James Brolin

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James Brolin (born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin, July 18, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director.

He is the father of actor Josh Brolin and Barbra Streisand's husband.

Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy.

On August 10, 2016, he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Early life

In Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California, Brolin was born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin. He is the son of Helen Sue (née Mansur), a housewife, and Henry Hurst Bruderlin (1911-2002), a building contractor. He was the eldest of two brothers and two sisters. As a young child, he was interested in animals and in model airplanes, which he began building and flying when he was 10. He was particularly interested in actor James Dean as a teenager in the mid-1950s, and he started shooting 8 mm films. He met Ryan O'Neal, a year younger than Brolin, when his parents invited a director over to his family's house for dinner before auditioning. The two students clicked and later enrolled in University High School, which is located in West Los Angeles. Brolin's own behavior revealed his stifling timidity. He was more assured when O'Neal invited him to a casting company. Brolin graduated from high school in 1958, and his family was already encouraging him to be a performer like O'Neal.

Personal life

Brolin has been married three times and has three children.

Jane Cameron Agee, a wildlife activist and rising actress at Twentieth Century Fox, married him in 1966, 12 days after they first met. Josh (b. b.) and the couple had two children. Jess (b. 1968), and Martin (b. b. It's been 1972. They were divorced in 1984. Jane died in a car crash on February 13, 1995, just one day after their son's 27th birthday. Josh revealed on the Late Show with David Letterman's October 14, 2008, that his parents appeared on the television show Batman, where his mother was assistant casting director. Trevor's grandfather, James Brolin, is the grandfather of Trevor (b). Eden (B. 1988) and Eden (b). (b. 1994), Josh's first marriage, as well as Westlyn (b. 2018 (b) and Chapel (b) and Wilmington (b). Josh's third marriage in 2020.

Brolin began a short but fruitful career in late 1970s sports car racing. After success in several celebrity auto races, he joined the 1979 24 Hours Nürburgring team as part of the AMC Spirit team. The Brolin's two-car team, which included veteran racer Lyn St. James, came in second and second in class, placing both 1st and 2nd in class.

Brolin met actor Jan Smithers on the set of Hotel in 1985, and the pair married in 1986. Molly Elizabeth (b. ), the couple's daughter, was born. (circa 1987) In 1995, Jan Smithers applied for divorce from Brolin.

Brolin met Barbra St. John Smith through a friend in 1996 and married on July 1, 1998. The couple lives in Malibu, California. Brolin is the stepfather of St.J's only child, Jason Gould.

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Career

Brolin studied drama at the University of California Los Angeles before signing a 20th Century Fox contract in 1960. He began as a cast member in Sandra Dee films at Fox. In 1961, Brolin appeared on an episode of Bus Stop. The part appeared in other television shows, including Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea; Margie; Love, American Style; and The Long, Hot Summer. He appeared on three occasions on Batman, alongside Adam West and Burt Ward, as well as roles in The Virginian and Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law alongside Arthur Hill and Lee Majors. He appeared on the short-lived television series The Monroes.

He changed his surname from "Bruderlin" to "Brolin" to James Brolin" at age 20 (Bruder) is German for "brother." Clint Eastwood, a film student who was struggling to make it big, met actor Clint Eastwood. Brolin appeared in several films, including Take Her Mine (1963), Dear Brigitte (1965), Von Ryan's Express (1965), and Fantastic Voyage (1966). His first big role in The Cape Town Affair (1967), but it didn't have a success at the box office the following year. Brolin was actually shot by 20th Century Fox in the 20th Century. He co-starred in the television series Marcus Welby, M.D., portraying a doctor.

The 6 foot 4 inches (1.93 m) Brolin first appeared in leading roles in films, including Skyjacked (1972) and Westworld (1973). He was a regular leading man in films by the mid-1970s, starring in Gable and Lombard (1976), The Amityville Horror (1979), Night of the Juggler (1980), and High Risk (1981). Brolin did screen checks to replace him in Octopussy (1983), when Roger Moore expressed his desire to leave the role of James Bond. Not only were these films fruitful, but Brolin was actually on the verge of going to London to begin filming when the producers told Moore not to continue.

In 1985, Brolin parodied his near-hiring as James Bond in the film Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. He merged the roles of Bond and Pee Wee Herman, the "tru" version of whom was played by Paul Reubens in a film within. Morgan Fairchild plays Pee-Wee Herman's mother "Dottie" and he's affectionately referred to him as "PW."

Brolin appeared in "The Cat and the Fiddle," "The Catwoman Goeth," and "Ring Around the Riddler" while Fox was contracted to Fox.

