James Brolin
Cast · Director
- Born
- July 18, 1940 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Birth name
- Craig Kenneth Bruderlin
James Brolin is an American actor. Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 27, 1998. He is the father of actor Josh Brolin. He is best known for his TV roles such as Stephen Kiley on Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969-1976), Peter McDermott on Hotel (1983-1988), and John Short in Life in Pieces (2015-2019), 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.
Cast
- 2025Ransom CanyonCap Fuller
- 2023Film GeekSelf - Actor, Capricorn One (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- 2022LightyearZurgvoice
- 2022Access Daily with Mario & KitSelf - Guest
- 2021Sweet ToothNarrator
- 2021Famously Haunted: AmityvilleGeorge Lutz (archiveFootage)
- 2021Betty White's Pet Set - Behind the ScenesSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2021CBS MorningsSelf
- 2020GMA3: What You Need to KnowSelf
- 2020The Carlos Watson ShowSelf - Guest
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest
- 201875th Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member (uncredited)
- 2018Royal HeartsHank Pavlik
- 2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf
- 2017SpielbergSelf - Segment "Marcus Welby, M.D."
- 2017The Green Fog (archiveFootage)
- 2017Being RoseMax
- 2017Barbra: The Music... The Mem'ries... The Magic!Self
- 2017SteveSelf
- 2016I'll Be Home for ChristmasJack Foster
- 2016A Beautiful DayGene Thompson
- 2016HarrySelf
- 2015Life in PiecesJohn
- 2015The 33Jeff Hart
- 2015SistersBucky Ellis
- 2015Accidental LoveSpeaker Buck McCoy
- 2015The StepsEd
- 2015PopternativeSelf
- 2014When Calls the HeartJudge Jedidiah Black
- 2014Elsa & FredMax
- 2014It Came from ConnemaraSelf
- 2014The Meredith Vieira ShowSelf
- 2013Christmas with TuckerBo
- 2013Ok! TVSelf
- 2012Home & FamilySelf
- 2012Larry King NowSelf - Guest
- 2012BlackoutTerrance Danfield
- 2011Love, Wedding, MarriageBradley
- 2011A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen KingGeorge Lutz (archiveFootage)
- 2011Last WillDet. Sloan
- 2010BurlesqueMr. Anderson
- 2010Angel CamouflagedSalt
- 2010The TalkSelf
- 2010Access DailySelf
- 2010The DefendersTeddy Kaczmarek
- 2009CastleJackson Hunt
- 2009CommunityWilliam Winger
- 2009The Goods: Live Hard, Sell HardBen Selleck
- 2009Bitter/SweetCalvert Jenkins
- 2009Streisand: Live in ConcertSelf - Audience (uncredited)
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2008Last Chance HarveyBrian
- 2008Lost City RaidersJohn Kubiak
- 2008President HollywoodGovernor Robert Ritchie (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- 2008The American StandardsJack Jennings
- 2008The Secret Behind EscapeNarrator
- 2008Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the TimesNarrator
- 2008Planet of the Apes: Evolution of the ApesNarrator
- 2008The Annual Oceana Partners Awards GalaSelf
- 2008The Wendy Williams ShowSelf
- 2007The Hunting PartyFranklin Harris
- 2007Bad Girl IslandTerry Bamba
- 2007Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind Wedding WarsSelf
- 2007Reinventing the WheelersTom Wheeler
- 2006PsychHank Mendel
- 2006Octopussy: James Brolin Original ScreentestsSelf
- 2006Wedding WarsGovernor Conrad Welling
- 2006Legends BallSelf
- 2006Lies & AlibisRobert Hatch
- 2006Rachael RaySelf
- 2005AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and CatchphrasesSelf
- 2005For God's Sake, Get Out!Self
- 2005Widow on the HillHank Cavanaugh
- 2005Category 7: The End of the WorldDonny Hall
- 2005Made in HollywoodSelf
- 2005The ContenderSelf (uncredited)
- 2004101 Most Unforgettable SNL MomentsSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2004The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 2004101 Biggest Celebrity OopsSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2004The 61st Annual Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 2004The Annual Human Rights Campaign Humanitarian AwardSelf - Audience Member
