James Naughton (born December 6, 1945) is an American director, theater, film and television actor.
| Full Name | James Naughton |
| Net Worth | $1.3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 6, 1945 |
| Place Of Birth | Middletown, Connecticut, USA |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Profession | Actor, Theatre Director, Television Director |
| Education | Yale University, Brown University, Conard High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Pamela Parsons |
| Children | Greg Naughton, Keira Naughton |
| Parents | Joseph Naughton, Rosemary Naughton |
| Siblings | David Naughton |
| Nicknames | James Naughton, Naughton, James |
| Known For | The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Cat's Eye (1985), Oxygen (1999), The Paper Chase (1973) |
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| Awards | Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award |
| Nominations | Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance |
| Movies | The Devil Wears Prada, The Paper Chase, Factory Girl, The First Wives Club, Cat's Eye, Suburban Girl, First Kid, Turks & Caicos, Fascination, The Good Mother, The Bunker, A Stranger Is Watching, The Birds II: Land's End, The Glass Menagerie, The Truth About Jane, Oxygen, Equity, Mixed Blessings, Our... |
| TV Shows | Hostages, Crime Stories, The Cosby Mysteries, Raising Miranda, Planet of the Apes, Faraday & Company, Trauma Center, Making the Grade |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | James Naughton has been the official voice of Audi since 2007. |
| 2 | Ex-brother-in-law of Deborah Dutton. |
| 3 | Longtime friend of the late Paul Newman. |
| 4 | Father-in-law of Kelli O'Hara. |
| 5 | Has won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical) from only two nominations: in 1990 for "City of Angels," and in 1997 for a revival of "Chicago." |
| 6 | Currently is a spokesman for Nexium on a TV commercial. |
| 7 | Father, with Pamela Parsons, of actors Greg Naughton and Keira Naughton. |
| 8 | Graduate of Brown University (1967, with a B.A. in American Civilization) and Yale University (1970, Master of Fine Arts.) |
| 9 | Older brother of David Naughton. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2002 | TV Series | Dr. Roger Buckman |
| The Education of Max Bickford | 2002 | TV Series | Lyle Dumont |
| 100 Centre Street | 2002 | TV Series | Detective Rowlings |
| Ally McBeal | 1999-2001 | TV Series | George McBeal |
| Big Apple | 2001 | TV Series | Lawrence Stark |
| Labor Pains | 2000 | Dr. Senior |
| The Truth About Jane | 2000 | TV Movie | Robert |
| Oxygen | 1999 | Clark Hannon |
| Greatest Trials of All Time | 1998 | TV Movie | Host / Narrator |
| Liberty! The American Revolution | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | Patrick Henry |
| The Proprietor | 1996 | New York - Texans |
| The First Wives Club | 1996 | Gilbert Griffin |
| First Kid | 1996 | President Davenport |
| Law & Order | 1996 | TV Series | Barry Taggert |
| Mixed Blessings | 1995 | TV Movie | Brad Coleman |
| Cagney & Lacey: Together Again | 1995 | TV Movie | James Burton |
| The Cosby Mysteries | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Det. Sully |
| Cagney & Lacey: The Return | 1994 | TV Movie | James Burton |
| Couples | 1994 | TV Movie | Steven |
| The Birds II: Land's End | 1994 | TV Movie | Frank |
| The Cosby Mysteries | 1994 | TV Movie | Adam Sully |
| Brooklyn Bridge | 1991-1993 | TV Series | Lieutenant Monahan |
| Designing Women | 1992 | TV Series | Phillip Russell Stuart |
| Blown Away | 1990 | TV Movie | Seale |
| The Good Mother | 1988 | Brian |
| Necessity | 1988 | TV Movie | Rick LaSalle |
| Raising Miranda | 1988 | TV Series | Donald Marshak |
| The Glass Menagerie | 1987 | Jim O'Connor (the gentleman caller) |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series | John Dockery |
| Sin of Innocence | 1986 | TV Movie | Andy Colleran |
| Between the Darkness and the Dawn | 1985 | TV Movie | Jack Parrish |
| Who's the Boss? | 1985 | TV Series | Michael Bower |
| ABC Weekend Specials | 1985 | TV Series | Captain Sawyer |
| Cat's Eye | 1985 | Hugh |
| Last of the Great Survivors | 1984 | TV Movie | Richard Wylie |
