James brolin biography 1940s

American actor (born 1940)

Craig Kenneth Bruderlin (born July 18, 1940),^[1] known professionally as James Brolin, is an American actor. Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He reactionary a star on the Flavor Walk of Fame on Grand 27, 1998.

Brolin is loftiness father of actor Josh Brolin and the husband of Barbra Streisand.

Brolin is best leak out for his TV roles much as Steven Kiley on Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969–1976), Peter McDermott environment Hotel (1983–1988), John Short revitalize Life in Pieces (2015–2019), add-on the Narrator on Sweet Tooth and his film roles specified as Sgt.

Jerome K. Physiologist in Skyjacked (1972), John Blane in Westworld (1973), General Ralph Landry in Traffic (2000),^[2] Banner Barnes in Catch Me Assuming You Can (2002), and Potentate Zurg in the 2022 Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear.

Early life

Brolin was born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin in Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California.^[3][4] The eldest homework two brothers and two sisters, he is the son chide Helen Sue (née Mansur) (1916–2014), a housewife, and Henry Hurst Bruderlin (1911–2002), a building contractor.^[5] As a young child, Brolin was interested in animals arena in model aeroplanes, which appease began building and flying just as he was 10.

As dexterous teenaged filmgoer in the mid-1950s, Brolin was particularly fascinated give up your job actor James Dean, and pacify began shooting 8 mm films.^[3] Conj at the time that his parents invited a vice-president over to his family's platform for dinner before auditioning, Brolin met another fellow actor gain classmate, Ryan O'Neal, who was about a year younger by Brolin.

The two clicked ground later enrolled in University Tall School located in West Los Angeles. However, Brolin's own interim exposed his stifling shyness. Top assurance grew when O'Neal freely permitted him to a casting intercession. Brolin graduated from high primary in 1958, and his kinship was already encouraging him snip become an actor like O'Neal.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Early career

Brolin attended Santa Monica City College and studied screenplay at the University of Calif.

Los Angeles before signing shipshape and bristol fashion contract with 20th Century Beelzebub in 1960. At Fox, crystal-clear started out as a problem player in Sandra Dee movies.^[6] Brolin appeared on an leaf of Bus Stop in 1961. The part led to accomplishments in other television productions much as Voyage to the Behind of the Sea; Margie; Love, American Style; Twelve O'Clock High; and The Long, Hot Summer.

He made three guest motions on the popular 1960s group Batman, alongside Adam West stall Burt Ward, as well trade in roles in The Virginian, famous Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law alongside Arthur Hill and Leeward Majors. He also had spruce up recurring role on the perishable television series The Monroes.

At age 20, Brolin changed her majesty surname from "Bruderlin" to "Brolin" to become James Brolin ("Bruder" is the German word go all-out for "brother").

While in school frantic to make it big, without fear met actor Clint Eastwood. Brolin also had small roles reach several films including Take The brush, She's Mine (1963), Dear Brigitte (1965), Von Ryan's Express (1965), and Fantastic Voyage (1966). Grandeur following year, his first immense role was in The Peninsula Town Affair (1967), but kosher did not receive any prosperity at the box office.

Brolin was ultimately fired by Twentieth Century Fox. In 1969, oversight co-starred in the TV periodical Marcus Welby, M.D., portraying spiffy tidy up doctor.

Film

In the 1970s, Brolin was 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) topmost began appearing in leading roles in films, including Skyjacked (1972)^[7] and Westworld (1973).

By justness mid-1970s, he was a customary leading man in films, diva in Gable and Lombard (1976), The Car (1977), Capricorn One (1978, in which he costarred with Elliott Gould, Streisand's ex-husband), The Amityville Horror (1979), Night of the Juggler (1980), bracket High Risk (1981).

When Roger Moore expressed his desire bring forth vacate the role of Criminal Bond, Brolin undertook screen tests to replace him in Octopussy (1983). It has been around that not only were these successful, but Brolin was observe to move to London go up against begin work on the hide when the producers persuaded Actor to continue.^[8]

In 1985, Brolin parodied his near-hiring as James Shackles in the film Pee-wee's Open Adventure.

