James Naughton

Acting

James Naughton

Born December 6, 1945Middletown - Connecticut - USA97 credits

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

SilverSizzle

SilverSizzle

Movie

2024

Not the Same Clarence

Not the Same Clarence

Movie

2023

Command Z
6.7

Command Z

TV

2023

Past Prologue

Past Prologue

Movie

2022

And Just Like That…
7.3

And Just Like That…

TV

2021

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
8.0

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Movie

2021

Filmography

SilverSizzle
2024SilverSizzleas JamieMovie
Not the Same Clarence
2023Not the Same Clarenceas ClarenceMovie
Command Z
2023Command Zas Justice Frank RichardsonTV
Past Prologue
2022Past Prologueas RobertMovie
And Just Like That…
2021And Just Like That…as Big's BrotherTV
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
2021Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyesas HimselfMovie
Mooseltoe
2021Mooseltoeas SnowballMovie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas SelfMovie
The Independents
2021The Independentsas Officer SandersMovie
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
The Romanoffs
2018The Romanoffsas DmitriTV
Equity
2016Equityas JohnMovie
Childless
2015Childlessas HarveyMovie
The Affair
2014The Affairas Rodney CallahanTV
Turks & Caicos
2014Turks & Caicosas Frank ChurchMovie
The Word
2013The WordMovie
Creepy Carrots
2013Creepy Carrotsas NarratorMovie
Golden Boy
2013Golden Boyas Marvin DrexlerTV
Robot Zot!
2011Robot Zot!Movie
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Chief BellTV
N
2010Nature Amazing Places Hawaiias Narrates Program TwoMovie
Warehouse 13
2009Warehouse 13as Gilbert RadburnTV
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?
2008What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?Movie
Gossip Girl
2007Gossip Girlas William van der BiltTV
Damages
2007Damagesas Sam ArsenaultTV
Suburban Girl
2007Suburban Girlas Robert EisenbergMovie
Factory Girl
2006Factory Girlas Fuzzy SedgwickMovie
Hacking Democracy
2006Hacking Democracyas NarratorMovie
The Devil Wears Prada
2006The Devil Wears Pradaas StephenMovie
Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy
2006Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacyas NarratorMovie
Out of Practice
2005Out of PracticeTV
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
2005Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Seaas Ernest Hemingway (voice)Movie
Fascination
2004Fascinationas Patrick DohertyMovie
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree
2004The Littlest Light on the Christmas Treeas Tim Wiggins/NarratorMovie
Our Town
2003Our TownDirectorMovie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas SelfMovie
Henry Builds a Cabin
2003Henry Builds a CabinMovie
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
2002E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Specialas Narrator (voice)Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Roger BuckmanTV
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2000Labor Painsas Dr. SeniorMovie
The Truth About Jane
2000The Truth About Janeas RobertMovie
Oxygen
1999Oxygenas Clark HannonMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Charlie MossTV
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998Behind the Planet of the Apesas SelfMovie
Liberty!
1997Liberty!as Patrick HenryTV
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas George McBealTV
Without Memory
1996Without Memoryas Self - Narrator (voice: English version)Movie
The First Wives Club
1996The First Wives Clubas Gill GriffinMovie
The Proprietor
1996The Proprietoras TexanMovie
First Kid
1996First Kidas President Paul DavenportMovie
Mixed Blessings
1995Mixed Blessingsas Brad ColemanMovie
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995Cagney & Lacey: Together Againas James BurtonMovie
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994Cagney & Lacey: The Returnas James BurtonMovie
The Cosby Mysteries
1994The Cosby MysteriesTV
The Birds II: Land's End
1994The Birds II: Land's Endas FrankMovie
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hallas SelfMovie
Brooklyn Bridge
1991Brooklyn BridgeTV
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991Memorial: Letters from American Soldiersas ReaderMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Barry TaggertTV
B
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatreas SelfMovie
R
1988Raising MirandaTV
The Good Mother
1988The Good Motheras Brian DunlopMovie
Necessity
1988Necessityas Rick LaSalleMovie
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987CBS Summer Playhouseas John DockeryTV
The Glass Menagerie
1987The Glass Menagerieas Jim O'ConnorMovie
Sin of Innocence
1986Sin of Innocenceas Andy ColleranMovie
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
1985Between the Darkness and the Dawnas Jack ParrishMovie
Cat's Eye
1985Cat's Eyeas HughMovie
Who's the Boss?
1984Who's the Boss?TV
Last of the Great Survivors
1984Last of the Great Survivorsas Richard WylieMovie
Trauma Center
1983Trauma Centeras Michael RoyceTV
Nature
1982Natureas Narrator (voice)TV
Parole
1982Paroleas Andy DriscollMovie
My Body, My Child
1982My Body, My Childas Dr. Dan BerensenMovie
M
1982Making the GradeTV
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Laceyas Michael BowerTV
A Stranger Is Watching
1982A Stranger Is Watchingas Steve PetersonMovie
The Bunker
1981The Bunkeras James O'DonnellMovie
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980Farewell to the Planet of the Apesas Pete BurkeMovie
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apesas Pete BurkeMovie
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apesas Pete BurkeMovie
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apesas Peter BurkeMovie
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980Back to the Planet of the Apesas Pete BurkeMovie
Second Wind
1976Second Windas RogerMovie
Diary of the Dead
1976Diary of the Deadas GeorgeMovie
Joe Forrester
1975Joe ForresterTV
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durantas Dr. BaxterMovie
Planet of the Apes
1974Planet of the Apesas Pete BurkeTV
Antigone
1974Antigoneas HaemonMovie
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
1974F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Bellesas Capt. John HainesMovie
The Paper Chase
1973The Paper Chaseas Kevin BrooksMovie
Faraday and Company
1973Faraday and Companyas Steve FaradayTV
L
1972Look Homeward, Angelas Ben GantMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas HaemonTV
Mannix
1967Mannixas Dr. HansonTV
Broadway: The Next Generation
—Broadway: The Next Generationas SelfMovie
Sit with Me While I Die
—Sit with Me While I Dieas Father EthanMovie