James Brolin

He is most famous for his roles on television series such as Marcus Welby, M.D., Hotel, and Pensacola: Wings of Gold. He achieved immortality by appearing on one of a series of United States postage stamps portraying movie monsters, as the Wolf Man, in 1977. He was married to actress Jan Smithers from 1987 through 1995, and then married actress Barbra Streisand in 1998. He maintained a strong career in horror movies, playing all four of the classic horror roles -- the Wolf Man, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), The Mummy in The Mummy's Tomb (1942) and (the son of) Dracula in Son of Dracula (1943). James Brolin (born James Bruderlin) (born July 18, 1940) is an American actor and director. In 1941 he starred in the title role of The Wolf Man, the characterization which would be his stereotypical role for the rest of his life. The Reagans. He did not achieve stardom until the 1939 feature film version of Of Mice and Men, in which he played Lennie Small.

His first movie was an uncredited role in the 1932 film Girl Crazy. He did not take any movie roles until after his father's death. But he also studied makeup under his father. He worked menial jobs in order to make his own way.

Chaney worked hard to avoid his father's shadow. Chaney was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died in San Clemente, California. He was born Creighton Tull Chaney, and was first credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935, as a studio marketing ploy. Lon Chaney, Jr. (February 10, 1906 - July 12, 1973) was an American character actor, well-known mainly for his roles in monster movies and as the son of his better-known father, Lon Chaney.