James Brolin

Birthday: 18 July 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name: Craig Kenneth Bruderlin

Height: 193 cm

James Brolin was born on July 18, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Craig Kenneth Bruderlin. He is an actor and producer, known for Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Hote ...Show More

[on winning his first Emmy Award in 1970 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Marcus Welby, Show more [on winning his first Emmy Award in 1970 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)]: Well, you start these shows out with a bang, don't you? Well, I ... I had no speech. I ... started to write one and my wife came in and asked me, what I was doing. I said I was writing a speech. And she said, 'What for? You haven't got a chance in hell!' But here I am. Geez! Hide

[on his son's, Josh's arrest, at a bar brawl]: There were people who lived across the street who sai Show more [on his son's, Josh's arrest, at a bar brawl]: There were people who lived across the street who said there was no fight. How come nobody is suing for being hit? There was no fight. Hide

I think you can have a whole terrific, smart career as a second and third banana and work more and h Show more I think you can have a whole terrific, smart career as a second and third banana and work more and have much less risk than the lead guy. But I like being the lead guy. Hide

[As a director]: One of the things I love about directing is I love actors, because no matter how co Show more [As a director]: One of the things I love about directing is I love actors, because no matter how complex they are, once you get down to working and talking to them and the toughest guy will want you to open them up and he wants to show you stuff he was afraid to show anybody before. Hide

[on the death of Jane Agee, his first ex-wife, in a car crash]: I think it was she was avoiding a de Show more [on the death of Jane Agee, his first ex-wife, in a car crash]: I think it was she was avoiding a deer. I was surprised, and oh, I was affected. Yeah, I was really ripped up. Hide

I spent most of the money I made on phone calls. I spent most of the money I made on phone calls.

James Brolin's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (157) as Director (2)

Burkes Law - Season 2 (1995)

Hotel - Season 5

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Season 1

Life in Pieces - Season 3

Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season

Fantastic Voyage

Goodbye Charlie

Rowan and Martins Laugh-In - Season 1

Rowan and Martins Laugh-In - Season 2

Community - Season 6

Eli Roths History of Horror - Season 1

Sisters

The Dean Martin Show - Season 1

Castle - Season 7

Visions of Murder

When Calls The Heart - Season 6

Psych - Season 3

Sweet Tooth - Season 1

Burkes Law - Season 1

The Car

The Virginian - Season 4

The West Wing - Season 7

Castle - Season 1

Royal Hearts

The West Wing - Season 5

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season 1

James Brolin'S roles

Governor Robert Ritchie, R-FL

John

Charles Brubaker

Wade Parent

Edgar Wellman Jr.

Hank Mendel

William Winger

General Ralph Landry

Ben Selleck

Jackson Hunt

Mr. Anderson

Jeff Hart