| The Fall Guy | 1983 | TV Series | Cutter |
| Trauma Center | 1983 | TV Series | Dr. Michael 'Cutter' Royce |
| Making the Grade | 1982 | TV Series | Harry Barnes |
| Parole | 1982 | TV Movie | Andy Driscoll |
| My Body, My Child | 1982 | TV Movie | Dr. Dan Berensen |
| A Stranger Is Watching | 1982 | Steve Peterson |
| The Bunker | 1981 | TV Movie | James O'Donnell |
| On Our Own | 1977 | TV Series |
| Ryan's Hope | 1977 | TV Series | Dr. George Hoyle |
| Barnaby Jones | 1976 | TV Series | Dr. Louis Manning |
| Second Wind | 1976 | Roger |
| Joe Forrester | 1976 | TV Series |
| Diary of the Dead | 1976 | George |
| The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant | 1975 | TV Movie | Dr. Baxter |
| Planet of the Apes | 1974 | TV Mini-Series | Pete Burke |
| Mannix | 1974 | TV Series | Dr. Hanson |
| Great Performances | 1974 | TV Series | Haemon |
| Chopper One | 1974 | TV Series |
| Faraday and Company | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Steve Faraday |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' | 1974 | TV Movie | Cap. John Haines |
| The Paper Chase | 1973 | Kevin Brooks |
| Look Homeward, Angel | 1972 | TV Movie | Ben Gant |
| The Blacklist | 2015 | TV Series | Hayworth |
| Turks & Caicos | 2014 | TV Movie | Frank Church |
| Hostages | 2013-2014 | TV Series | President Paul Kincaid |
| The Word | 2013 | Mike Sheehy |
| Golden Boy | 2013 | TV Series | Marvin Drexler |
| Gossip Girl | 2009-2012 | TV Series | William van der Bilt |
| Blue Bloods | 2010 | TV Series | Chief Bell |
| Speed Grieving | 2009 | Short | Father |
| Clear Blue Tuesday | 2009 | Executive |
| Warehouse 13 | 2009 | TV Series | Gilbert Radburn |
| Damages | 2009 | TV Series | Sam Arsenault |
| Crime Stories | 1999-2008 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Childless | 2008 | Harvey |
| BartonCC | 2008 | Short | WW2 General |
| Suburban Girl | 2007 | Robert Eisenberg |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Charlie Moss |
| Factory Girl | 2006 | Fuzzy Sedgwick |
| The Devil Wears Prada | 2006 | Stephen |
| Out of Practice | 2006 | TV Series | Dr. Jack Arbogast |
| American Masters | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Ernest Hemingway |
| Fascination | 2004 | Patrick Doherty |
| The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree | 2004 | Short |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Broadway: The Next Generation | 2016 | Documentary filming | Himself |
| Geraldine Page: Stages of a Dream | 2015 | Documentary post-production | Himself (rumored) |
| Live from Lincoln Center | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Building Alaska | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Character Studies | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hacking Democracy | 2006 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Nature | 2000-2005 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| A Chance to Grow | 2000 | TV Movie documentary voice |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Behind the Planet of the Apes | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Crime Stories | 1998 | TV Series | Himself (Host / Narrator) |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Leading Actress in a Musical |
| Greatest Trials of All Time: The Court-Martial of Lt. Calley | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 51st Annual Tony Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Leading Actor in a Musical |
| The 42nd Annual Drama Desk Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala: An American Journey | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Cast of 'Chicago' |
| Charlie Rose | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Prsenter |
| Great Performances | 1993 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
| The 45th Annual Tony Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Book of a Musical |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Leading Actor in a Musical |
| American Masters | 1986-1989 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 31st Annual Tony Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| Tennessee Williams' South | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | Tom Wingfield |
