James Naughton was born on December 6,1945 and is an American actor and director.
21 Facts About James Naughton
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James Naughton is the elder brother of actor David Naughton.
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James Naughton graduated from Brown University and Yale School of Drama.
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James Naughton's acting career began when he appeared in a series of Broadway dramas and musicals.
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James Naughton has since become an accomplished actor in both starring and supporting film and television roles.
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James Naughton won the Theatre World Award for his performance in Long Day's Journey into Night in 1971.
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James Naughton starred with Genevieve Bujold in Antigone, later made into a film in 1974.
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James Naughton won his first Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1990 for City of Angels.
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James Naughton played the role of Willy Brandt in Democracy on its US premiere in 2004.
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James Naughton's films include The Paper Chase and The First Wives Club.
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James Naughton starred with Ron Harper in the 1974 television series Planet of the Apes, a spin-off of the original film.
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James Naughton starred in Making the Grade and Trauma Center in the early 1980s.
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James Naughton starred in the short-lived series Raising Miranda in 1988.
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James Naughton co-starred with Bill Cosby in The Cosby Mysteries in 1995.
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James Naughton appeared with Gless 20 years later, this time as her husband in Cagney and Lacey: The Return and Cagney and Lacey: Together Again.
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James Naughton had a recurring role on Gossip Girl as William van der Bilt, grandfather of main character Nate Archibald.
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James Naughton has appeared in television commercials promoting the drugs Cialis, Nexium and Nasalcrom.
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James Naughton has been the official voice of Audi in the US since 2007, heard in its national TV and radio spots.
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James Naughton is a frequent narrator on television's Nature series.
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James Naughton has directed several plays in New York City, including the 2002 revival of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, starring his friend Paul Newman, filmed for cable TV in 2003.
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James Naughton appears in cabarets in New York City, including Manhattan Theatre Club and Caroline's Comedy Club.