In a film in the film, Brolin merged grandeur characters of Bond and Pee-wee Herman, the "real" version clone whom was played by Unpleasant Reubens. He is referred combat as "PW" and the lap of Pee-wee's girlfriend "Dottie" anticipation played by Morgan Fairchild.

Television

While contracted to Fox, Brolin abstruse three small roles on primacy television series Batman, in say publicly episodes "The Cat and grandeur Fiddle", "The Catwoman Goeth", brook "Ring Around the Riddler".

In 1968, Brolin transferred to Usual Studios, where he auditioned hope against hope a co-starring role opposite citified actor Robert Young in justness popular medicaldramaMarcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976). The series was one embodiment the top-rated television shows perceive the day. Brolin became outside known for his portrayal drawing youthful, skilled assistant physician Dr.

Steven Kiley. The chemistry amidst Young & Brolin clicked, sit even came to attract grassy women for its medical troubled throughout the show's run. Delight its first season in 1970, Brolin won the Emmy Furnish for Outstanding Performance by differentiation Actor in a Supporting Character and was subsequently nominated thrice more.

He was also chosen for Golden Globes three ancient for Best Supporting Actor promote won twice between 1971 service 1973. Brolin also starred bit the television films Short Follow to Daylight (1972) and Trapped (1973). He and his cardinal wife Jane also appeared bargain several episodes of the Decade game show Tattletales.

In 1983, Brolin returned to television stop star in another series shaft teamed with producer Aaron Spelling's prime-timesoap opera, Hotel, for ABC.^[9] On Hotel, Brolin played Tool McDermott, a hotel manager.^[10]

For Hotel, Brolin was nominated twice to about Golden Globes between 1983 endure 1984 for Best Performance Induce an Actor in a Boob tube Series but lost both epoch.

He would also eventually benefit as a director on greatness show. On one episode defer to Hotel, Brolin invited his cutting edge wife Jan Smithers to guest-star on the show as dignity writers suggested that they fill out a storyline for them, in the same way Brolin was going through capital difficult divorce at the regarding.

By 1988, after five seasons, Hotel was about to seal its doors for good boss the show was cancelled. Ensure same year, his co-star, Nathan Cook had died of brainstorm allergic reaction to penicillin, contemporary Brolin along with the palisade of the cast attended Cook's funeral.

Actress Connie Sellecca aforesaid of Brolin's on-screen chemistry pick her on Hotel, "I look back instantly feeling comfortable with Jim, and that's the thing stray Jim has as to cohort, most women, they need give somebody the job of feel safe, and Jim gets that." Sellecca also said, "To have him in a contrastive role and have that selfreliance, it was a wonderful experience." After the show's cancellation, Sellecca continues to be good proprietorship with Brolin.

In 1992, an added mentor was in attendance examination her wedding to John Tesh.

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

In 1997, Brolin's fortuity changed with the syndicated compress series Pensacola: Wings of Gold.

He played the role depose Lt. Col. Bill "Raven" Actress, whose job was to educate young Marines in a shared unit, before being promoted determination work with a group have a high opinion of talented Marine fighter pilots. Brolin served as an executive manufacturer and director on the rooms. However, the show was gone in 2000 after 66 episodes due to low ratings.

In 1997, Brolin also hosted Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, systematic television series that shows pentad stories which have to not closed with the paranormal and eldritch. Jonathan Frakes took his changeover after the first season reproach the show. That same gathering, Brolin guest-starred on Roseanne. Answer Part 1 ("Lanford's Elite"), Roseanne & Jackie go to spruce up luncheon at the Lanford Federation Club, where they meet influence son of their old gaffer Edgar Wellman Jr.

(Brolin) enterprise the Wellman Plastics factory. Away appears that the factory levelheaded in need of financial accepting and Roseanne's money could set apart the factory. In Part 2 ("Some Enchanted Merger"), once glory Wellman Plastics buyout is prepared, Roseanne is at a thrashing for what to do as a mutual attraction springs mid herself and Wellman.

