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James Naughton

James Naughton

Acting

Born: December 6, 1945Middletown - Connecticut - USA

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
Filmography
SilverSizzle

SilverSizzle

Jamie

2024
Not the Same Clarence

Not the Same Clarence

Clarence

2023
Past Prologue

Past Prologue

Robert

2022
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Himself

2021
Mooseltoe

Mooseltoe

Snowball

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021
The Independents

The Independents

Officer Sanders

2021
Equity

Equity

John

2016
Childless

Childless

Harvey

2015
Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

Frank Church

2014
The Word

The Word

2013
Creepy Carrots

Creepy Carrots

Narrator

2013
Robot Zot!

Robot Zot!

2011

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

Narrates Program Two

2010
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?

What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?

2008
Suburban Girl

Suburban Girl

Robert Eisenberg

2007
Factory Girl

Factory Girl

Fuzzy Sedgwick

2006
Hacking Democracy

Hacking Democracy

Narrator

2006
The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada

Stephen

2006
Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy

Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy

Narrator

2006
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

Ernest Hemingway (voice)

2005
Fascination

Fascination

Patrick Doherty

2004
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

Tim Wiggins/Narrator

2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

2003
Henry Builds a Cabin

Henry Builds a Cabin

2003
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

Narrator (voice)

2002

Labor Pains

Dr. Senior

2000
The Truth About Jane

The Truth About Jane

Robert

2000
Oxygen

Oxygen

Clark Hannon

1999
Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Self

1998
Without Memory

Without Memory

Self - Narrator (voice: English version)

1996
The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

Gill Griffin

1996
The Proprietor

The Proprietor

Texan

1996
First Kid

First Kid

President Paul Davenport

1996
Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings

Brad Coleman

1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

James Burton

1995
Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

James Burton

1994
The Birds II: Land's End

The Birds II: Land's End

Frank

1994
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Self

1992
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Reader

1991

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Self

1989
The Good Mother

The Good Mother

Brian Dunlop

1988
Necessity

Necessity

Rick LaSalle

1988
The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Jim O'Connor

1987
Sin of Innocence

Sin of Innocence

Andy Colleran

1986
Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Jack Parrish

1985
Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye

Hugh

1985
Last of the Great Survivors

Last of the Great Survivors

Richard Wylie

1984
Parole

Parole

Andy Driscoll

1982
My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

Dr. Dan Berensen

1982
A Stranger Is Watching

A Stranger Is Watching

Steve Peterson

1982
The Bunker

The Bunker

James O'Donnell

1981
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Pete Burke

1980
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Pete Burke

1980
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Pete Burke

1980
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

Peter Burke

1980
Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Pete Burke

1980
Second Wind

Second Wind

Roger

1976
Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

George

1976
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

Dr. Baxter

1975
Antigone

Antigone

Haemon

1974
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

Capt. John Haines

1974
The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

Kevin Brooks

1973

Look Homeward, Angel

Ben Gant

1972