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James Naughton

James Naughton

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 06, 1945 (79)
Birthplace Middletown - Connecticut - USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 o ... f lawyer Billy Flynn in the long-running revival of the musical Chicago.

Known For

Filmography

Not the Same Clarence

Not the Same Clarence

2023

as Clarence

Past Prologue

Past Prologue

2022

as Robert

The Independents

The Independents

2021

as Officer Sanders

Equity

Equity

2016

as John

Childless

Childless

2015

as Harvey

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

2014

as Frank Church

Creepy Carrots

Creepy Carrots

2013

as Narrator

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

2010

as Narrates Program Two

Suburban Girl

Suburban Girl

2007

as Robert Eisenberg

Hacking Democracy

Hacking Democracy

2006

as Narrator

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada

2006

as Stephen

Factory Girl

Factory Girl

2006

as Fuzzy Sedgwick

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

2004

as Tim Wiggins/Narrator

Fascination

Fascination

2004

as Patrick Doherty

Labor Pains

Labor Pains

2000

as Dr. Senior

The Truth About Jane

The Truth About Jane

2000

as Robert

Oxygen

Oxygen

1999

as Clark Hannon

First Kid

First Kid

1996

as President Paul Davenport

The Proprietor

The Proprietor

1996

as Texan

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996

as Gill Griffin

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

1995

as James Burton

Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings

1995

as Brad Coleman

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994

as James Burton

The Birds II: Land's End

The Birds II: Land's End

1994

as Frank

The Good Mother

The Good Mother

1988

as Brian Dunlop

Necessity

Necessity

1988

as Rick LaSalle

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

1987

as Jim O'Connor

Sin of Innocence

Sin of Innocence

1986

as Andy Colleran

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

1985

as Jack Parrish

Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye

1985

as Hugh

Last of the Great Survivors

Last of the Great Survivors

1984

as Richard Wylie

Parole

Parole

1982

as Andy Driscoll

A Stranger Is Watching

A Stranger Is Watching

1982

as Steve Peterson

My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

1982

as Dr. Dan Berensen

The Bunker

The Bunker

1981

as James O'Donnell

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980

as Pete Burke

Second Wind

Second Wind

1976

as Roger

Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

1976

as George

Antigone

Antigone

1974

as Haemon

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

1973

as Kevin Brooks

Look Homeward, Angel

Look Homeward, Angel

1972

as Ben Gant

Our Town

Our Town

2003

Stage Director

Our Town

Our Town

2003

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Planet of the Apes

as Pete Burke

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Trauma Center

as Michael Royce

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 22, 1983

Gossip Girl

as William van der Bilt

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 19, 2007

Command Z

as Justice Frank Richardson

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 17, 2023

Liberty!

as Patrick Henry

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 23, 1997

Ally McBeal

as George McBeal

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Faraday and Company

as Steve Faraday

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 26, 1973

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Charlie Moss

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 10, 1982

And Just Like That…

as Big's Brother

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 09, 2021

Cagney & Lacey

as James Burton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 25, 1982

CBS Summer Playhouse

as John Dockery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1987

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Dr. Roger Buckman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Warehouse 13

as Gilbert Radburn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 2009

Golden Boy

as Marvin Drexler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 26, 2013

Blue Bloods

as Chief Bell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2010

Law & Order

as Barry Taggert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

On Our Own

as Barry Spaulding

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 1977

The Romanoffs

as Dmitri

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 2018

Great Performances

as Haemon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The Cosby Mysteries

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Jan 31, 1994

Raising Miranda

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Nov 05, 1988

Making the Grade

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 05, 1982

Who's the Boss?

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

Brooklyn Bridge

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 20, 1991

Mannix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Out of Practice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2005

Joe Forrester

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

Stars in the House

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

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