James Naughton

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James Naughton
Naughton in 1974
Born	(1945-12-06) December 6, 1945 (age 78) Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Brown University (BA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupations	Actor director
Years active	1971–present
Spouse	Pam Parsons ​ ​ (m. 1967; died 2013)​
Children	2
Relatives	David Naughton (brother)

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 has won two Tony Awards : for Best Actor in a Musical in 1990 for City of Angels, and again in 1997, he won a second Tony Award originating the role of lawyer Billy Flynn in the long-running musical Chicago.