James Naughton

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.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Charlie Moss

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Barry Taggert

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 • as Haemon

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

2010 • as Chief Bell

Nature

Nature

1982 • as Narrator (voice)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 • as Dr. Roger Buckman

Filmography

2024

SilverSizzle
SilverSizzle
as Jamie
Movie - Released: 4/7/2024

2023

Not the Same Clarence
Not the Same Clarence
as Clarence
Movie - Released: 8/12/2023
Command Z
Command Z
as Justice Frank Richardson
TV - Released: 7/17/2023

2022

Past Prologue
Past Prologue
as Robert
Movie - Released: 11/16/2022

2021

The Independents
The Independents
as Officer Sanders
Movie - Released: 2/26/2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/14/2021
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
as Himself
Movie - Released: 12/4/2021
And Just Like That…
And Just Like That…
as Big's Brother
TV - Released: 12/9/2021

2020

Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self
TV - Released: 3/16/2020

2018

The Romanoffs
The Romanoffs
as Dmitri
TV - Released: 10/11/2018

2017

Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/2017

2016

Equity
Equity
as John
Movie - Released: 7/29/2016

2015

Childless
Childless
as Harvey
Movie - Released: 4/3/2015

2014

Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos
as Frank Church
Movie - Released: 3/20/2014

2013

The Word
The Word
Movie - Released: 7/22/2013
Creepy Carrots
Creepy Carrots
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/1/2013
Golden Boy
Golden Boy
as Marvin Drexler
TV - Released: 2/26/2013

2011

Robot Zot!
Robot Zot!
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011

2010

Movie
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
as Narrates Program Two
Movie - Released: 4/20/2010
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
as Chief Bell
TV - Released: 9/24/2010

2009

Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13
as Gilbert Radburn
TV - Released: 7/7/2009

2008

What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008

2007

Suburban Girl
Suburban Girl
as Robert Eisenberg
Movie - Released: 4/27/2007
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
as William van der Bilt
TV - Released: 9/19/2007

2006

Hacking Democracy
Hacking Democracy
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/2/2006
Factory Girl
Factory Girl
as Fuzzy Sedgwick
Movie - Released: 12/29/2006
Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy
Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
as Stephen
Movie - Released: 6/29/2006

2005

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
as Ernest Hemingway (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/14/2005
Out of Practice
Out of Practice
TV - Released: 9/19/2005

2004

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree
The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree
as Tim Wiggins/Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/21/2004
Fascination
Fascination
as Patrick Doherty
Movie - Released: 10/13/2004

2003

Henry Builds a Cabin
Henry Builds a Cabin
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/3/2003

2002

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/16/2002

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Dr. Roger Buckman
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

The Truth About Jane
The Truth About Jane
as Robert
Movie - Released: 8/7/2000
Movie
Labor Pains
as Dr. Senior
Movie - Released: 11/7/2000

1999

Oxygen
Oxygen
as Clark Hannon
Movie - Released: 11/12/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Charlie Moss
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Behind the Planet of the Apes
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/5/1998

1997

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
as George McBeal
TV - Released: 9/8/1997
Liberty!
Liberty!
as Patrick Henry
TV - Released: 11/23/1997

1996

First Kid
First Kid
as President Paul Davenport
Movie - Released: 8/30/1996
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club
as Gill Griffin
Movie - Released: 9/20/1996
The Proprietor
The Proprietor
as Texan
Movie - Released: 9/9/1996
Without Memory
Without Memory
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/28/1996

1995

Mixed Blessings
Mixed Blessings
as Brad Coleman
Movie - Released: 12/11/1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
as James Burton
Movie - Released: 5/2/1995

1994

The Birds II: Land's End
The Birds II: Land's End
as Frank
Movie - Released: 3/19/1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as James Burton
Movie - Released: 11/6/1994
The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1992

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/10/1992

1991

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
TV - Released: 9/20/1991

1990

Law & Order
Law & Order
as Barry Taggert
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Movie
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/26/1989

1988

Necessity
Necessity
as Rick LaSalle
Movie - Released: 5/3/1988
The Good Mother
The Good Mother
as Brian Dunlop
Movie - Released: 11/4/1988
TV
Raising Miranda
TV - Released: 11/5/1988

1987

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
as Jim O'Connor
Movie - Released: 10/23/1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse
as John Dockery
TV - Released: 6/12/1987

1986

Sin of Innocence
Sin of Innocence
as Andy Colleran
Movie - Released: 3/26/1986

1985

Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye
as Hugh
Movie - Released: 4/12/1985
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
as Jack Parrish
Movie - Released: 12/23/1985

1984

Last of the Great Survivors
Last of the Great Survivors
as Richard Wylie
Movie - Released: 1/3/1984
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
TV - Released: 9/20/1984

1983

Trauma Center
Trauma Center
as Michael Royce
TV - Released: 9/22/1983

1982

A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching
as Steve Peterson
Movie - Released: 10/28/1982
Parole
Parole
as Andy Driscoll
Movie - Released: 4/19/1982
My Body, My Child
My Body, My Child
as Dr. Dan Berensen
Movie - Released: 4/11/1982
Nature
Nature
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/10/1982
TV
Making the Grade
TV - Released: 4/5/1982

1981

The Bunker
The Bunker
as James O'Donnell
Movie - Released: 4/15/1981

1980

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
as Peter Burke
Movie - Released: 11/18/1980
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
as Pete Burke
Movie - Released: 11/21/1980
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
as Pete Burke
Movie - Released: 11/20/1980
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
as Pete Burke
Movie - Released: 11/19/1980
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes
as Pete Burke
Movie - Released: 11/17/1980

1977

On Our Own
On Our Own
as Barry Spaulding
TV - Released: 10/9/1977

1976

Second Wind
Second Wind
as Roger
Movie - Released: 4/8/1976
Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
as George
Movie - Released: 1/1/1976

1975

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
as Dr. Baxter
Movie - Released: 5/13/1975
Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester
TV - Released: 9/9/1975

1974

Antigone
Antigone
as Haemon
Movie - Released: 2/13/1974
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
as Capt. John Haines
Movie - Released: 1/7/1974
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
as Pete Burke
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase
as Kevin Brooks
Movie - Released: 10/16/1973
Faraday and Company
Faraday and Company
as Steve Faraday
TV - Released: 9/26/1973

1972

Movie
Look Homeward, Angel
as Ben Gant
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Haemon
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1967

Mannix
Mannix
as Dr. Hanson
TV - Released: 9/16/1967

Unknown

Sit with Me While I Die
Sit with Me While I Die
as Father Ethan
Movie