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James Brolin
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James Brolin is an American actor, film producer, and character actor who began his professional career in 1961. Born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin on July 18, 1940, in Los Angeles, he resides in Malibu. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has been married to Jan Smithers and Barbra Streisand. Brolin has three children, including Josh Brolin, and is related to Eden Brolin and Jason Gould.
His acting work has been recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He also holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In addition to his entertainment career, Brolin participates in auto racing.
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
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…
Known for
- Ransom Canyon — Cap Fuller2025
- La Californie ! — Self - Actor2023
- Amityville: An Origin Story — Self- Archive2023
- Lightyear — Zurg (voice)2022
- Sweet Tooth — Narrator (voice)2021
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- Royal Hearts — Hank Pavlik2018
- Eli Roth's History of Horror — Self2018
- Spielberg — Self2017
- Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! — Self2017
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Key facts
- Born
- Craig Kenneth Bruderlin , ( 1940-07-18 ) July 18, 1940 (age 85) , Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Other names
- James M. Brolin Craig J. Brolin
- Alma mater
- Santa Monica City College , University of California, Los Angeles
- Occupations
- Actor director producer
- Years active
- 1960–present
- Spouses
- Jane Cameron Agee ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1984 ) Jan Smithers ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1995 ) Barbra Streisand ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 )
- Children
- 3, including Josh Brolin
- Relatives
- Eden Brolin (granddaughter)
- Awards
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Barbra Streisand
- Child
- Josh Brolin
- Occupation
- director
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- auto racing
- Image
- James Brolin 2013 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Malibu
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- James Brolin
- date of birth
- 1940-07-18
- name in native language
- James Brolin
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- birth name
- Craig Kenneth Bruderlin
- relative
- Jason Gould
- pseudonym
- Craig J. Brolin
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
James Brolin (born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin; July 18, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. He has appeared in over 140 film and television productions since his debut in 1961 and is the recipient of two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Brolin is known for his TV roles such as Steven Kiley on Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–76), Peter McDermott on Hotel (1983–88), LCol. Bill Kelly on Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1997–2000), John Short on Life in Pieces (2015–19), and the Narrator on Sweet Tooth (2021–24). His notable film roles include Sgt. Jerome K. Weber in Skyjacked (1972), John Blane in Westworld (1973), George Lutz in The Amityville Horror (1979), General Ralph Landry in Traffic (2000), Jack Barnes in Catch Me If You Can (2002), and the voice of Emperor Zurg in the Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear (2022).
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