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James Brolin
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James Brolin

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Born 1940 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Active 1944–2025

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),...

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Gable and Lombard

Gable and Lombard

1976 ★ 8.0

A biography about the love affair between 1930s Hollywood superstars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard.

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Night of the Juggler (1980) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Night of the Juggler
Night of the Juggler
6.0 1980 R
An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.
The Car (1977) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Car
The Car
6.0 1977 PG
The film is set in the fictional Utah community of Santa Ynez, which is being terrorized by a myster...
Steel Cowboy (1978) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy
5.0 1978 PG
Trucker Clayton Ray Davis is on the verge of financial ruin. His truck is about to be repossesed and...
The Cape Town Affair (1967) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Cape Town Affair
The Cape Town Affair
4.0 1967 NR
South African secret agents attempt to save confidential microfilm before it falls into the hands of...
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can
2002
True Grit (2010)
True Grit
2010
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Lightyear (2022)
Lightyear
2022
Traffic (2000)
Traffic
2000
Burlesque (2010)
Burlesque
2010

Filmography

176 credits
2020s 5 credits
2025
Ransom Canyon as Cap Fuller
TV ★ 6.9
2023
La Californie ! as Self - Actor
TV ★ 8.0
2023
Amityville: An Origin Story as Self- Archive
TV ★ 7.5
2022
Lightyear as Zurg (voice)
Movie ★ 6.9
2021
Sweet Tooth as Narrator (voice)
TV ★ 7.8
2010s 24 credits
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
TV ★ 6.4
2018
Royal Hearts as Hank Pavlik
Movie ★ 6.1
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
TV ★ 6.4
2017
Spielberg as Self
Movie ★ 7.6
2017
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! as Self
Movie ★ 7.0
2017
Being Rose as Max
Movie ★ 5.8
2016
I'll Be Home for Christmas as Jack
Movie ★ 6.1
2016
A Beautiful Day as Gene Thompson
Movie ★ 4.7
2016
The Steps as Ed
Movie ★ 6.4
2015
Sisters as Bucky Ellis
Movie ★ 6.0
2015
Accidental Love as Speaker Buck McCoy
Movie ★ 4.3
2015
The 33 as Jeff Hart
Movie ★ 6.4
2015
Life in Pieces as John Short
TV ★ 7.1
2014
Elsa & Fred as Max
Movie ★ 6.0
2014
It Came From Connemara! as Self
Movie ★ 4.5
2014
When Calls the Heart as Judge Jedidiah Black
TV ★ 8.2
2013
Christmas with Tucker as Bo
Movie ★ 6.0
2012
Blackout as Terrance Danfield
Movie ★ 7.2
2011
Love, Wedding, Marriage as Bradley
Movie ★ 5.2
2011
Last Will as Det. Sloan
Movie ★ 4.0
2010
Burlesque as Mr. Anderson
Movie ★ 7.2
2010
True Grit as Frank James (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
2010
Angel Camouflaged as Salt
Movie ★ 6.0
2010
The Defenders as Teddy Kaczmarek
TV ★ 7.1
2000s 33 credits
2009
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard as Ben Selleck
Movie ★ 5.4
2009
Bitter/Sweet as Calvert Jenkins
Movie ★ 4.8
2009
Community as William Winger
TV ★ 8.0
2009
Castle as Jackson Hunt
TV ★ 8.0
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
TV ★ 5.0
2008
Lost City Raiders as John Kubiac
Movie ★ 4.6
2008
Last Chance Harvey as Brian
Movie ★ 6.3
2008
The American Standards as Jack Jennings
Movie ★ 3.0
2008
Evolution of the Apes as Narrator
Movie
2008
The Secret Behind Escape as Narrator
Movie
2008
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times as Narrator
