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James Naughton

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
98

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 6, 1945 (80 years old)

Place of Birth
Middletown - Connecticut - USA

James Naughton

Biography

James Naughton (born December 6, 1945) is an American actor and director. On television he is best known as astronaut Pete Burke in the 1974 single-season television series Planet of the Apes. He won Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical in 1990 for City of Angels, and again in 1997 for the role of lawyer Billy Flynn in the long-running revival of the musical Chicago.

Known For

Acting

2025Sit with Me While I Dieas Father Ethan
2024SilverSizzleas Jamie
2023Not the Same Clarenceas Clarence
2023Command Zas Justice Frank Richardson
2022Past Prologueas Robert
2021And Just Like That…as Big's Brother
2021Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyesas Himself
2021Mooseltoeas Snowball
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas Self
2021The Independentsas Officer Sanders
2020Stars in the Houseas Self
2018The Romanoffsas Dmitri
2016Equityas John
2015Childlessas Harvey
2014The Affairas Rodney Callahan
2014Turks & Caicosas Frank Church
2013The Wordas
2013Creepy Carrotsas Narrator
2013Golden Boyas Marvin Drexler
2011Robot Zot!as
2010Blue Bloodsas Chief Bell
2010Nature Amazing Places Hawaiias Narrates Program Two
2009Warehouse 13as Gilbert Radburn
2008What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?as
2007Gossip Girlas William van der Bilt
2007Damagesas Sam Arsenault
2007Suburban Girlas Robert Eisenberg
2006Factory Girlas Fuzzy Sedgwick
2006Hacking Democracyas Narrator
2006The Devil Wears Pradaas Stephen
2006Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacyas Narrator
2005Out of Practiceas
2005Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Seaas Ernest Hemingway (voice)
2004Fascinationas Patrick Doherty
2004The Littlest Light on the Christmas Treeas Tim Wiggins/Narrator
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Self
2003Henry Builds a Cabinas
2002E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Specialas Narrator (voice)
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Roger Buckman
2000Labor Painsas Dr. Senior
2000The Truth About Janeas Robert
1999Oxygenas Clark Hannon
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Charlie Moss
1998Behind the Planet of the Apesas Self
1997Liberty!as Patrick Henry
1997Ally McBealas George McBeal
1996Without Memoryas Self - Narrator (voice: English version)
1996The First Wives Clubas Gill Griffin
1996The Proprietoras Texan
1996First Kidas President Paul Davenport
1995Mixed Blessingsas Brad Coleman
1995Cagney & Lacey: Together Againas James Burton
1994Cagney & Lacey: The Returnas James Burton
1994The Cosby Mysteriesas
1994The Birds II: Land's Endas Frank
1992Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hallas Self
1991Brooklyn Bridgeas
1991Memorial: Letters from American Soldiersas Reader
1990Law & Orderas Barry Taggert
1990Blown Awayas Rick LaSalle
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatreas Self
1988Raising Mirandaas
1988The Good Motheras Brian Dunlop
1988Necessityas Rick LaSalle
1987CBS Summer Playhouseas John Dockery
1987The Glass Menagerieas Jim O'Connor
1986Sin of Innocenceas Andy Colleran
1985Between the Darkness and the Dawnas Jack Parrish
1985Cat's Eyeas Hugh
1984Who's the Boss?as
1984Who's the Boss?as Michael Bower
1984Last of the Great Survivorsas Richard Wylie
1983Trauma Centeras Michael Royce
1982Natureas Narrator (voice)
1982Paroleas Andy Driscoll
1982My Body, My Childas Dr. Dan Berensen
1982Making the Gradeas
1982Cagney & Laceyas Michael Bower
1982A Stranger Is Watchingas Steve Peterson
1981The Bunkeras James O'Donnell
1980Farewell to the Planet of the Apesas Pete Burke
1980Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apesas Pete Burke
1980Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apesas Pete Burke
1980The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apesas Peter Burke
1980Back to the Planet of the Apesas Pete Burke
1976Second Windas Roger
1976Diary of the Deadas George
1975Joe Forresteras
1975The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durantas Dr. Baxter
1974Planet of the Apesas Pete Burke
1974Antigoneas Haemon
1974F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Bellesas Capt. John Haines
1973The Paper Chaseas Kevin Brooks
1973Faraday and Companyas Steve Faraday
1972Look Homeward, Angelas Ben Gant
1971Great Performancesas Haemon
1967Mannixas Dr. Hanson
Broadway: The Next Generationas Self

Production

2025Sit with Me While I Die...Executive Co-Producer
2003Our Town...Director
2003Our Town...Stage Director