James Naughton

James Naughton

Acting • Born 1945-12-06

Acting2Middletown - Connecticut - USA

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.

Filmography

97 credits
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Movie • 1991

Reader

Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye

Movie • 1985

Hugh

Henry Builds a Cabin

Henry Builds a Cabin

Movie • 2003

The Birds II: Land's End

The Birds II: Land's End

Movie • 1994

Frank

A Stranger Is Watching

A Stranger Is Watching

Movie • 1982

Steve Peterson

Hacking Democracy

Hacking Democracy

Movie • 2006

Narrator

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

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

Movie • 2002

Narrator (voice)

Factory Girl

Factory Girl

Movie • 2006

Fuzzy Sedgwick

Suburban Girl

Suburban Girl

Movie • 2007

Robert Eisenberg

The Bunker

The Bunker

Movie • 1981

James O'Donnell

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

Movie • 1973

Kevin Brooks

Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy

Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy

Movie • 2006

Narrator

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Movie • 1987

Jim O'Connor

The Truth About Jane

The Truth About Jane

Movie • 2000

Robert

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

Movie • 1980

Peter Burke

Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings

Movie • 1995

Brad Coleman

Antigone

Antigone

Movie • 1974

Haemon

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Movie • 1985

Jack Parrish

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

Movie • 1975

Dr. Baxter

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Movie • 1992

Self

Sin of Innocence

Sin of Innocence

Movie • 1986

Andy Colleran

What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?

What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?

Movie • 2008

Robot Zot!

Robot Zot!

Movie • 2011

Not the Same Clarence

Not the Same Clarence

Movie • 2023

Clarence

The Word

The Word

Movie • 2013

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

Movie • 2004

Tim Wiggins/Narrator

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Movie • 1989

Self

Past Prologue

Past Prologue

Movie • 2022

Robert

Parole

Parole

Movie • 1982

Andy Driscoll

Labor Pains

Labor Pains

Movie • 2000

Dr. Senior

First Kid

First Kid

Movie • 1996

President Paul Davenport

Oxygen

Oxygen

Movie • 1999

Clark Hannon

Childless

Childless

Movie • 2015

Harvey

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Movie

Self

My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

Movie • 1982

Dr. Dan Berensen

SilverSizzle

SilverSizzle

Movie • 2024

Jamie

Fascination

Fascination

Movie • 2004

Patrick Doherty

Equity

Equity

Movie • 2016

John

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Movie • 1980

Pete Burke

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Movie • 1980

Pete Burke

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Movie • 1980

Pete Burke

Necessity

Necessity

Movie • 1988

Rick LaSalle

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

Movie • 2014

Frank Church

Second Wind

Second Wind

Movie • 1976

Roger

Last of the Great Survivors

Last of the Great Survivors

Movie • 1984

Richard Wylie

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

Movie • 1974

Capt. John Haines

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

Movie • 2010

Narrates Program Two

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Movie • 1980

Pete Burke

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

Movie • 1996

Gill Griffin

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Movie • 1998

Self

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada

Movie • 2006

Stephen

Creepy Carrots

Creepy Carrots

Movie • 2013

Narrator

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

Movie • 2005

Ernest Hemingway (voice)

The Proprietor

The Proprietor

Movie • 1996

Texan

Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

Movie • 1976

George

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

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

Movie • 2003

Self

The Good Mother

The Good Mother

Movie • 1988

Brian Dunlop

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Movie • 1994

James Burton

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Movie • 1995

James Burton

The Independents

The Independents

Movie • 2021

Officer Sanders

Look Homeward, Angel

Look Homeward, Angel

Movie • 1972

Ben Gant

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie • 2021

Self

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Movie • 2021

Himself

Sit with Me While I Die

Sit with Me While I Die

Movie

Father Ethan

Mooseltoe

Mooseltoe

Movie • 2021

Snowball

Without Memory

Without Memory

Movie • 1996

Self - Narrator (voice: English version)

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

TV • 1974

Pete Burke

Who's the Boss?

Who's the Boss?

TV • 1984

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

TV • 1997

George McBeal

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Charlie Moss

Out of Practice

Out of Practice

TV • 2005

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

TV • 1987

John Dockery

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV • 2001

Roger Buckman

Raising Miranda

Raising Miranda

TV • 1988

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

TV • 1991

Nature

Nature

TV • 1982

Narrator (voice)

The Cosby Mysteries

The Cosby Mysteries

TV • 1994

Trauma Center

Trauma Center

TV • 1983

Michael Royce

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

TV • 2009

Gilbert Radburn

Making the Grade

Making the Grade

TV • 1982

Faraday and Company

Faraday and Company

TV • 1973

Steve Faraday

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester

TV • 1975

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl

TV • 2007

William van der Bilt

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

TV • 2013

Marvin Drexler

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

TV • 2010

Chief Bell

And Just Like That…

And Just Like That…

TV • 2021

Big's Brother

Law & Order

Law & Order

TV • 1990

Barry Taggert

Liberty!

Liberty!

TV • 1997

Patrick Henry

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

TV • 2020

Self

The Romanoffs

The Romanoffs

TV • 2018

Dmitri

Great Performances

Great Performances

TV • 1971

Haemon

Command Z

Command Z

TV • 2023

Justice Frank Richardson

Mannix

Mannix

TV • 1967

Dr. Hanson

Damages

Damages

TV • 2007

Sam Arsenault

Who's the Boss?

Who's the Boss?

TV • 1984

Michael Bower

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

TV • 1982

Michael Bower

The Affair

The Affair

TV • 2014

Rodney Callahan