James Naughton
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1945-12-06 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Middletown - Connecticut - USA
- Also known as
- James J. 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
TV Shows (30)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Charlie Moss
Law & Order
1990
as Barry Taggert
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Roger Buckman
Blue Bloods
2010
as Chief Bell
Gossip Girl
2007
as William van der Bilt
Damages
2007
as Sam Arsenault
Great Performances
1971
as Haemon
Warehouse 13
2009
as Gilbert Radburn
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Mannix
1967
as Dr. Hanson
The Affair
2014
as Rodney Callahan
Who's the Boss?
1984
as Michael Bower
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Michael Bower
And Just Like That…
2021
as Big's Brother
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Ally McBeal
1997
as George McBeal
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as John Dockery
The Romanoffs
2018
as Dmitri
Joe Forrester
1975
Command Z
2023
as Justice Frank Richardson
Trauma Center
1983
as Michael Royce
Planet of the Apes
1974
as Pete Burke
Golden Boy
2013
as Marvin Drexler
Out of Practice
2005
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Liberty!
1997
as Patrick Henry
The Cosby Mysteries
1994
Faraday and Company
1973
as Steve Faraday
Making the Grade
1982
as Harry Barnes
Raising Miranda
1988
Movies (67)
The Devil Wears Prada
2006
as Stephen
The First Wives Club
1996
as Gill Griffin
Cat's Eye
1985
as Hugh
Factory Girl
2006
as Fuzzy Sedgwick
The Good Mother
1988
as Brian Dunlop
Suburban Girl
2007
as Robert Eisenberg
Turks & Caicos
2014
as Frank Church
Equity
2016
as John
The Glass Menagerie
1987
as Jim O'Connor
First Kid
1996
as President Paul Davenport
The Paper Chase
1973
as Kevin Brooks
The Bunker
1981
as James O'Donnell
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
The Truth About Jane
2000
as Robert
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as James Burton
Oxygen
1999
as Clark Hannon
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Diary of the Dead
1976
as George
A Stranger Is Watching
1982
as Steve Peterson
Mixed Blessings
1995
as Brad Coleman
Look Homeward, Angel
1972
as Ben Gant
My Body, My Child
1982
as Dr. Dan Berensen
The Birds II. Land's End
1994
as Frank
Sin of Innocence
1986
as Andy Colleran
Henry Builds a Cabin
2003
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
2005
as Ernest Hemingway (voice)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
as Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
as James Burton
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
1974
as Capt. John Haines
Fascination
2004
as Patrick Doherty
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991
as Reader
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Pete Burke
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
2021
as Himself
The Proprietor
1996
as Texan
Parole
1982
as Andy Driscoll
SilverSizzle
2024
as Jamie
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Pete Burke
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
1985
as Jack Parrish
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
as Self
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
as Dr. Baxter
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Peter Burke
Necessity
1988
as Rick LaSalle
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Pete Burke
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Pete Burke
Not the Same Clarence
2023
as Clarence
The Independents
2021
as Officer Sanders
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
2010
as Narrates Program Two
Mooseltoe
2021
as Snowball
Labor Pains
2000
as Dr. Senior
Without Memory
1996
as Self - Narrator (voice: English version)
Second Wind
1976
as Roger
Hacking Democracy
2006
as Narrator
The Word
2013
Sit with Me While I Die
2025
as Father Ethan
Last of the Great Survivors
1984
as Richard Wylie
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree
2004
as Tim Wiggins/Narrator
Antigone
1974
as Haemon
Past Prologue
2022
as Robert
Blown Away
1990
as Rick LaSalle
Robot Zot!
2011
Creepy Carrots
2013
as Narrator
Childless
2015
as Harvey
Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy
2006
as Narrator
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?
2008
About James Naughton
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. With 97 credits spanning from 1967 to 2025, James Naughton has appeared in 67 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Naughton Movies
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006) — as Stephen
- The First Wives Club (1996) — as Gill Griffin
- Cat's Eye (1985) — as Hugh
- Factory Girl (2006) — as Fuzzy Sedgwick
- The Good Mother (1988) — as Brian Dunlop
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