
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

Cat's Eye (1985)
as Hugh

Suburban Girl (2007)
as Robert Eisenberg

Factory Girl (2006)
as Fuzzy Sedgwick

The Good Mother (1988)
as Brian Dunlop

Turks & Caicos (2014)
as Frank Church

The Paper Chase (1973)
as Kevin Brooks

Oxygen (1999)
as Clark Hannon

The Glass Menagerie (1987)
as Jim O'Connor

First Kid (1996)
as President Paul Davenport

Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self

Mixed Blessings (1995)
as Brad Coleman

The Birds II. Land's End (1994)
as Frank

The Bunker (1981)
as James O'Donnell

The Truth About Jane (2000)
as Robert

Equity (2016)
as John

Diary of the Dead (1976)
as George

A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
as Steve Peterson

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea (2005)
as Ernest Hemingway (voice)

Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
as James Burton

The Proprietor (1996)
as Texan

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
as Self

Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
as Self

My Body, My Child (1982)
as Dr. Dan Berensen

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Narrator (voice)

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles (1974)
as Capt. John Haines

Sin of Innocence (1986)
as Andy Colleran

SilverSizzle (2024)
as Jamie

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)
as James Burton
Look Homeward, Angel (1972)
as Ben Gant

Henry Builds a Cabin (2003)
Actor

Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Pete Burke
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii (2010)
as Narrates Program Two

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Pete Burke
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes (2021)
as Himself

Without Memory (1996)
as Self - Narrator (voice: English version)
Labor Pains (2000)
as Dr. Senior

Hacking Democracy (2006)
as Narrator

Fascination (2004)
as Patrick Doherty

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975)
as Dr. Baxter

Last of the Great Survivors (1984)
as Richard Wylie

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree (2004)
as Tim Wiggins/Narrator

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991)
as Reader

Second Wind (1976)
as Roger

Parole (1982)
as Andy Driscoll

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Peter Burke

Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985)
as Jack Parrish

Necessity (1988)
as Rick LaSalle

Mooseltoe (2021)
as Snowball

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Pete Burke

Not the Same Clarence (2023)
as Clarence

Sit with Me While I Die (2025)
as Father Ethan

Childless (2015)
as Harvey

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
as Pete Burke

The Independents (2021)
as Officer Sanders

Blown Away (1990)
as Rick LaSalle

What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? (2008)
Actor

The Word (2013)
Actor

Antigone (1974)
as Haemon

Past Prologue (2022)
as Robert

Robot Zot! (2011)
Actor

Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy (2006)
as Narrator

Creepy Carrots (2013)
as Narrator





