Biography
Steven Kiley on "Marcus Welby, M.D." (ABC, 1969-76) and five years as Peter McDemott, the general manager of "Hotel" (ABC, 1983-88).
Brolin was raised in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, not far from 20th Century Fox, the studio where he began in show business, first aspiring to be a cinematographer or director. But the studio soon put him under contract as an actor, and he made his debut in an episode of the TV series "Bus Stop" (ABC, …
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Career Milestones
2006 | Played the Governor of Maine, who in order to get re-elected, opposes the legalization of gay marriage, in the A&E movie, "Wedding Wars" |
2003 | Played Ronald Reagan in the television movie "The Reagans"; the movie stirred up a lot of controversy and was moved from CBS to Showtime; received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Miniseries |
2003 | Played Selma Blair's father in the comedy "It's a Guy Thing" |
2002 | Played a roguish businessman who interferes with Leonardo DiCaprio's family life in "Catch Me If You Can" |
2002 | Had a three episode stint on the NBC political series, "The West Wing" |
2000 | Had small role in Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic" |
1998 | Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (August 27) |
1998 | Feature directorial debut, "My Brother's War"; released direct-to-video |
1997 | Starred in the syndicated series "Pensacola: Wings of Gold" |
1997 | Hosted Fox series "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction?" |
1996 | Starred in "California" a pilot for a potential spinoff of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" |
1995 | Returned to series TV as Reese Wheeler on the short-lived ABC series "Extreme" |
1993 | Executive produced and starred in feature film, "Cheatin' Hearts" |
1993 | Portrayed Luke Larson on the short-lived CBS series "Angel Falls" |
1991 | First network miniseries, "And the Sea Will Tell" (CBS) |
1990 | Made TV miniseries debut in syndicated "Voice of the Heart" |
1990 | Hosted reality series "Reunion" |
1983 | Cast as Peter McDermott, the manager of "Hotel" on the ABC series |
1979 | First feature box office success with Brolin in leading role, "The Amityville Horror" |
1976 | Starred as Clark Gable in the feature biopic "Gable and Lombard" |
1973 | Starred in the highest-rated TV movie of season "Trapped" |
1972 | TV-movie debut, "Short Walk to Daylight" |
1969 | Played Dr. Steven Kiley on the ABC medical drama "Marcus Welby, M.D."; earned three Emmy nominations from 1971-1973 and a Golden Globe nomination in 1972 for Best Supporting Actor |
1967 | First starring role in film, "Capetown Affair" |
1966 | First series as regular, "The Monroes" |
1963 | First film as actor "Take Her, She's Mine" |
1961 | TV debut, episode of "Bus Stop" |
1960 | Put under contract by 20th Century Fox |
Awards
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie in The Reagans (Showtime) |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Reagans (Showtime) |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Traffic |
1984 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Hotel |
1983 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Hotel |
1973 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actor In a Supporting Role in Marcus Welby, M.D. |
1972 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Marcus Welby, M.D. |
1972 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actor In a Supporting Role in Marcus Welby, M.D. |
1971 | Golden Globe Award for Actor in a Supporting Role - Series Or Television Movie in Marcus Welby, M.D. |
1971 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actor In a Supporting Role in Marcus Welby, M.D. |
1970 | Golden Globe Award for Actor in a Supporting Role - Television Series in Marcus Welby, M.D. |
1970 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actor In a Supporting Role in Marcus Welby, M.D. |