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James Brolin

James Brolin

Actor·b. 1940·Los Angeles, California, USA

10 horror credits

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.

Actor10 films

The Haunted Sea

The Haunted Sea

Captain Ramsey

1997
Terminal Virus

Terminal Virus

McCabe

1995
Relative Fear

Relative Fear

Det. Atwater

1994
Nightmare on the 13th Floor

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

Dr. Alan Lanier

1990
The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

George Lutz

1979 3.5
The Car

The Car

Wade Parent

1977
Trapped

Trapped

Chuck Brenner

1974 3.0
Westworld

Westworld

John Blane

1973 3.8
The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi

1968 3.3
Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

Technician

1966 2.5