Brolin auditioned for a co-starring role opposite seasoned actor Robert Young in the well-known medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D. in 1968. (1969-1976). The series was one of the day's most popular television shows. Brolin became well-known for his portrayal of Dr. Steven Kiley, a young, skilled assistant physician. During the show's run, the chemistry of Young & Brolin clicked, and even began to attract young women for its medical interest. Brolin received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement by an Actor in a Supporting Role's first season in 1970, and was then nominated three more times. He has been nominated for three times for Best Supporting Actor three times, and has twice since 1971. Brolin appeared in the television series Short Walk to Daylight (1972) and Trapped (1973). Jane And his first wife Jane appeared on several episodes of the 1970s game show Tattletales.

Brolin returned to television in 1983 to appear in another series and partnered with producer Aaron Spelling's prime-time soap opera Hotel Hotel. Peter McDermott, a hotel manager, appeared on Hotel Brolin.

Hotel Brolin was nominated twice for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series between 1983 and 1984, but neither time did the contest win either time. He'll eventually serve as a director on the program as well as a producer. On one episode of Hotel, he welcomed his future wife Jan Smithers to guest-star as the writers suggested that they write a storyline for them as Brolin was going through a difficult divorce at the time. The Hotel was due to close down by 1988, after five seasons, and the program was cancelled. Nathan Cook, his co-star, died of an allergic reaction to penicillin, and Brolin and the majority of his cast attended his funeral in the same year.

"I remember feeling relaxed with Jim straight away, and that's the thing that Jim has as to women, because women, most women, they need to feel secure, and Jim gets that." "To have him in a different capacity and have that confidence, it was a wonderful experience," she continued. Sellecca has continued to be a good friend with Brolin after the show's cancellation. In 1992, her mentor was in attendance at John Tesh's wedding.

Brolin appeared in both Angel Falls for CBS and Extreme for ABC in the new decade, but none of his previous series rivals could have matched the success of his earlier series.

Brolin's fortune changed in 1997 with the syndicated television series Pensacola: Wings of Gold. Before being promoted to join a team of elite Marine fighter pilots, Lt. Col. Bill "Raven" Kelly, whose job was to instruct young Marines in a special unit, was playing his role. Brolin served as both an executive producer and director on the series. In 2000, the program was canceled after 66 episodes due to low ratings.

He also appeared on Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, a television series that broadcasts five stories that have to do with the paranormal and supernatural. Jonathan Frakes took his first appearance after the show's first season.

Brolin appeared on Roseanne in 1997. Roseanne & Jackie, along with their old boss Edgar Wellman Jr. (Brolin) of the Lanford Country Club, dines at a luncheon, where they encounter their son. The factory seems to be in need of financial assistance, and Roseanne's funds may be able to save the plant. Roseanne is at a loss for what to do when a mutual attraction springs between herself and Wellman in Part 2 ("Some Enchanted Merger"), as the Wellman Plastics buyout is complete.

Brolin has appeared in several supporting roles in major cinema releases since 2000. Amongst others, they include a minor role in Steven Soderbergh's Award-winning Traffic (2004), as Jack Barnes, outgoing head of the Office of National Drug Control in Steven Soderbergh's "A Guy Without A Word (2002); as Brian in Stephen Soderbergh's 2006 film The American Standards; and as Brian in Joel Hopkins' 2008 film Last Chance Harvey, starring Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman.

On the television show The West Wing, Brolin played Governor Robert Ritchie of Florida, the Republican rival of President Jed Bartlet.

In late 2003, Brolin portrayed Ronald Reagan in the television film The Reagans. The film was originally scheduled to air on CBS, but CBS decided against it due to creative differences, scripts controversies, and rising costs, and CBS refused to air on the film, which is now owned by Viacom. Brolin's work earned him his fifth Emmy Award nomination as well as his fifth Golden Globe nomination.

Daniel Thorn, the casino's owner, appeared on Monk's television show in 2005. Brolin appeared in the A&E Network film Wedding Wars in 2006 as an anti-gay marriage governor. Brolin guest appeared on Law & Order: SVU as astronaut Col. Dick Finley in 2008. Brolin appeared in the lead role in the Sci-Fi Channel film Lost City Raiders the same year.

Brolin appeared in the 2009 comedy film The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.

He appeared in a 2009 episode of Psych called "High Noon-ish," in which he played the sheriff of a tourist-attractive "Wild West" town. The episode was based on a parody of the 1973 film Westworld, in which he had appeared.

In two episodes of ABC's Castle in 2013, and 2014, Brolin played Richard Castle's enigmatic father. William Winger, Jeff Winger's estranged father, appeared on the NBC sitcom Community as William Winger, Jeff Winger's estranged father.

In the CBS comedy Life in Pieces, he appeared as John, the family patriarch.

Brolin portrayed Emperor Zurg in the 2022 Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear, his first voice acting role.

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