Acting
James Naughton
Born December 6, 1945 · Middletown - Connecticut - USA (age 80)
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.
Known For
The Devil Wears Prada · 2006The Devil Wears Prada
★ 7.42006
MovieDramaComedy
A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.
The First Wives Club · 1996The First Wives Club
★ 6.71996
MovieComedy
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
Cat's Eye · 1985Cat's Eye
★ 6.71985
MovieHorrorThriller
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
Suburban Girl · 2007Suburban Girl
★ 5.52007
MovieComedyDrama
Publishing assistant Brett Eisenberg wants to be a big-time editor. However, she lacks self-confidence, a problem that isn't helped by her new, overbearing boss. Brett soon enters into a relationship with Archie, an older man who has plenty of his own issues, including alcoholism, diabetes and a difficult relationship with his daughter. Intent on helping Archie get past his problems, she turns to her dying father for advice.
Factory Girl · 2006Factory Girl
★ 6.02006
MovieDramaHistory
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.
The Good Mother · 1988The Good Mother
★ 5.71988
MovieDramaRomance
After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.
Diary of the Dead · 1976Diary of the Dead
★ 7.11976
MovieThriller
An unemployed man who lives with his wife and overbearing mother-in-law sees an opportunity to relieve himself of the old bat, which tangles him in a maze of deception.
My Body, My Child · 1982My Body, My Child
★ 9.01982
MovieDramaTV Movie
A woman must choose between having an abortion or giving birth to a deformed child.
Movies
The Devil Wears Prada · 2006The Devil Wears Prada
★ 7.42006
MovieDramaComedy
A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.
The First Wives Club · 1996The First Wives Club
★ 6.71996
MovieComedy
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
Cat's Eye · 1985Cat's Eye
★ 6.71985
MovieHorrorThriller
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
Suburban Girl · 2007Suburban Girl
★ 5.52007
MovieComedyDrama
Publishing assistant Brett Eisenberg wants to be a big-time editor. However, she lacks self-confidence, a problem that isn't helped by her new, overbearing boss. Brett soon enters into a relationship with Archie, an older man who has plenty of his own issues, including alcoholism, diabetes and a difficult relationship with his daughter. Intent on helping Archie get past his problems, she turns to her dying father for advice.
Factory Girl · 2006Factory Girl
★ 6.02006
MovieDramaHistory
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.
The Good Mother · 1988The Good Mother
★ 5.71988
MovieDramaRomance
After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.
Diary of the Dead · 1976Diary of the Dead
★ 7.11976
MovieThriller
An unemployed man who lives with his wife and overbearing mother-in-law sees an opportunity to relieve himself of the old bat, which tangles him in a maze of deception.
My Body, My Child · 1982My Body, My Child
★ 9.01982
MovieDramaTV Movie
A woman must choose between having an abortion or giving birth to a deformed child.
Turks & Caicos · 2014Turks & Caicos
★ 6.32014
MovieThrillerDrama
The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last seen whistleblowing at MI5 in Page Eight, has a new life. He is hiding out in Ray-Bans on the Caribbean islands of the title, eating lobster and calling himself Tom Eliot (he’s a poet at heart). We’re drawn into his world and his predicament when Christopher Walken strolls in as a shadowy American who claims to know Johnny. The encounter forces him into the company of some ambiguous American businessmen who claim to be on the islands for a conference on the global financial crisis. When one of them falls in the sea, their financial PR seems to know more than she's letting on. Worricker soon learns the extent of their shady activities and he must act quickly to survive when links to British prime minister Alec Beasley come to light.
The Bunker · 1981The Bunker
★ 6.31981
MovieWarDrama
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
The Glass Menagerie · 1987The Glass Menagerie
★ 6.31987
MovieDrama
An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.
Equity · 2016Equity
★ 5.62016
MovieDrama
Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one she thrives in. When a controversial IPO threatens the fragile balance of power and confidentiality, Naomi finds herself entangled in a web of politics and deception.
First Kid · 1996First Kid
★ 5.81996
MovieComedyFamily
Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the child of a world leader can be doubly so. Constantly surrounded by security officers, restricted in movements and having almost every waking moment carefully monitored makes normalcy an impossibility. No one knows this better than young Luke Davenport, the son of U.S. President Davenport. He vents his loneliness, frustration and feelings of isolation from family and friends by being a brat to his private Secret Service agent. When the agent snaps from the strain in front of the First Lady, a new agent is assigned to Luke. He turns out to be the enormous Sam Simms, a bit of a rogue who managed to rise through the ranks by sheer determination rather than strict adherence to Secret-Service protocol. At first, Luke tries all his old tricks upon Sam. But instead of getting angry, Sam seems to actually understand.
The Paper Chase · 1973The Paper Chase
★ 6.81973
MovieDrama
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
A Stranger Is Watching · 1982A Stranger Is Watching
★ 4.61982
MovieDramaHorror
A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.
The Truth About Jane · 2000The Truth About Jane
★ 6.22000
MovieDramaRomance
High schooler Jane struggles with the self-discovery that she is a lesbian after developing an intense friendship with another girl. However, this is only the start of Jane's troubles when her unaccepting mother Janice also contends with the surprising revelation brought forth by her only daughter.