- 2004Tavis SmileySelf
- 2003The ReagansRonald Reagan
- 2003Groovy Gravy: Making the Scene in 'A Guy Thing'Self
- 2003Bachelor Party ConfidentialSelf
- 2003Identity Crisis: The Making of a MasterSelf
- 2003A Guy ThingKen
- 2003The 60th Annual Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 2002Catch Me If You CanJack Barnes
- 2002MonkDaniel Thorn
- 2002The Master of DisguiseFabbrizio Disguisey
- 2002Antwone FisherThe Captain (uncredited)
- 2001Timeless: Live in ConcertSelf (uncredited)
- 2001Behind the Scenes: HannibalFreddie Coates
- 2000TrafficGeneral Ralph Landry
- 2000Skyscrapers: Going UpSelf - Narrator
- 2000The 57th Annual Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member
- 2000Inside 'Octopussy'Self (archiveFootage)
- 2000Children of FortuneDave Passenger
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitColonel Richard Finley
- 1999The West WingGovernor Robert Ritchie, R-FL
- 1999To Love, Honor & BetrayTed Brennan
- 1999Body Human 2000: Love, Sex & the Miracle of BirthSelf - Host
- 1998A Marriage of ConvenienceMason Whitney
- 1998America's Great ParksNarrator
- 1998Behind the Planet of the ApesDr. Cornelius (archiveFootage)
- 1997Lewis & Clark & GeorgeReverend Red
- 1997The 69th Annual Academy AwardsSelf - Audience Member
- 1997El aroma del CopalJohn Richardson
- 1997Goodbye AmericaEd Johnson
- 1997The Haunted SeaCaptain Ramsey
- 1997My Brother's WarJohn Hall
- 1997The ViewSelf - Guest
- 1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionSelf - Host
- 1997The DirectorsSelf
- 1997Pensacola: Wings of GoldLt. Col. Bill Kelly
- 1997CaliforniaSheriff
- 1996Blood MoneyLt. Kincaid
- 1996Hijacked: Flight 285Ron Showman
- 1996Cannes ManJames Brolin
- 1996Hart to Hart: Harts in High SeasonElliott Manning
- 1996Tracks of a KillerDavid Hawkner
- 1996To Face Her PastGreg Hollander
- 1996Access HollywoodSelf
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest
- 1996Promised LandScott Porter
- 1995Terminal VirusMcCabe
- 1995The ExpertWarden Munsey
- 1995Der schwarze Fluch - Tödliche LeidenschaftenCharles Marlowe
- 1995SavateColonel Jones
- 1995Wild DiscoverySelf - Narrator
- 1995ExtremeReese Wheeler
- 1994To the Ends of the EarthSelf
- 1994A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing GovernorRyan Allison
- 1994Parallel LivesProfessor Spencer Jones
- 1994The Visual Bible: ActsSimon Peter
- 1994Relative FearDet. Atwater
- 1994Indecent Behavior IILiam O'Donnell
- 1994City BoyTom McLean
- 1994We the PeopleAlan
- 1994The Apostles After JesusPeter
- 1994ExtraSelf
- 1994Burke's LawMitchell Farrell
- 1994Howard SternSelf - Guest
- 1993Beyond the CallSelf - Host
- 1993Visions of MurderHal
- 1993Gunsmoke: The Long RideJohn Parsley
- 1993Paper HeartsHenry
- 1993Angel FallsLuke Larson
- 1992Gas Food LodgingJohn Evans
- 1992The Sands of TimeCol. Acoca
- 1992Twin SistersMichael Mallory
- 1991Ted & VenusMax Waters
- 1991And the Sea Will TellMac Graham
- 1990The Earth Day SpecialDoctor
- 1990High ScoreBudetzky
- 1990Back StabCliff Murphy
- 1990Bad JimB.D. Sweetman
- 1990Nightmare on the 13th FloorDr. Alan Lanier
- 1990World of DiscoveryNarrator
- 1989The 46th Annual Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1989Finish LineMartin Shrevelow
- 1989Voice of the HeartVictor Mason
- 1988RoseanneEdgar Wellman Jr.
- 1988This MorningSelf
- 1988Live with Kelly and MarkSelf
- 1987The 1987 Annual Salute to Hollywood BenefitSelf
- 1987The 44th Annual Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1987Deep Dark SecretsMichael Wakefield
- 1986Intimate EncountersNick Atkins
- 1986The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1986Self - Audience Member
- 1986Hold the DreamRoss Nelson
- 1985Pee-wee's Big AdventureP.W.
