James Naughton
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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
Credits
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
as Stephen
The First Wives Club (1996)
as Gill Griffin
Factory Girl (2006)
as Fuzzy Sedgwick
Suburban Girl (2007)
as Robert Eisenberg
Cat's Eye (1985)
as Hugh
The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
as Frank
First Kid (1996)
as President Paul Davenport
My Body, My Child (1982)
as Dr. Dan Berensen
Beer and Hot Chocolate (—)
as Len
Equity (2016)
as John
Oxygen (1999)
as Clark Hannon
Henry Builds a Cabin (2003)
Actor
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea (2005)
as Ernest Hemingway (voice)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
The Truth About Jane (2000)
as Robert
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
as Steve Peterson
Diary of the Dead (1976)
as George
Turks & Caicos (2014)
as Frank Church
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
The Bunker (1981)
as James O'Donnell
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
as Self
The Paper Chase (1973)
as Kevin Brooks
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
The Good Mother (1988)
as Brian Dunlop
The Glass Menagerie (1987)
as Jim O'Connor
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles (1974)
as Capt. John Haines
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975)
as Dr. Baxter
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Pete Burke
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Peter Burke
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Pete Burke
SilverSizzle (2024)
as Jamie
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991)
as Reader
Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Pete Burke
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree (2004)
as Tim Wiggins/Narrator
Sin of Innocence (1986)
as Andy Colleran
Parole (1982)
as Andy Driscoll
Without Memory (1996)
as Self - Narrator (voice: English version)
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
as James Burton
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)
as James Burton
Last of the Great Survivors (1984)
as Richard Wylie
The Word (2013)
Actor
Fascination (2004)
as Patrick Doherty
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Pete Burke
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii (2010)
as Narrates Program Two
Mixed Blessings (1995)
as Brad Coleman
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes (2021)
as Himself
Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985)
as Jack Parrish
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
as Self
Not the Same Clarence (2023)
as Clarence
Necessity (1988)
as Rick LaSalle
Second Wind (1976)
as Roger
The Proprietor (1996)
as Texan
Mooseltoe (2021)
as Snowball
Look Homeward, Angel (1972)
as Ben Gant
Antigone (1974)
as Haemon
The Independents (2021)
as Officer Sanders
Sit with Me While I Die (2025)
as Father Ethan
Robot Zot! (2011)
Actor
Childless (2015)
as Harvey
Hacking Democracy (2006)
as Narrator
Labor Pains (2000)
as Dr. Senior
Blown Away (1990)
as Rick LaSalle
Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy (2006)
as Narrator
Past Prologue (2022)
as Robert
Creepy Carrots (2013)
as Narrator
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? (2008)
Actor