Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
James Brolin
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 2All crew credits: 8
TMDB ID: 9274
IMDb ID: nm0000981
Known for: Acting
Born: July 18, 1940
Age: 85
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q315051
Also known as
Craig Kenneth Bruderlin • James M. Brolin • Craig J. Brolin • 詹姆斯‧布洛林 • James Kenneth Bruderlin • جیمز برولین • Джеймс Кеннет Брудерлин
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Executive Producer (2)Co-Producer (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by James Brolin.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by James Brolin.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with James Brolin.
8.0
Catch Me If You Can
as Jack Barnes
2002 Movie
7.6
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
7.3
True Grit
as Frank James (uncredited)
2010 Movie
7.2
Burlesque
as Mr. Anderson
2010 Movie
7.1
Traffic
as General Ralph Landry
2000 Movie
7.1
Von Ryan's Express
as Private Ames
1965 Movie
6.9
Antwone Fisher
as The Captain (uncredited)
2002 Movie
6.9
Lightyear
as Zurg (voice)
2022 Movie
6.8
Capricorn One
as Col. Charles Brubaker
1977 Movie
6.8
Westworld
as John Blane
1973 Movie
6.7
Fantastic Voyage
as Technician
1966 Movie
6.7
The Boston Strangler
as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
1968 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with James Brolin.
8.3
The West Wing
as Gov. Robert Ritchie • 2 eps
1999 Series
8.2
When Calls the Heart
as Judge Jedidiah Black • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.0
Community
as William Winger • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Castle
as Jackson Hunt • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Monk
as Daniel Thorn • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Richard Finley • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Psych
as Hank Mendel • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.8
Sweet Tooth
as Narrator (voice) • 24 eps
2021 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.3
Batman
as Officer Reggie Hogan • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.1
Life in Pieces
as John Short • 79 eps
2015 Series
6.8
Ransom Canyon
as Cap Fuller • 10 eps
2025 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with James Brolin.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with James Brolin.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Richard Finley • 1 eps
1999 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Castle
as Jackson Hunt • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Monk
as Daniel Thorn • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Gov. Robert Ritchie • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.9
Psych
as Hank Mendel • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 3 eps
1961 Series
8.0
Community
as William Winger • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Batman
as Officer Reggie Hogan • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter • 2 eps
1944 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for James Brolin.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for James Brolin.
6.9
Lightyear
as Zurg (voice)
2022 Movie
6.1
Royal Hearts
as Hank Pavlik
2018 Movie
7.0
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
as Self
2017 Movie
6.5
Being Rose
as Max
2017 Movie
7.6
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
6.1
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Jack
2016 Movie
4.7
A Beautiful Day
as Gene Thompson
2016 Movie
6.4
The Steps
as Ed
2016 Movie
6.0
Sisters
as Bucky Ellis
2015 Movie
6.4
The 33
as Jeff Hart
2015 Movie
4.3
Accidental Love
as Speaker Buck McCoy
2015 Movie
4.5
It Came From Connemara!
as Self
2014 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for James Brolin.
6.8
Ransom Canyon
as Cap Fuller • 10 eps
2025 Series
8.0
La Californie !
as Self - Actor • 3 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Amityville: An Origin Story
as Self- Archive • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Sweet Tooth
as Narrator (voice) • 24 eps
2021 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.5
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.1
Life in Pieces
as John Short • 79 eps
2015 Series
8.2
When Calls the Heart
as Judge Jedidiah Black • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.1
The Defenders
as Teddy Kaczmarek • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.0
Community
as William Winger • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Castle
as Jackson Hunt • 2 eps
2009 Series