James Brolin

Birth Name:

Craig Kenneth Bruderlin

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Director, Soundtrack

Won the 2008 Hollywood Film Festival award for actor of the year
Majored in theater arts while attending the University of California
Started his career as a character actor, playing bit parts in television and film
Was fascinated with the actor James Dean as a teenager
Quote: "I remember at the premiere of my second movie I started crying․ I thought, I'm so bad that I either have to stop this and do something else or learn what I'm doing․"
Quote: "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․"
Best known for playing Dr․ Steven Kiley in "Marcus Welby, M․D․" and Peter McDermott in "Hotel․"
The medical drama "Marcus Welby, M․D․" became a turning point in his career, and after the series ended, he went on to play a number of leading roles in film
As a child, he had an intense interest in airplanes and began building and flying model airplanes when he was 10
He is a horse breeder and has devoted a large amount of time to being a horseman
With a passion for aviation, he has managed to attain a pilot's license

1970Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama:Winner
1971Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor - Television:Winner
1971Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama:Nominated
1972Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor - Television:Nominated
1972Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama:Nominated
1973Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor - Television:Winner
1973Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama:Nominated
1973TP de Oro - Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero):Nominated
1979Stinker Award - Worst On-Screen Couple:Nominated
1979Stinker Award - Worst Actor:Nominated
1984Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama:Nominated
1985Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama:Nominated
1993Bronze Wrangler - Fictional Television Drama:Winner
1997Hollywood Discovery Award - Best Feature Film (Over $1 million):Winner
2001Actor - Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture:Winner
2004Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated

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