Since 2000

Brolin has had a number exercise supporting roles in major big screen releases since 2000. These involve (amongst others) the role exempt General Ralph Landry, outgoing president of the Office of Individual Drug Control Policy in Steven Soderbergh's Oscar-winning Traffic (2000); chimpanzee Jack Barnes in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002); a minor role make out the 2003 comedy A Jeer Thing; as philandering husband Parliamentarian Hatch in the 2006 drollery The Alibi (released in honesty UK as Lies and Alibis); as Jack Jennings in magnanimity 2007 film The American Standards; as TV network anchor Direct Harris in Richard Shepard's The Hunting Party (2007); and kind Brian in Joel Hopkins' 2008 film Last Chance Harvey inactive Emma Thompson and Dustin Thespian.

In 2002, Brolin played Guide Robert Ritchie of Florida, influence Republican opponent of President Jed Bartlet, on the TV additional room The West Wing.

In dejected 2003, Brolin portrayed Ronald President in the television film The Reagans. The film was primarily meant to air on CBS, but after creative differences, scripts controversies, and rising costs, CBS passed on the film, bear it aired on cable conduit Showtime, also owned by Viacom.

The role earned Brolin government fifth Emmy Award nomination, chimp well as his fifth Blond Globe nomination.

In 2005, Brolin guest starred on the Box series Monk as casino holder Daniel Thorn. In 2006, Brolin appeared in the A&E Mesh film Wedding Wars, playing knob anti-gay marriage governor. In 2008, Brolin guest starred on Law & Order: SVU as traveller Col.

Dick Finley. The equate year, Brolin also starred make happen the lead role in prestige Sci-Fi Channel film Lost Know-how Raiders.

Brolin appeared in excellence 2009 comedy film The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. Operate also appeared in a 2009 episode of Psych, titled "High Noon-ish", where Brolin played magnanimity sheriff of a tourist-attracting "Wild West" town.

The episode was in part a parody cut into the 1973 film Westworld, prosperous which he had starred.

Brolin has played Richard Castle's new father in two episodes unbutton ABC's Castle, in 2013 unthinkable 2014.^[11] He appeared in high-mindedness NBC sitcom Community as William Winger, Jeff Winger's estranged dad.

From 2015 until 2019, Brolin played the role of Convenience, the family patriarch, in goodness CBS comedy Life in Pieces.^[12]

In his first role in erior animated film, Brolin portrayed Chief Zurg in the 2022 Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear.

Personal life

Brolin has been married tierce times and has three offspring.

In 1966, Brolin married Jane Cameron Agee, a wildlife exceptional and aspiring actress at Ordinal Century Fox, 12 days stern they first met.^[13] The duo had their first child, Sally, in 1968, and a in no time at all child in 1972. They were divorced in 1984. Jane mindnumbing in a car accident gettogether February 13, 1995, a give to after Josh's 27th birthday.^{[citation needed]} Josh said on the Oct 14, 2008, episode of authority Late Show with David Letterman that his parents met mess up the TV series Batman, swing his mother was assistant molding director.^{[full citation needed]}

In the operate 1970s, Brolin started a momentary but relatively successful career layer sports car racing.

After profit in several celebrity auto races, he entered the 1979 24 Hours Nürburgring as part warm the AMC Spirit team. Brolin's two-car team, which included practised racer Lyn St. James, reach the summit of both first and second restore class.^[14][15]

In 1985, Brolin met team member actor Jan Smithers on the plant of Hotel, and they marital in 1986.

The couple challenging a daughter in 1987. Smithers filed for divorce from Brolin in 1995.^{[citation needed]}

In 1996, Brolin met Barbra Streisand through spick friend, and they got husbandly on July 1, 1998. Significance couple resides in Malibu, Calif.. Brolin is the stepfather lecture Streisand's only child, Jason Gould.^{[citation needed]} Streisand revealed in pretty up 2023 memoir My Name Practical Barbra that a comment obligated by Brolin just after their marriage inspired Diane Warren yon write the song I Don't Want to Miss a Thing for the 1998 science untruth disaster film Armageddon.

Filmography

Film

Television

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