James Brolin

July 18, 1940 (age 85) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.

Their titles like Catch Me If You Can, Lightyear, and The Amityville Horror - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

58 titles
Community avg: 8.23 /10
  • 1
    1
    2002December 2002 by Steven Spielberg
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.91 Masterpiece
  • 2
    2
    2022June 2022 by Angus MacLane
    Animation, Science Fiction, Family
    Animation, Science Fiction, Family
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 3
    3
    1979July 1979 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Horror
    Horror
    7.27 Good+
  • 4
    4
    1973August 1973 by Michael Crichton
    Adventure, Science Fiction, Western
    Adventure, Science Fiction, Western
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 5
    5
    2000December 2000 by Steven Soderbergh
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    8.02 Excellent
  • 6
    6
    2015December 2015 by Jason Moore
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.94 Good
  • 7
    7
    2015August 2015 by Patricia Riggen
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.36 Good++
  • 8
    8
    2021–2024 by Jim Mickle
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    8.67 Masterpiece--
  • 9
    9
    1977December 1977 by Peter Hyams
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 10
    10
    1977May 1977 by Elliot Silverstein
    Horror, Action, Thriller
    Horror, Action, Thriller
    7.38 Good++
  • 11
    11
    2003January 2003 by Chris Koch
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.98 Good
  • 12
    12
    2002August 2002 by Perry Andelin Blake
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    5.45 Mediocre++
  • 13
    13
    1966August 1966 by Richard Fleischer
    Science Fiction, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Adventure
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 14
    14
    2002December 2002 by Denzel Washington
    Drama, History, Romance
    Drama, History, Romance
    7.87 Excellent-
  • 15
    15
    2009May 2009 by Neal Brennan
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.63 Good--
  • 16
    16
    2015February 2015 by David O. Russell
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    5.66 Decent--
  • 17
    17
    2011June 2011 by Dermot Mulroney
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.53 Good--
  • 18
    18
    2016November 2016 by James Brolin
    Family, Drama
    Family, Drama
    7.34 Good++
  • 19
    19
    2008December 2008 by Joel Hopkins
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.33 Good++
  • 20
    20
    2007September 2007 by Richard Shepard
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    7.49 Good++
  • 21
    21
    2015–2019 by Justin Adler
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.02 Excellent
  • 22
    22
    1965June 1965 by Mark Robson
    War, Action, Adventure
    War, Action, Adventure
    7.98 Excellent
  • 23
    23
    2008October 2008 by Jean de Segonzac
    Adventure, Action, Thriller
    Adventure, Action, Thriller
    6.57 Good--
  • 24
    24
    2006January 2006 by Matt Checkowski
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    6.98 Good
  • 25
    25
    2018February 2018 by James Brolin
    Romance
    Romance
    7.43 Good++
  • 26
    26
    1992July 1992 by Allison Anders
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.50 Good++
  • 27
    27
    1980June 1980 by Robert Butler
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 28
    28
    1972May 1972 by John Guillermin
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    7.49 Good++
  • 29
    29
    1966January 1966 by Daniel Mann
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    7.49 Good++
  • 30
    30
    2014March 2014 by Michael Radford
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.26 Good+
  • 31
    31
    1982–1988 by Aaron Spelling
    Drama, Soap
    Drama, Soap
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 32
    32
    1997–2000 by William Blinn
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 33
    33
    1969–1976 by David Victor
    Drama
    Drama
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 34
    34
    2006December 2006 by Jim Fall
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.33 Good++
  • 35
    35
    1994December 1994 by Carlo Gustaff
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.37 Good++
  • 36
    36
    1991August 1991 by Bud Cort
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.42 Good++
  • 37
    37
    1996June 1996 by Richard Martini
    Comedy, Drama, Documentary
    Comedy, Drama, Documentary
    7.45 Good++
  • 38
    38
    1965January 1965 by Henry Koster
    Comedy, Family
    Comedy, Family
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 39
    39
    1996February 1996 by Charles Correll
    Action, Drama, Crime
    Action, Drama, Crime
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 40
    40
    1998October 1998 by James Keach
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.70 Excellent-
  • 41
    41
    1994December 1994 by George Mihalka
    Horror, Drama
    Horror, Drama
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 42
    42
    1996January 1996 by John Shepphird
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 43
    43
    1990April 1990 by Dwight Hemion
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 44
    44
    1997November 1997 by Dan Golden
    Horror, Mystery, Action
    Horror, Mystery, Action
    7.17 Good+
  • 45
    45
    2003November 2003 by Robert Allan Ackerman
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 46
    46
    1993July 1993 by Rod McCall
    Western, Drama, Romance
    Western, Drama, Romance
    7.41 Good++
  • 47
    47
    2011March 2011 by Brent Huff
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.37 Good++
  • 48
    48
    1994November 1994 by Max Tash
    Mystery, Crime
    Mystery, Crime
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 49
    49
    1982May 1982 by Lee Philips
    Drama
    Drama
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 50
    50
    1987 by Barbara Taylor Bradford
    Drama
    Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 51
    51
    1993 by Joyce Eliason
    Drama
    Drama
    7.95 Excellent
  • 52
    52
    2005
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 53
    53
    2003
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 54
    54
    1995
    Action & Adventure
    Action & Adventure
    Needs more reviews
  • 55
    55
    2012October 2012 by Bradford May
    Thriller, Action
    Thriller, Action
    7.90 Excellent
  • 56
    56
    2023 by Thomas Rigler
    Documentary, German
    Documentary, German
    7.93 Excellent
  • 57
    57
    1992November 1992 by Gary Nelson
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    1991
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    Needs more reviews