- 1985The 11th Annual People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1985Beverly Hills Cowgirl BluesHarry Wilde
- 1985The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1984The 36th Primetime Emmy AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1984The 10th Annual People's Choice AwardsSelf - Nominee & Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Program
- 1984The 19th Academy of Country Music AwardsSelf
- 1984The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards 1984Self - Nominee
- 1983HotelPeter McDermott
- 1983The 14th Annual NAACP Image AwardsSelf
- 1983The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1983Self - Presenter
- 1983White Water RebelsMike McKay
- 1983CowboyWard McNally
- 1983The Man in the Iron CageSelf
- 1983The Love Boat Fall Preview SpecialSelf
- 1983BreakawaySelf
- 1982The Ambush MurdersPaul Marshall
- 1982Mae WestJim Timony
- 1982exclusivSelf
- 1982CBS Early Morning NewsSelf
- 1981High RiskStone
- 1981Entertainment TonightSelf
- 1980The 6th People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1980Night of the JugglerSean Boyd
- 1980Hour MagazineSelf
- 1980The Alan Thicke ShowSelf
- 1979The Amityville HorrorGeorge Lutz
- 1979CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane PauleySelf - Guest
- 1979SAG-AFTRA Foundation ConversationsSelf
- 1978Capricorn OneCharles Brubaker
- 1978Steel CowboyClayton Pfanner
- 1978What If...? The Making of Capricorn OneSelf
- 1977The CarWade Parent
- 1976Gable and LombardClark Gable
- 1976The 2nd Annual People's Choice AwardsHimself - Presenter
- 1975Good Morning AmericaSelf - Guest
- 197410th Annual Academy of Country Music AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1974TattletalesSelf
- 1974Dinah!Self - Guest
- 1974The Sonny Comedy RevueSelf
- 1973WestworldJohn Blane
- 1973Doberman PatrolChuck Brenner
- 1973Class of '63Joe Hart
- 1973The 45th Annual Academy AwardsSelf - Audience Member
- 1973AFI Life Achievement AwardSelf
- 1972Short Walk to DaylightTom Phelan
- 1972The 29th Annual Golden Globe AwardsSelf
- 1972SkyjackedJerome K. Weber
- 1972VD: A New FocusSelf - Host
- 1972The Morning ExchangeSelf
- 1972The Amateur's Guide to LoveSelf
- 1971The Danny Thomas Special - City Versus CountrySelf - Cameo
- 1971Owen Marshall, Counselor at LawDr. Steven Kiley
- 1971The Pet SetSelf
- 1971The Sig Sakowicz ShowSelf
- 1970The 22nd Annual Primetime Emmy AwardsSelf - Winner
- 1970The Virginia Graham ShowSelf - Guest
- 1970This Is Your LifeSelf - Honoree
- 1969Love, American Style(segment: Love and the Note)
- 1969City Beneath the SeaBill Tyler
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Dr. Steven Kiley
- 1969Allen Ludden's GallerySelf
- 1969It's Your BetSelf
- 1968The Boston StranglerSgt. Lisi
- 1968It Takes TwoSelf
- 1967The Cape Town AffairSkip McCoy
- 1967The Bob Braun ShowSelf
- 1967Laugh-InDr. Steven Kiley (uncredited)
- 1966BatmanDriver (Ralph Staphylococcus)
- 1966Fantastic VoyageTechnician
- 1966Our Man FlintTechnician (uncredited)
- 1966Way... Way OutTed Robertson
- 1966Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day TelethonSelf
- 1966The MonroesDalton Wales
- 1966Your Choice for the OscarsSelf - Co-Host
- 1966Blue LightAmerican Pilot
- 1965Von Ryan's ExpressPvt. Ames
- 1965Dear BrigitteStudent at Leaf Rally (uncredited)
- 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
- 1965The Dean Martin ShowSelf - Guest
- 1965The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)Self - Panelist
- 1965The Long, Hot SummerPete
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSpencer
- 1964Goodbye CharlieParty Guest (uncredited)
- 196412 O'Clock HighSergeant Thibideaux
- 1964Valentine's DayCharles 'Charlie' Falwell Jr.
- 1963Take Her, She's MineMel (uncredited)
- 1963The Patty Duke ShowHank
- 1963The Jerry Lewis ShowSelf - Dodge commercial
- 1962The VirginianNed Trumbull
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf - Guest
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
- 1961PasswordSelf
- 1961Follow the SunJohnny
- 1961Bus Stop
- 1961MargieFreddie Coates
- 1955This Is Your LifeSelf - Los Angeles
- 1952TodaySelf
- 1950Life with LinkletterSelf
- —New York City CowboysOtis Hagtree