Movie
2008
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel as Narrator
Movie
2008
End of an Epic: The Final Battle as Narrator
Movie
2007
The Hunting Party as Franklin Harris
Movie ★ 6.5
2007
Bad Girl Island as Terry Bamba
Movie ★ 4.1
2006
Wedding Wars as Governor Conrad Welling
Movie ★ 5.5
2006
The Alibi as Bob Hatch
Movie ★ 5.6
2006
Psych as Hank Mendel
TV ★ 7.9
2005
Widow on the Hill as Hank Cavanaugh
Movie ★ 5.6
2005
For God's Sake, Get Out! as Self
Movie ★ 6.0
2005
Category 7: The End of the World as Donny Hall
TV ★ 6.7
2003
A Guy Thing as Ken Cooper
Movie ★ 5.9
2003
The Reagans as Ronald Reagan
Movie ★ 5.6
2003
Celebrities Uncensored as Self
TV ★ 4.0
2003
The Reagans as Ronald Reagan
TV ★ 8.0
2002
Catch Me If You Can as Jack Barnes
Movie ★ 8.0
2002
The Master of Disguise as Fabbrizio Disguisey
Movie ★ 4.0
2002
Antwone Fisher as The Captain (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
2002
Monk as Daniel Thorn
TV ★ 7.9
2001
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand as self
Movie
2001
Good Day Live as Self
TV ★ 3.0
2000
Children of Fortune as Dave Passenger
Movie ★ 3.0
2000
Traffic as General Ralph Landry
Movie ★ 7.1
1990s 45 credits
1999
To Love, Honor, & Betray as Ted Brennan
Movie ★ 2.2
1999
The West Wing as Gov. Robert Ritchie
TV ★ 8.2
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Richard Finley
TV ★ 7.9
1998
A Marriage of Convenience as Mason Whitney
Movie ★ 5.5
1997
Goodbye America as Ed Johnson
Movie ★ 4.5
1997
The Haunted Sea as Captain Ramsey
Movie ★ 2.4
1997
Lewis & Clark & George as Reverend Red
Movie ★ 4.2
1997
We the People as Alan Lesard
Movie ★ 2.8
1997
My Brother's War as John Hall
Movie ★ 4.7
1997
Scent of Vengeance as John Richardson
Movie ★ 2.0
1997
Pensacola: Wings of Gold as Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
TV ★ 6.3
1997
The View as Self
TV ★ 4.4
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Self - Host
TV ★ 7.2
1996
Tracks of a Killer as David Hawkner
Movie ★ 4.7
1996
Hijacked: Flight 285 as Ron Showman
Movie ★ 5.6
1996
Cannes Man as Self
Movie ★ 5.2
1996
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season as Elliott Manning
Movie ★ 6.2
1996
Blood Money as Lt. Kincaid
Movie ★ 2.0
1996
To Face Her Past as Greg Hollander
Movie ★ 5.0
1995
The Expert as Warden Munsey
Movie ★ 5.1
1995
Terminal Virus as McCabe
Movie ★ 1.7
1995
Der schwarze Fluch as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Movie
1995
Savate as Colonel Jones
Movie ★ 5.8
1995
Extreme as Reese Wheeler
TV
1994
The Visual Bible: Acts as Simon Peter
Movie ★ 6.6
1994
Relative Fear as Det. Atwater
Movie ★ 4.6
1994
Indecent Behavior II as Liam O'Donnell
Movie ★ 4.4
1994
Parallel Lives as Professor Spencer Jones
Movie ★ 5.0
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor as Ryan Allison
Movie ★ 6.3
1994
Burke's Law as Mitchell Farrell
TV ★ 6.7
1993
Cheatin' Hearts as Henry
Movie ★ 3.1
1993
Visions of Murder as Hal
Movie ★ 5.0
1993
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride as John Parsley
Movie ★ 5.4
1993
Angel Falls as Luke Larson
TV ★ 8.0
1992
Gas Food Lodging as John Evans
Movie ★ 6.3
1992
Twin Sisters as Michael Mallory
Movie ★ 2.8
1992
The Sands of Time as Col. Ramon Acoca
Movie
1991
Ted & Venus as Max Waters
Movie ★ 4.0
1991
And the Sea Will Tell as Mac Graham
Movie ★ 5.9
1991
And the Sea Will Tell as Mac Graham
TV
1990
Bad Jim as B.D. Sweetman
Movie ★ 7.3
1990
Back Stab as Cliff Murphy
Movie ★ 3.5
1990
The Earth Day Special as Doctor
Movie ★ 6.2
1990
High Score as Budetzky
Movie
1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor as Dr. Alan Lanier
Movie ★ 5.3
1980s 16 credits
1989
Finish Line as Martin Shrevelow
Movie ★ 4.3
1989
