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James Naughton

James Naughton

Acting·1945·64 films

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.

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As Actor

The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)Stephen
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club (1996)Gill Griffin
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye (1985)Hugh
Factory Girl
Factory Girl (2006)Fuzzy Sedgwick
First Kid
First Kid (1996)President Paul Davenport
Suburban Girl
Suburban Girl (2007)Robert Eisenberg
Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos (2014)Frank Church
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase (1973)Kevin Brooks
Equity
Equity (2016)John
Oxygen
Oxygen (1999)Clark Hannon
The Bunker
The Bunker (1981)James O'Donnell
The Truth About Jane
The Truth About Jane (2000)Robert
The Birds II: Land's End
The Birds II: Land's End (1994)Frank
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)Self
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie (1987)Jim O'Connor
The Good Mother
The Good Mother (1988)Brian Dunlop
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)Pete Burke
A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)Steve Peterson
Hacking Democracy
Hacking Democracy (2006)Narrator
Fascination
Fascination (2004)Patrick Doherty
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)Pete Burke
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)Peter Burke
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1980)Pete Burke
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980)Pete Burke
Without Memory
Without Memory (1996)Self - Narrator (voice: English version)
Mixed Blessings
Mixed Blessings (1995)Brad Coleman
Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead (1976)George
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)Self
Sin of Innocence
Sin of Innocence (1986)Andy Colleran
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)James Burton
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles (1974)Capt. John Haines
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)Self
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985)Jack Parrish
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991)Reader
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)James Burton
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree (2004)Tim Wiggins/Narrator
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea (2005)Ernest Hemingway (voice)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special (2002)Narrator (voice)
Necessity
Necessity (1988)Rick LaSalle
The Word
The Word (2013)
Second Wind
Second Wind (1976)Roger
Last of the Great Survivors
Last of the Great Survivors (1984)Richard Wylie
The Proprietor
The Proprietor (1996)Texan
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes (2021)Himself
Childless
Childless (2015)Harvey
Blown Away
Blown Away (1990)Rick LaSalle
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975)Dr. Baxter
My Body, My Child
My Body, My Child (1982)Dr. Dan Berensen
Parole
Parole (1982)Andy Driscoll
The Independents
The Independents (2021)Officer Sanders
Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy
Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy (2006)Narrator
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)Self
Creepy Carrots
Creepy Carrots (2013)Narrator
Past Prologue
Past Prologue (2022)Robert
Antigone
Antigone (1974)Haemon
Not the Same Clarence
Not the Same Clarence (2023)Clarence
Mooseltoe
Mooseltoe (2021)Snowball
Henry Builds a Cabin
Henry Builds a Cabin (2003)
SilverSizzle
SilverSizzle (2024)Jamie
Robot Zot!
Robot Zot! (2011)
Sit with Me While I Die
Sit with Me While I DieFather Ethan
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? (2008)

As Director

Our Town
Our Town (2003)