Biography and filmography

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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Movies (69)

Sit with Me While I Die

Sit with Me While I Die

2025 · Father Ethan, Executive Co-Producer

SilverSizzle

SilverSizzle

2024 · Jamie

Not the Same Clarence

Not the Same Clarence

2023 · Clarence

Past Prologue

Past Prologue

2022 · Robert

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

2021 · Himself

Mooseltoe

Mooseltoe

2021 · Snowball

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021 · Self

The Independents

The Independents

2021 · Officer Sanders

Equidad

Equidad

2016 · John

Childless

Childless

2015 · Harvey

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

2014 · Frank Church

The Word

The Word

2013

Creepy Carrots

Creepy Carrots

2013 · Narrator

Robot Zot!

Robot Zot!

2011

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

2010 · Narrates Program Two

What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?

What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?

2008

Cómo atrapar a un millonario

Cómo atrapar a un millonario

2007 · Robert Eisenberg

Factory Girl

Factory Girl

2006 · Fuzzy Sedgwick

Hacking Democracy

Hacking Democracy

2006 · Narrator

El diablo viste a la moda

El diablo viste a la moda

2006 · Stephen

Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy

Shining Soul: Helen Keller's Spiritual Life and Legacy

2006 · Narrator

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

2005 · Ernest Hemingway (voice)

Fascination

Fascination

2004 · Patrick Doherty

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

2004 · Tim Wiggins/Narrator

Our Town

Our Town

2003 · Stage Director, Director

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003 · Self

Henry Builds a Cabin

Henry Builds a Cabin

2003

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

2002 · Narrator (voice)

Labor Pains

Labor Pains

2000 · Dr. Senior

The Truth About Jane

The Truth About Jane

2000 · Robert

Oxygen

Oxygen

1999 · Clark Hannon

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998 · Self

Without Memory

Without Memory

1996 · Self - Narrator (voice: English version)

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996 · Gill Griffin

The Proprietor

The Proprietor

1996 · Texan

First Kid

First Kid

1996 · President Paul Davenport

Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings

1995 · Brad Coleman

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

1995 · James Burton

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994 · James Burton

The Birds II: Land's End

The Birds II: Land's End

1994 · Frank

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

1992 · Self

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

1991 · Reader

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989 · Self

The Good Mother

The Good Mother

1988 · Brian Dunlop

Necessity

Necessity

1988 · Rick LaSalle

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

1987 · Jim O'Connor

Sin of Innocence

Sin of Innocence

1986 · Andy Colleran

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

1985 · Jack Parrish

Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye

1985 · Hugh

Last of the Great Survivors

Last of the Great Survivors

1984 · Richard Wylie

Parole

Parole

1982 · Andy Driscoll

My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

1982 · Dr. Dan Berensen

A Stranger Is Watching

A Stranger Is Watching

1982 · Steve Peterson

The Bunker

The Bunker

1981 · James O'Donnell

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

1980 · Pete Burke

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

1980 · Pete Burke

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

1980 · Pete Burke

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980 · Peter Burke

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980 · Pete Burke

Second Wind

Second Wind

1976 · Roger

Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

1976 · George

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

1975 · Dr. Baxter

Antigone

Antigone

1974 · Haemon

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

1974 · Capt. John Haines

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

1973 · Kevin Brooks

Look Homeward, Angel

Look Homeward, Angel

1972 · Ben Gant

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

· Self

Beer and Hot Chocolate

Beer and Hot Chocolate

· Len

Presenting Geraldine Page

Presenting Geraldine Page

TV shows (31)