Voice of the Heart as Victor Mason
Movie ★ 8.5
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
TV ★ 5.4
1987
Intimate Betrayal as Michael Wakefield
Movie ★ 7.0
1987
Hold the Dream as Ross Nelson
TV ★ 3.2
1986
Intimate Encounters as Nick Atkins
Movie ★ 2.7
1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure as "P. W."
Movie ★ 6.5
1985
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues as Harry Wilde
Movie ★ 5.1
1983
Cowboy as Ward McNally
Movie
1983
White Water Rebels as Mike McKay
Movie
1982
Mae West as Jim Timony
Movie ★ 5.8
1982
The Ambush Murders as Paul Marshall
Movie ★ 9.0
1982
Hotel as Peter McDermott
TV ★ 6.8
1981
High Risk as Stone
Movie ★ 5.8
1981
Entertainment Tonight as Self
TV ★ 4.1
1980
Night of the Juggler● as Sean Boyd
Movie ★ 6.6
1970s 14 credits
1979
The Amityville Horror as George Lutz
Movie ★ 6.3
1978
Steel Cowboy● as Clayton Pfanner
Movie
1977
The Car● as Wade Parent
Movie ★ 6.3
1977
Capricorn One as Col. Charles Brubaker
Movie ★ 6.8
1976
Gable and Lombard● as Clark Gable
Movie ★ 4.5
1975
People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
TV ★ 9.2
1975
People's Choice Awards as Self
TV ★ 9.2
1974
Trapped as Chuck Brenner
Movie ★ 6.2
1973
Westworld as John Blane
Movie ★ 6.8
1973
Class of '63 as Joe Hart
Movie ★ 2.0
1972
Skyjacked as Jerome K. Weber
Movie ★ 6.1
1972
Short Walk to Daylight as Tom Phelan
Movie ★ 6.2
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Dr. Steven Kiley
TV ★ 6.3
1971
The Pet Set as Self
TV ★ 5.5
1960s 25 credits
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities as Steven Kiley
Movie
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Steven Kiley
TV ★ 6.5
1969
Love, American Style
TV ★ 6.1
1968
The Boston Strangler as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
Movie ★ 6.6
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.6
1967
The Cape Town Affair● as Skip McCoy
Movie ★ 3.5
1966
Fantastic Voyage as Technician
Movie ★ 6.7
1966
Planet of the Apes Test Reel as Cornelius
Movie
1966
Way... Way Out as Ted Robertson
Movie ★ 5.7
1966
Our Man Flint as Technician (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1966
Batman as Officer Reggie Hogan
TV ★ 7.3
1966
The Monroes
TV ★ 5.7
1966
Batman as Driver
TV ★ 7.3
1966
Batman as Kid Gulliver
TV ★ 7.3
1965
Von Ryan's Express as Private Ames
Movie ★ 7.1
1965
Dear Brigitte as Student at Leaf Rally
Movie ★ 6.4
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Movie ★ 3.1
1964
Valentine's Day
TV
1963
Take Her, She's Mine as Mel (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1963
The Patty Duke Show
TV ★ 6.0
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
TV ★ 7.5
1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self
TV ★ 6.2
1961
Bus Stop
TV
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
TV ★ 5.4
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
TV ★ 5.4
1940s 3 credits
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
TV ★ 7.2
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
TV ★ 7.2
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
TV ★ 7.2
Crew Credits
2010s 5 credits
2018
Royal Hearts Director
Movie ★ 6.1
2018
Royal Hearts Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.1
2016
I'll Be Home for Christmas Director
Movie ★ 6.1
2016
I'll Be Home for Christmas Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.1
2010
Standing Ovation Executive Producer
Movie ★ 3.3
2000s 2 credits
2008
The American Standards Producer
Movie ★ 3.0
2007
Bad Girl Island Co-Producer
Movie ★ 4.1
1990s 3 credits
1997
My Brother's War Director
Movie ★ 4.7
1997
We the People Executive Producer
Movie ★ 2.8
1997
Pensacola: Wings of Gold Director
TV ★ 6.3
1980s 1 credit
1982
Hotel Director
TV ★ 6.8