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James Naughton

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James Naughton

Born Dec 6, 1945 · 80 years98 titles 68 movies · 30 TV
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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 of lawyer Billy Flynn in the long-running revival of the musical Chicago.

Also known as

James J. Naughton

Born

Dec 6, 1945

Middletown - Connecticut - USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

97

Acting credits

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Directing

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Writing

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1967 1 title(s)

1971 1 title(s)

1972 1 title(s)

1973 2 title(s)

1974 3 title(s)

1975 2 title(s)

1976 2 title(s)

1980 5 title(s)

1981 1 title(s)

1982 6 title(s)

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2011 1 title(s)

2013 3 title(s)

2014 2 title(s)

2015 1 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2018 1 title(s)

2020 1 title(s)

2021 5 title(s)

2022 1 title(s)

2023 2 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)