Henry Builds a Cabin · 2003Henry Builds a Cabin
2003
MovieAnimation
a frugal bear named Henry who sets about building a small cabin in the woods and ends up with a much bigger home than he and his friends ever imagined.
Sin of Innocence · 1986Sin of Innocence
★ 4.91986
MovieDramaRomance
When two single parents remarry, their teenaged son and daughter begin developing an unexpected attraction to each other.
SilverSizzle · 2024SilverSizzle
2024
Movie
A cemetery caretaker embarks on a quest to help two recent widowers find new love among widows visiting their departed spouses.
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes · 1980Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
★ 6.41980
MovieTV MovieThriller
When the astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor, they must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed to the 'gods of the sea,' or what the men call sharks. Escaping from the forced labor camp, the trio become involved in a plot to develop a glider to drop a fragmentation bomb on the gorilla council. [The fifth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Tomorrow's Tide" and "Up Above the World So High"]
Oxygen · 1999Oxygen
★ 6.11999
MovieCrimeDrama
When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs out, Madeline pursues the trail laid by a killer calling himself Harry Houdini. After capturing him, Madeline brings Harry back to the police station, but is unable to get him to confess where Frances is buried. As time runs down, Harry gets inside the head of unstable, alcoholic Madeline.
Broadway: The Next GenerationBroadway: The Next Generation
MovieTV MovieDocumentary
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea · 2005Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
★ 6.02005
MovieDocumentary
More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read, and widely written about, American authors. His distinct style and profound influence are indisputable; his larger-than-life persona is still the stuff of heated debate. As well known in his lifetime as any movie star, Hemingway was a dashing international figure who challenged the notion that writers exist in an ivory tower.
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes · 2021Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
★ 8.02021
MovieDocumentary
From the very beginning, actor Paul Newman captivated the cinema audience with his exceptional azure eyes. The reserved Newman himself finds it trivial and even disturbing that everyone is so taken with his appearance. The actor and director - who has played in more than sixty films and directed twelve of them - prefers to focus on his work and family. And, at least as important, on his philanthropic ventures and political activism.
TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
★ 8.01999
SeriesCrimeDrama
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Law & Order · 1990Law & Order
★ 7.31990
SeriesCrimeDrama
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Blue Bloods · 2010Blue Bloods
★ 7.82010
SeriesCrimeDrama
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
Gossip Girl · 2007Gossip Girl
★ 8.22007
SeriesDrama
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
Nature · 1982Nature
★ 7.91982
SeriesDocumentaryFamily
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent · 2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
★ 7.62001
SeriesDrama
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
Great Performances · 1971Great Performances
★ 6.11971
SeriesComedyDocumentary
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Mannix · 1967Mannix
★ 6.81967
SeriesCrime
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.
Damages · 2007Damages
★ 7.42007
SeriesMysteryDrama
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.
Warehouse 13 · 2009Warehouse 13
★ 7.72009
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehouse 13. The Warehouse is a massive, top secret facility that houses dangerous and fantastical objects. Together, Pete and Myka along with fellow agents Claudia, Steve Jinks and Warehouse caretaker Artie, must recover artifacts from around the globe before they can cause catastrophic damage.
The Affair · 2014The Affair
★ 6.72014
SeriesDrama
The emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah, a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children and Alison, a young waitress and wife from Montauk at the end of Long Island, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy.
Who's the Boss? · 1984Who's the Boss?
★ 7.41984
SeriesComedy
A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back personality contrasts with Angela's type-A behavior.
Cagney & Lacey · 1982Cagney & Lacey
★ 6.91982
SeriesCrimeDrama
Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.
Stars in the House · 2020Stars in the House
2020
Series
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created Stars in the House, a daily live streamed series to support The Actors Fund and its services.
And Just Like That… · 2021And Just Like That…
★ 7.32021
SeriesComedyDrama
This new chapter of “Sex and the City” follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.
Ally McBeal · 1997Ally McBeal
★ 6.51997
SeriesDramaComedy
Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
Joe Forrester · 1975Joe Forrester
★ 7.01975
SeriesDramaCrime
Beat cop Joe Forrester walks the mean streets of Los Angeles.
Trauma Center · 1983Trauma Center
★ 7.01983
SeriesDrama
The Romanoffs · 2018The Romanoffs
★ 6.42018
SeriesDrama
An anthology series centered around people who believe themselves to be the modern-day descendants of the Romanov family.
Command Z · 2023Command Z
★ 5.32023
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
A scientist tasks his employees with a "historic" mission to travel back in time to revise history and save the world.
CBS Summer Playhouse · 1987CBS Summer Playhouse
★ 7.01987
SeriesDrama
CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
Planet of the Apes · 1974Planet of the Apes
★ 6.91974
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes.
Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.
Out of Practice · 2005Out of Practice
★ 7.42005
SeriesComedy
Out of Practice is an American situation comedy.
Brooklyn Bridge · 1991Brooklyn Bridge
★ 7.81991
SeriesDramaComedy
Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the middle 1950s. The premise was partially based on the childhood of executive producer and creator Gary David Goldberg.
Brooklyn Bridge won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy Award as for outstanding television series in 1992, after its first season.
The cast was led by Marion Ross; Art Garfunkel performed the theme song, which was titled "Just Over The Brooklyn Bridge."
In 1997, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was ranked #46 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.