James Naughton Biography (1945-)

Born December 6, 1945, in Middletown, CT; son of Joseph (a teacher) and Rosemary (a teacher; maiden name, Walsh) Naughton; brother of David Naughton (an actor); married Pamela Parsons, October, 1968; children: Gregory J. (an actor), Keira P (an actress). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director
Birth Details: December 6, 1945; Middletown, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearance
Series
Steve Faraday, Faraday and Company (also known as The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie and The NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie), NBC, 1973-1974
Pete Burke, Planet of the Apes, CBS, 1974
Harry Barnes, Making the Grade, CBS, 1982
Dr. Michael "Cutter" Royce, Trauma Center (also known as Medstar), ABC, 1983
Michael Bower, a recurring role, Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1984-1987
Donald Marshack, Raising Miranda (also known as Close to Home and My Life Story), CBS, 1988
Detective Adam Sully, The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994
Host/narrator, Crime Stories: The Scottsboro Boys (also known as Landmark American Trials: The Scottsboro Boys), Court TV, 1998
Narrator, Crime Stories: The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichmann (also known as Landmark War Crimes Trials: The Trial of Adolf Eichmannand Mugshots: The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichmann), Court TV, 1999
Also had a recurring role as Patrick Monahan, Brooklyn Bridge, CBS.
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Benjamin David, Beulah Land, NBC, 1980
Patrick Henry, LIBERTY! The American Revolution, PBS, 1997
Movies
Ben, Look Homeward, Angel, CBS, 1972
Captain John Haines, F. Scott Fitzgerald and "The Last of the Belles," ABC, 1974
Haemon, Antigone, 1974
Dr. Baxter, The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant, ABC, 1975
James O'Donnell, The Bunker (also known as Le bunker), CBS,1981
Pete Burke, Back to the Planet of the Apes, 1981
Dr. Dan Berenson, My Body, My Child, ABC, 1982
Richard Wylie, The Last of the Great Survivors, CBS, 1984
Jack Parrish, Between the Darkness and the Dawn, NBC, 1985
Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts (also known as American Masters: Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts), 1985
Andy Colleran, Sin of Innocence (also known as Two Young People), CBS, 1986
Rick LaSalle, Necessity, 1988
Blown Away, 1990
James Burton, Cagney & Lacey: The Return, CBS, 1994
Steven, Couples, ABC, 1994
Frank Irving, The Birds II: Land's End, Showtime, 1994
Brad Coleman, Mixed Blessings (also known as Danielle Steel's `Mixed Blessings'), 1995
James Burton, Cagney & Lacey: Together Again, 1995
Robert, The Truth about Jane, Lifetime, 2000
Episodic
"A Fine Day for Dying," Mannix, 1974
"Blood Money," Petrocelli, 1976
Louis Manning, "Voice of the Night," Barnaby Jones, 1976

Dr. Hoyle, Ryan's Hope, 1977
Cutter, "Trauma," The Fall Guy, 1983
Captain Sawyer, "The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn," ABC Weekend Specials, ABC, 1985
John Dockery, "Traveling Man," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1987
Phillip Russell Stuart, "Screaming Passages," Designing Women, 1992
Barry Taggert, "Girlfriends," Law & Order, NBC, 1996
George McBeal, "Heat Wave," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999
George McBeal, "Troubled Water," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999
George McBeal, "Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2000
Lawrence Stark, "No Good Deed," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
Lawrence Stark, "A Ministering Angel," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
Detective Rowlings, "End of the Month," 100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Dr. Roger Buckman, "Seizure," Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC, 2002
Specials
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1990
The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, 1992
Behind the Planet of the Apes, AMC, 1998
Host/narrator, Greatest Trials of All Time, 1998
Pilots
Andy Driscoll, Parole, CBS, 1982
Adam Sully, The Cosby Mysteries (also known as Guy Hanks I), NBC, 1994
Bette, CBS, 2000
Film Appearances
Kevin Brooks, The Paper Chase, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
Roeger, Second Wind, 1975
George, Diary of the Dead, 1980
Steve Paterson, A Stranger Is Watching, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1981
Hugh, in segment "The General," Cat's Eye (also known as Stephen King's Cat's Eye), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Jim O'Connor, The Glass Menagerie, Cineplex Odeon, 1987
Brian Dunlap, The Good Mother, Buena Vista, 1988
Gilbert `Gil' Griffin, The First Wives Club, Paramount, 1996
President Davenport, First Kid, Buena Vista, 1996
Man Texan, The Proprietor (also known as La proprietaire),Warner Bros., 1996
Clark Hannon, Oxygen, A-pix Entertainment, 1999
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Narcissus, Olympian Games, Yale Repertory Company, John Drew Theatre, East Hampton, NY, 1970
(New York City debut) Edmund Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, Promenade Theatre, 1971
(Broadway debut) Wally, I Love My Wife, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1977
Dr. David Scott, Whose Life Is It, Anyway?, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1980
Nick, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1980
Free and Clear, Long Wharf Theatre, 1986
Jim, The Glass Menagerie, Long Wharf Theatre, 1986
Love Letters, Promenade Theatre, 1989
Waitin' in the Wings: The Night the Understudies Take Center Stage, 1990
Stone, City of Angels, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1989-1990,then Shubert Theatre, Century City, CA, 1991
Broadway for Bill Clinton, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1992
Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1992, and Williamstown Theatre Festival
Greg, Golden Boy, off-Broadway production, 1995
Billy Flynn, Chicago, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1996, then Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1996-1997
Joseph Elliot, Y2K, Manhattan Theater Club, Lucille Lortel Theater, New York City, 1999
James Naughton: Street of Dreams, Promenade Theater, New York City, 1999
Also appeared in Hamlet, Long Wharf Theatre, and Julius Caesar, American Shakespeare Festival; appeared in off-Broadway productions of Losing Time and Drinks before Dinner.
Stage Work
Director
Filumena, Blue Light Theatre Company, Theatre Four, New York City,1997
The Price, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1999,then Royale Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
Our Town, Westport Country Playhouse, 2002
RECORDINGS
Albums
City of Angels (original cast recording), Columbia, 1990

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