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Director

James Naughton

Acting

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1

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TMDB popularity

1.6

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 37421

IMDb ID: nm0622553

Known for: Acting

Born: December 6, 1945

Age: 80

Place of birth: Middletown - Connecticut - USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1967 - 2024

Years active: 58

Average TMDB rating: 6.51

Wikidata: Q349668

Also known as

James J. Naughton

Frequent jobs

Stage Director (1)Executive Co-Producer (1)

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.

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