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