James Brolin’s filmography
Known for
All roles, 136
Newest first
- 2025
Ransom Canyon, Cap Fuller, actor · 10 eps.. - 2022
Lightyear, Zurg, Old Buzz (voice), actor. - 2021
Sweet Tooth, Narrator (voice), actor · 24 eps.. - 2018
Royal Hearts, Hank Pavlik, actor, directing, producing. - 2017
Being Rose, Max, actor. - 2016
I'll Be Home for Christmas, Jack, actor, directing, producing.
The Steps, Ed, actor.
A Beautiful Day, Gene Thompson, actor. - 2015
Sisters, Bucky Ellis, actor.
The 33, Jeff Hart, actor.
Show the other 126From Accidental Love (2015) to Bus Stop (1961)
- 2015
Accidental Love, Buck McCoy, actor.
Life in Pieces, John Short, actor · 79 eps.. - 2014
When Calls the Heart, Judge Jedidiah Black, actor · 1 ep..
Elsa & Fred, Max, actor. - 2013
Christmas with Tucker, Bo, actor. - 2012
Blackout, Terrance Danfield, actor. - 2011
Love, Wedding, Marriage, Bradley, actor.
Last Will, Det. Sloan, actor. - 2010
True Grit, Frank James, actor.
Burlesque, Mr. Anderson, actor.
The Defenders, Teddy Kaczmarek, actor · 1 ep..
Standing Ovation, Producing.
Angel Camouflaged, Salt, actor. - 2009
Community, William Winger, actor · 1 ep..
Castle, Jackson Hunt, actor · 2 eps..
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Ben Selleck, actor.
Bitter/Sweet, Calvert Jenkins, actor. - 2008
Last Chance Harvey, Brian, actor.
Lost City Raiders, John "Pa" Kubiak, actor. - The American Standards, Jack Jennings, actor, producing.
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel, Narrator, actor.
Evolution of the Apes, Narrator, actor.
End of an Epic: The Final Battle, Narrator, actor.
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times, Narrator, actor.
The Secret Behind Escape, Narrator, actor. - 2007
The Hunting Party, Franklin Harris, actor.
Bad Girl Island, Terry Bamba, actor, producing. - 2006
Psych, Hank Mendel, actor · 1 ep..
The Alibi, Bob Hatch, actor.
Wedding Wars, Governor Conrad Welling, actor. - 2005
Widow on the Hill, Hank Cavanaugh, actor.
Category 7: The End of the World, Donny Hall, actor · 2 eps.. - 2003
A Guy Thing, Ken Cooper, actor.
The Reagans, Ronald Reagan, actor.
The Reagans, Ronald Reagan, actor · 2 eps.. - 2002
Catch Me If You Can, Jack Barnes, actor.
Monk, Daniel Thorn, actor · 1 ep..
Antwone Fisher, The Captain, actor.
The Master of Disguise, Fabbrizio Disguisey, actor. - 2000
Traffic, General Ralph Landry, actor.
Children of Fortune, Dave Passenger, actor. - 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Richard Finley, actor · 1 ep..
The West Wing, Gov. Robert Ritchie, actor · 2 eps..
To Love, Honor, & Betray, Ted Brennan, actor. - 1998
A Marriage of Convenience, Mason Whitney, actor. - 1997
Pensacola: Wings of Gold, Lt. Col. Bill Kelly, actor, directing · 66 eps..
Lewis & Clark & George, Reverend Red, actor.
The Haunted Sea, Captain Ramsey, actor.
My Brother's War, John Hall, actor, directing.
Goodbye America, Ed Johnson, actor.
We the People, Alan Lesard, actor, producing.
Scent of Vengeance, John Richardson, actor. - 1996
Hijacked: Flight 285, Ron Showman, actor.
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season, Elliott Manning, actor.
Blood Money, Lt. Kincaid, actor.
To Face Her Past, Greg Hollander, actor.
Tracks of a Killer, David Hawkner, actor. - 1995
Savate, Colonel Jones, actor.
The Expert, Warden Munsey, actor. - Terminal Virus, McCabe, actor.
- Extreme, Reese Wheeler, actor · 7 eps..
Der schwarze Fluch, David Levinski, Charles Marlowe, actor. - 1994
Indecent Behavior II, Liam O'Donnell, actor.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor, Ryan Allison, actor.
Relative Fear, Det. Atwater, actor.
Parallel Lives, Professor Spencer Jones, actor.
The Visual Bible: Acts, Peter, actor.
Burke's Law, Mitchell Farrell, actor · 1 ep.. - 1993
Cheatin' Hearts, Henry, actor.
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride, John Parsley, actor. - Angel Falls, Luke Larson, actor · 6 eps..
