James Brolin

About

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...

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999CastleSeries • 2009MonkSeries • 2002PsychSeries • 2006The West WingSeries • 1999CommunitySeries • 2009Love, American StyleSeries • 1969BatmanSeries • 1966When Calls the HeartSeries • 2014HotelSeries • 1982Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969Life in PiecesSeries • 2015Sweet ToothSeries • 2021Catch Me If You CanMovie • 2002The Patty Duke ShowSeries • 1963Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawSeries • 1971Burke's LawSeries • 1994Ransom CanyonSeries • 2025LightyearMovie • 2022The DefendersSeries • 2010TrafficMovie • 2000Pensacola: Wings of GoldSeries • 1997Bus StopSeries • 1961True GritMovie • 2010