
James Brolin
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 …
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Filmography
Acting (160)
Movies (114)
Lightyear
2022as Zurg (voice)
Royal Hearts
2018as Hank Pavlik
Spielberg
2017as Self
Being Rose
2017as Max
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017as Self
The Steps
2016as Ed
I'll Be Home for Christmas
2016as Jack
A Beautiful Day
2016as Gene Thompson
Accidental Love
2015as Speaker Buck McCoy
Sisters
2015as Bucky Ellis
The 33
2015as Jeff Hart
Elsa & Fred
2014as Max
It Came From Connemara!
2014as Self
Christmas with Tucker
2013as Bo
Blackout
2012as Terrance Danfield
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011as Bradley
Last Will
2011as Det. Sloan
Burlesque
2010as Mr. Anderson
True Grit
2010as Frank James (uncredited)
Angel Camouflaged
2010as Salt
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009as Ben Selleck
Bitter/Sweet
2009as Calvert Jenkins
The Secret Behind Escape
2008as Narrator
Lost City Raiders
2008as John Kubiac
Evolution of the Apes
2008as Narrator
Last Chance Harvey
2008as Brian
The American Standards
2008as Jack Jennings
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008as Narrator
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
2008as Narrator
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
2008as Narrator
The Hunting Party
2007as Franklin Harris
Bad Girl Island
2007as Terry Bamba
The Alibi
2006as Bob Hatch
Wedding Wars
2006as Governor Conrad Welling
Category 7: The End of the World
2005as Donny Hall
Widow on the Hill
2005as Hank Cavanaugh
For God's Sake, Get Out!
2005as Self
A Guy Thing
2003as Ken Cooper
The Reagans
2003as Ronald Reagan
Catch Me If You Can
2002as Jack Barnes
The Master of Disguise
2002as Fabbrizio Disguisey
Antwone Fisher
2002as The Captain (uncredited)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001as self
Traffic
2000as General Ralph Landry
Children of Fortune
2000as Dave Passenger
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999as Ted Brennan
A Marriage of Convenience
1998as Mason Whitney
The Haunted Sea
1997as Captain Ramsey
Goodbye America
1997as Ed Johnson
Lewis & Clark & George
1997as Reverend Red
We the People
1997as Alan Lesard
My Brother's War
1997as John Hall
Scent of Vengeance
1997as John Richardson
Blood Money
1996as Lt. Kincaid
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996as Ron Showman
Cannes Man
1996as Self
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
1996as Elliott Manning
Tracks of a Killer
1996as David Hawkner
To Face Her Past
1996as Greg Hollander
The Expert
1995as Warden Munsey
Savate
1995as Colonel Jones
Der schwarze Fluch
1995as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Terminal Virus
1995as McCabe
The Visual Bible: Acts
1994as Simon Peter
Indecent Behavior II
1994as Liam O'Donnell
Relative Fear
1994as Det. Atwater
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994as Ryan Allison
Parallel Lives
1994as Professor Spencer Jones
Cheatin' Hearts
1993as Henry
Visions of Murder
1993as Hal
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993as John Parsley
The Sands of Time
1992as Col. Ramon Acoca
Twin Sisters
1992as Michael Mallory
Gas Food Lodging
1992as John Evans
Ted & Venus
1991as Max Waters
And the Sea Will Tell
1991as Mac Graham
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990as Dr. Alan Lanier
Bad Jim
1990as B.D. Sweetman
High Score
1990as Budetzky
The Earth Day Special
1990as Doctor
Back Stab
1990as Cliff Murphy
Finish Line
1989as Martin Shrevelow
Voice of the Heart
1989as Victor Mason
Intimate Betrayal
1987as Michael Wakefield
Intimate Encounters
1986as Nick Atkins
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985as "P. W."
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985as Harry Wilde
Cowboy
1983as Ward McNally
White Water Rebels
1983as Mike McKay
The Ambush Murders
1982as Paul Marshall
Mae West
1982as Jim Timony
High Risk
1981as Stone
Night of the Juggler
1980as Sean Boyd
The Amityville Horror
1979as George Lutz
Steel Cowboy
1978as Clayton Pfanner
The Car
1977as Wade Parent
Capricorn One
1977as Col. Charles Brubaker
Gable and Lombard
1976as Clark Gable
Trapped
1974as Chuck Brenner
Westworld
1973as John Blane
Class of '63
1973as Joe Hart
Short Walk to Daylight
1972as Tom Phelan
Skyjacked
1972as Jerome K. Weber
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969as Steven Kiley
The Boston Strangler
1968as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
The Cape Town Affair
1967as Skip McCoy
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966as Cornelius
Fantastic Voyage
1966as Technician
Our Man Flint
1966as Technician (uncredited)
Way... Way Out
1966as Ted Robertson
Dear Brigitte
1965as Student at Leaf Rally
Von Ryan's Express
1965as Private Ames
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
1963as Mel (uncredited)
Television (46)
Ransom Canyon
2025as Cap Fuller
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023as Self- Archive
La Californie !
2023as Self - Actor
Sweet Tooth
2021as Narrator (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018as Self
Life in Pieces
2015as John Short
When Calls the Heart
2014as Judge Jedidiah Black
The Defenders
2010as Teddy Kaczmarek
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
Community
2009as William Winger
Castle
2009as Jackson Hunt
Psych
2006as Hank Mendel
Category 7: The End of the World
2005as Donny Hall
The Reagans
2003as Ronald Reagan
Celebrities Uncensored
2003as Self
Monk
2002as Daniel Thorn
Good Day Live
2001as Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Richard Finley
The West Wing
1999as Gov. Robert Ritchie
The View
1997as Self
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997as Self - Host
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997as Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
Extreme
1995as Reese Wheeler
Burke's Law
1994as Mitchell Farrell
Angel Falls
1993as Luke Larson
And the Sea Will Tell
1991as Mac Graham
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self - Guest
Hold the Dream
1986as Ross Nelson
Hotel
1982as Peter McDermott
Entertainment Tonight
1981as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975as Self
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971as Dr. Steven Kiley
The Pet Set
1971as Self
Love, American Style
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969as Dr. Steven Kiley
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968as Self (uncredited)
Batman
1966as Driver
The Monroes
1966
Valentine's Day
1964
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self - Co-Host
Bus Stop
1961
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Presenter
Crew (11)
Movies (9)
Royal Hearts
2018Director
Royal Hearts
2018Executive Producer
I'll Be Home for Christmas
2016Director
I'll Be Home for Christmas
2016Executive Producer
Standing Ovation
2010Executive Producer
The American Standards
2008Producer
Bad Girl Island
2007Co-Producer
We the People
1997Executive Producer
My Brother's War
1997Director
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