Visions of Murder, Hal, actor. - 1992
Gas Food Lodging, John Evans, actor.
Twin Sisters, Michael Mallory, actor.
The Sands of Time, Col. Ramon Acoca, actor. - 1991
Ted & Venus, Max Waters, actor.
And the Sea Will Tell, Mac Graham, actor.
And the Sea Will Tell, Mac Graham, actor · 2 eps.. - 1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor, Dr. Alan Lanier, actor.
The Earth Day Special, Doctor, actor.
Back Stab, Cliff Murphy, actor.
Bad Jim, B.D. Sweetman, actor.
High Score, Budetzky, actor. - 1989
Finish Line, Martin Shrevelow, actor.
Voice of the Heart, Victor Mason, actor. - 1987
Hold the Dream, Ross Nelson, actor · 4 eps..
Intimate Betrayal, Michael Wakefield, actor. - 1986
Intimate Encounters, Nick Atkins, actor. - 1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure, "P. W.", actor.
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues, Harry Wilde, actor. - 1983
White Water Rebels, Mike McKay, actor.
Cowboy, Ward McNally, actor. - 1982
Hotel, Peter McDermott, actor, directing · 115 eps..
Mae West, Jim Timony, actor.
The Ambush Murders, Paul Marshall, actor. - 1981
High Risk, Stone, actor. - 1980
Night of the Juggler, Sean Boyd, actor. - 1979
The Amityville Horror, George Lutz, actor. - 1978
Steel Cowboy, Clayton Pfanner, actor. - 1977
Capricorn One, Col. Charles Brubaker, actor.
The Car, Wade Parent, actor. - 1976
Gable and Lombard, Clark Gable, actor. - 1974
Trapped, Chuck Brenner, actor. - 1973
Westworld, John Blane, actor.
Class of '63, Joe Hart, actor. - 1972
Skyjacked, Jerome K. Weber, actor.
Short Walk to Daylight, Tom Phelan, actor. - 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, Dr. Steven Kiley, actor · 2 eps.. - 1969
Love, American Style, Actor · 1 ep..
Marcus Welby, M.D., Dr. Steven Kiley, actor · 171 eps..
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities, Steven Kiley, actor. - 1968
The Boston Strangler, Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi, actor. - 1967
The Cape Town Affair, Skip McCoy, actor. - 1966
Batman, Officer Reggie Hogan, Driver, Kid Gulliver, actor · 1 ep..
Fantastic Voyage, Technician, actor.
Our Man Flint, Technician, actor.
Way... Way Out, Ted Robertson, actor.
The Monroes, Actor · 4 eps..
Planet of the Apes Test Reel, Cornelius, actor. - 1965
Von Ryan's Express, Pvt. Ames, actor.
Dear Brigitte, Student at Leaf Rally, actor.
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!, Notre Dame Quarterback, actor. - 1964
Valentine's Day, Actor · 1 ep.. - 1963
The Patty Duke Show, Actor · 1 ep..
Take Her, She's Mine, Mel, actor. - 1961
Bus Stop, Actor · 1 ep..
As himself: 31 appearances
talk shows, documentaries, award shows
Filmography: TMDB.
Who is James Brolin?
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.
Biography: TMDB.
At a glance
- Born
- July 18, 1940 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Facts: TMDB.
Online
James Brolin’s career in numbers
- roles: 108 films and 28 series
- 136
- TV episodes
- 510
- years behind the camera, since 1961
- 65
- top-rated series: “Community” and “Castle” (TMDB)
- 8.0
- films as director
- 3
Genres of his features
- drama50%
- tv movie31%
- thriller27%
- action20%
- comedy19%
Numbers from the TMDB filmography, genres from 108 features. One film can have several genres.
Most often with James Brolin
- costume designer · 5 shared titlesMargaret Donovan
- costume designer · 5 titlesBen Nye
- production designer · 5 titlesWalter M. Scott
- production designer · 5 titlesJack Martin Smith
- 4 titlesL.B. Abbott
- 4 titlesEmil Kosa Jr.
- 3 titlesJacob Vargas
- screenwriter · 3 titlesStewart Raffill
- 3 titlesCharlie Picerni
- composer · 3 titlesJerry Goldsmith
- 2 titlesJames Marsden
- 2 titlesJohn Leguizamo
Counted from TMDB casts and crews.
Frequently asked questions about James Brolin
How old is James Brolin?
86 years old. They were born on July 18, 1940 in Los Angeles.
What has James Brolin been in?
Among others: “Catch Me If You Can”, “True Grit”, and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.
What films has James Brolin directed?
3 features, including “Royal Hearts” (2018), “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (2016), and “My Brother's War” (1997).
Sources: TMDB (person data, filmography, photos). As of November 13, 2026. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. · Ta strona po polsku
