Ames
1965Extreme
Reese Wheeler
1995
Hold the Dream
Ross Nelson
1987
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Ben Selleck
2009
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self- Archive
2023
And the Sea Will Tell
Mac Graham
1991
The Boston Strangler
Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
1968
Night of the Juggler
Sean Boyd
1980
The Alibi
Bob Hatch
2006
Antwone Fisher
The Captain (uncredited)
2002
Blood Money
Lt. Kincaid
1996
Cannes Man
Self
1996
Our Man Flint
Technician (uncredited)
1966Angel Falls
Luke Larson
1993
Spielberg
Self
2017
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
Self (archive footage)
2011
The Reagans
Ronald Reagan
2003
The Haunted Sea
Captain Ramsey
1997
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Bradley
2011
Gas Food Lodging
John Evans
1992
Take Her, She's Mine
Mel (uncredited)
1963
The Earth Day Special
Doctor
1990
Wedding Wars
Governor Conrad Welling
2006
A Marriage of Convenience
Mason Whitney
1998
Elsa & Fred
Max
2014
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Jack
2016I'll Be Home for Christmas
Director
2016I'll Be Home for Christmas
Executive Producer
2016
Widow on the Hill
Hank Cavanaugh
2005
La Californie !
Self - Actor
2023
Blackout
Terrance Danfield
2012
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
1965
And the Sea Will Tell
Mac Graham
1991
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Dr. Alan Lanier
1990
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
John Parsley
1993
Relative Fear
Det. Atwater
1994
Lost City Raiders
John "Pa" Kubiak
2008
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Ryan Allison
1994
Bad Jim
B.D. Sweetman
1990
Skyjacked
Jerome K. Weber
1972
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
2001
Royal Hearts
Hank Pavlik
2018Royal Hearts
Director
2018Royal Hearts
Executive Producer
2018
The Cape Town Affair
Skip McCoy
1967
To Love, Honor, & Betray
Ted Brennan
1999
Cheatin' Hearts
Henry
1993
High Risk
Stone
1981
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Harry Wilde
1985
Gable and Lombard
Clark Gable
1976
The Visual Bible: Acts
Peter
1994
Way... Way Out
Ted Robertson
1966
Tracks of a Killer
David Hawkner
1996
Intimate Betrayal
Michael Wakefield
1987
My Brother's War
John Hall
1997My Brother's War
Director
1997
The Ambush Murders
Paul Marshall
1982
The Expert
Warden Munsey
1995
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Self
Lewis & Clark & George
Reverend Red
1997
The Sands of Time
Col. Ramon Acoca
1992
Dear Brigitte
Student at Leaf Rally
1965
Indecent Behavior II
Liam O'Donnell
1994
Voice of the Heart
Victor Mason
1989
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Self
2017
Hijacked: Flight 285
Ron Showman
1996
The Reagans
Ronald Reagan
2003
Ted & Venus
Max Waters
1991
Der schwarze Fluch
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
1995
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Elliott Manning
1996
Short Walk to Daylight
Tom Phelan
1972
Class of '63
Joe Hart
1973
Savate
Colonel Jones
1995
To Face Her Past
Greg Hollander
1996
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
Narrator
2008
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Steven Kiley
1969
Being Rose
Max
2017
Twin Sisters
Michael Mallory
1992
Mae West
Jim Timony
1982
Steel Cowboy
Clayton Pfanner
1978
The Steps
Ed
2016
Bitter/Sweet
Calvert Jenkins
2009
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Cornelius
1966
Standing Ovation
Executive Producer
2010
A Beautiful Day
Gene Thompson
2016
Children of Fortune
Dave Passenger
2000
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
Narrator
2008
It Came From Connemara!
Self
2014
Christmas with Tucker
Bo
2013
Intimate Encounters
Nick Atkins
1986The American Standards
Jack Jennings
2008The American Standards
Producer
2008
Goodbye America
Ed Johnson
1997
Evolution of the Apes
Narrator
2008
Trapped
Chuck Brenner
1974
Parallel Lives
Professor Spencer Jones
1994
Visions of Murder
Hal
1993
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
Narrator
2008
Scent of Vengeance
John Richardson
1997
Back Stab
Cliff Murphy
1990
Bad Girl Island
Terry Bamba
2007Bad Girl Island
Co-Producer
2007
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Self
2005
Finish Line
Martin Shrevelow
1989
Last Will
Det. Sloan
2011Terminal Virus
McCabe
1995
White Water Rebels
Mike McKay
1983
We the People
Alan Lesard
1997We the People
Executive Producer
1997
Angel Camouflaged
Salt
2010
Cowboy
Ward McNally
1983
The Secret Behind Escape
Narrator
2008
High Score
Budetzky
1990
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003