James Brolin facts for kids

James Brolin
Brolin in La Quinta (2013)
Born	Craig Kenneth Bruderlin July 18, 1940 (1940-07-18) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	James M. Brolin Craig J. Brolin
Alma mater	University High School
Occupation	Actor, producer, director
Years active	1960–present
Home town	Los Angeles, California
Spouse(s)	Jane Cameron Agee (m. 1966; div. 1984) Jan Smithers (m. 1986; div. 1995) Barbra Streisand (m. 1998)
Children	3, including Josh Brolin

James Brolin born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin, July 18, 1940 is an American actor, producer, and director, best known for his roles in film and television, including sitcoms and soap operas. He is the father of actor Josh Brolin and husband of Barbra Streisand. Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 10, 2016.

Early life

Brolin was born in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. The eldest of two brothers and two sisters. As a young child, he was apparently more interested in animals and airplanes, which he began building and flying when he was 10, than in acting. Brolin graduated from high school in 1958, and his family was already encouraging him to become an actor.

Early career

Brolin attended Santa Monica City College and studied drama at the University of California at Los Angeles before getting a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1960. At Fox, he started out as a contract player in Sandra Dee movies. At the age of 20, he changed his surname from "Bruderlin" to "Brolin" to become James Brolin.

Film

During the 1970s, the 6 ft 4 inch Brolin began appearing in leading roles in films. By the mid 1970s, he was a regular leading man in films. When Roger Moore expressed his desire to leave the role of James Bond, Brolin screen tested for the role in the next film Octopussy (1983). Ultimately, however, Moore decided to continue in the series.

Television

Brolin as Dr. Steven Kiley
in Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)

In 1968, Brolin transferred to Universal Studios, where he auditioned for a co-starring role opposite seasoned actor Robert Young in the popular medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976). The series was one of the top-rated television shows of the day. In its first season in 1970, Brolin won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, and was subsequently nominated three more times. He was also nominated for Golden Globes three times for Best Supporting Actor, and won twice between 1971 and 1973.

As the new decade approached, Brolin starred in both Angel Falls for CBS and Extreme for ABC, although neither matched the popularity of his earlier series.

Brolin has had a number of supporting roles in major cinema releases since 2000. He is currently playing the role of John, the family patriarch, in the CBS comedy Life in Pieces.

Personal life

Barbra Streisand with Brolin (2013)

In 1966, he married Jane Cameron Agee, an aspiring actress at Twentieth Century Fox, 12 days after they first met. The couple had two children. They were divorced in 1984. In 1985, Brolin met actress Jan Smithers on the set of Hotel, and they married in 1986. The couple had a daughter, Molly Elizabeth (b. 1987). Jan Smithers filed for divorce from Brolin in 1995.

In 1996, Brolin met Barbra Streisand through a friend, and they married on July 1, 1998. The couple reside in Malibu, California. Brolin is the stepfather of Streisand's only son, Jason Gould.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Take Her, She's Mine	Mel	Uncredited
1965	Dear Brigitte	Student	Uncredited
1965	Von Ryan's Express	Private Ames
1966	Fantastic Voyage	Technician
1967	The Cape Town Affair	Skip McCoy
1968	The Boston Strangler	Detective Sgt. Phil Lisi
1972	Skyjacked	Sgt. Jerome K. Weber
1973	Trapped	Chuck Brenner	Made-for-television movie, televised ca. Nov. 1973
1973	Westworld	John Blane
1976	Gable and Lombard	Clark Gable
1977	The Car	Captain Wade Parent
1977	Capricorn One	Colonel Charles Brubaker
1978	Steel Cowboy	Clayton Ray Dennis
1979	The Amityville Horror	George Lutz
1980	Night of the Juggler	Sean Boyd
1981	High Risk	Stone
1985	Pee-wee's Big Adventure	P.W. Herman	Cameo appearance
1987	Deep Dark Secrets	Michael Wakefield
1989	Voice of the Heart	Victor Mason
1990	Bad Jim	B. D. Sweetman
1991	Ted & Venus	Max Waters
1992	Gas Food Lodging	John Evans
1993	Paper Hearts	Henry
1994	The Book of Acts	Simon Peter
1994	Parallel Lives	Nick Dimas
2000	Traffic	General Ralph Landry	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2002	Catch Me If You Can	Jack Barnes
2002	The Master of Disguise	Febbrizio Disguisey
2003	A Guy Thing	Ken Cooper
2006	The Alibi	Robert Hatch
2007	The American Standards	Jack Jennings
2007	The Hunting Party	Franklin Harris
2007	Bad Girl Island	Terry Bamba
2008	Last Chance Harvey	Brian
2008	Lost City Raiders	John Kubiak
2009	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.	Ben Selleck
2010	Burlesque	Mr. Anderson
2010	Standing Ovation		Producer
2011	Last Will	Det. Sloan
2011	A Fonder Heart	Craig
2011	Love, Wedding, Marriage	Bradley
2014	Elsa & Fred	Max Hayes
2015	Accidental Love	Senator Bramen
2015	The Steps	Ed
2015	The 33	Jeff Hart
2015	Sisters	Bucky Ellis
2016	I'll Be Home For Christmas	Jack	Executive Producer & Director

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1961	Follow the Sun	Teenager	Episode: "The Highest Wall"
1961	Bus Stop	Unknown	Episode: "The Resurrection of Annie Ahearn"
1962	Margie	Freddie Coates	Episode: "Madame President"
1965	Valentine's Day	Unknown	Episode: "Two Weeks with Pay"
1965	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Spencer	Episode: "The Saboteur"
1965	The Patty Duke Show	Hank	Episode: "Patty Meets the Great Outdoors"
1965	Daniel Boone	Member of the Lost Colony, Mark	Episode: "The Lost Colony"
1966–67	The Monroes	Dalton Wales	4 episodes
1966–67	Batman	Various	4 episodes
1969–76	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Dr. Steven Kiley	172 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1971, 1973) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1971–73)
1972	Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law	Zack Jamison	Episode: "Shine a Light on Me"
1974	Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law	Dr. Steven Kiley	Episode: "I've Promised You a Father, Part 2"
1983–88	Hotel	Peter McDermott	115 episodes Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama (1984–85)
1989	Finish Line	Glenn's father	Television movie
1990	Nightmare on the 13th Floor	Dr. Alan Lanier	Television movie
1990	The Earth Day Special	Doctor
1993	Gunsmoke IV: The Long Ride	John Parsley	Television movie
1993	Visions of Murder	Hal	Television movie
1995	Extreme	Reese Wheeler	7 episodes
1996	Hart to Hart: Hart's In High Season	Elliot	TV movie
1997	Roseanne	Edgar Wellman, Jr.	2 episodes
1997–2000	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Lt. Colonel Bill Kelly	66 episodes
1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Host	6 episodes
2002	The West Wing	Governor Robert Ritchie	2 episodes
2003	The Reagans	Ronald Reagan	Television movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2005	Monk	Daniel Thorn	Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas"
2005	Widow on the Hill	Hank Cavanaugh	Television movie
2008	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Colonel Richard Finley	Episode: "Lunacy"
2009	Psych	Sheriff Hank Mendel	Episode: "High Noon-ish"
2010	Blackout	Terrance Danfield	3 episodes
2013–16	Castle	Jackson Hunt	3 episodes
2013	Community	William Winger	Episode: "Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations"
2013	Christmas with Tucker	Bo McCray	Television movie
2015–present	Life in Pieces	John Short	Current series

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