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James Naughton is a Actor, Director and Stage Director American born on 6 december 1945 at Middletown (USA)

James Naughton

James Naughton
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Nationality USA
Birth 6 december 1945 (78 years) at Middletown (USA)

James Naughton (born December 6, 1945) is an American director, theater, film and television actor.

Biography

His family is Irish American. He and his wife, Pam, have two actor children: Keira and Greg. Greg is married to actress Kelli O'Hara and began singing during his years at Conard High School "with the high school band and at parties."

Best films

The Paper Chase (1973)
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Filmography of James Naughton (25 films)

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Actor

Turks & Caicos, 1h35
Directed by David Hare
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Rupert Graves, Ralph Fiennes, Ewen Bremner, James McArdle
Roles Frank Church
Rating64% 3.247763.247763.247763.247763.24776
Following the events of Page Eight, ex-MI5 officer Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is in hiding on the Turks and Caicos Islands. A mysterious encounter with Curtis Pelissier (Christopher Walken) leads Johnny to a dinner with several shady American businessmen who comprise of a company called Gladstone. The following morning, one of the businessmen is found dead on the beach in suspicious circumstances; Melanie Fall (Winona Ryder), a Gladstone liaison, seems to know more than she lets on. When Pelissier reveals himself to be a CIA agent who knows Johnny's true identity, Johnny desperately cuts a deal with the American: he will help with the investigation of Gladstone in exchange for silence about his location.
Suburban Girl, 1h37
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Sarah Michelle Prinze, Alec Baldwin, Maggie Grace, Chris Carmack, Vanessa Branch, James Naughton
Roles Robert Eisenberg
Rating54% 2.702482.702482.702482.702482.70248
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Brett Eisenberg, an ambitious yet unconfident young New York assistant book editor living in the literary hotbed of Manhattan's Upper East Side. Struggling to become a full-fledged editor, a task made harder after her mentor and boss is fired and replaced by Faye Falkner (Vanessa Branch), Brett meets the notorious and much older publishing playboy Archie Knox (Alec Baldwin). After spending time with him she realises how unhappy she is with her immature boyfriend Jed (Chris Carmack) and breaks off their relationship in order to pursue one with Archie.
The Devil Wears Prada, 1h49
Directed by David Frankel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, La mode, Children's films
Actors Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Tracie Thoms
Roles Stephen
Rating69% 3.4560253.4560253.4560253.4560253.456025
Andrea "Andy" Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is an aspiring journalist fresh out of Northwestern University. Despite her ridicule for the shallowness of the fashion industry, she lands a job "a million girls would kill for," junior personal assistant to Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the icy editor-in-chief of Runway fashion magazine. Andy plans to put up with Miranda's bizarre and humiliating treatment for one year in hopes of getting a job as a reporter or writer somewhere else.
Factory Girl
Directed by George Hickenlooper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Actors Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Mena Suvari, Jimmy Fallon, Shawn Hatosy
Roles Fuzzy Sedgwick
Rating63% 3.1978753.1978753.1978753.1978753.197875
Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) is a young heiress studying art in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She moves to New York City, where she is introduced to pop art painter and film-maker Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce). Intrigued by the beautiful socialite, he asks her to perform in one of his underground movies. Soon she is spending time with him at the Factory, his studio and also the hangout of a group of eccentrics, some of them drug addicts. Her status as Warhol superstar and success as a fashion model earn her popularity and international attention.
Hacking Democracy, 1h22
Directed by Simon Ardizzone
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Politique, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about technology, Political films
Actors James Naughton
Roles Narrator
Rating77% 3.8874653.8874653.8874653.8874653.887465
Relatant une enquête longue de 3 ans réalisé par des citoyens américains, le film traite des anomalies et irrégularitées des systèmes de vote électronique (e-voting) qui ont eu lieu pendant l'élection présidentielle de 2004 aux États-Unis, et plus particulièrement dans le comté de Volusia en Floride. Le film enquête sur les problèmes d'intégrité des machines de vote électronique, en particulier celle du fabricant Diebold.
Fascination, 1h35
Origin German
Genres Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors James Naughton, Jacqueline Bisset, Adam Garcia, Stuart Wilson, Alice Evans
Roles Patrick Doherty
Rating39% 1.959021.959021.959021.959021.95902
Young Scott Doherty (Adam Garcia) gets suspicious when his mother (Jacqueline Bisset) plans to wed Oliver Vance (Stuart Wilson) soon after her husband's untimely death. Scott investigates with Oliver's pretty daughter, Kelly (Alice Evans), who shared Scott's doubts about the upcoming nuptials. Along the way, he falls in love with Kelly, but a fatal explosion turns Scott's life upside down - and the evidence points to him as the murderer. Has he been framed?
The Truth About Jane, 1h27
Directed by Lee Rose
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Ellen Muth, Stockard Channing, Kelly Rowan, Jenny O'Hara, RuPaul, Noah Fleiss
Roles Robert
Rating66% 3.345663.345663.345663.345663.34566
The movie begins with Jane narrating about her life from her birth, to her first birthday and even her first day of kindergarten. Then the film jumps to Jane at age 15, starting her first day of high school. Although Jane appears to be happy and a normal teenage girl to her friends and family, inside she's feeling alone and different. Her feelings grow more confusing, when a new girl arrives named Taylor (played by Alicia Lagano) who Jane sees (and says in a voice over) as "different, smarter, wiser." She then continues to say in the voice over that "maybe because she wasn't from here or maybe it was just her. I'm going to go with the last one, because she ended up changing my life.
Oxygen
Oxygen (1999)
, 1h27
Directed by Richard Shepard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Maura Lynn Tierney, Adrien Brody, Terry Kinney, Dylan Baker, James Naughton, Laila Robins
Roles Clark Hannon
Rating60% 3.0009153.0009153.0009153.0009153.000915
"Harry Houdini" (Adrien Brody) has kidnapped and buried alive a rich businessman's wife. He demands $1 million in cash from the woman's husband in return for the release of the location of her burial site before she runs out of oxygen. He also states that if police involvement is initiated, he will ensure she is never found alive. As expected, however, police involvement is initiated and Detective Madeline Foster (Maura Tierney) is assigned with the task of finding the buried woman and catching Houdini.
The First Wives Club, 1h43
Directed by Hugh Wilson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, Stephen Collins, Dan Hedaya, Victor Garber
Roles Gill Griffin
Rating64% 3.201893.201893.201893.201893.20189
At Middlebury College in 1969, four young friends, Elise Elliot (Goldie Hawn), Brenda Morelli (Bette Midler), Annie MacDuggan (Diane Keaton), and Cynthia Swann (Stockard Channing), are graduating. As graduation gifts, valedictorian Cynthia presents the girls with matching Bulgari pearl necklaces. As the graduates take a commemorative picture of the four of them (presumably for the last time), Cynthia makes Annie, Brenda and Elise promise that they will always be there for each other throughout the remainder of their lives.
First Kid
First Kid (1996)
, 1h41
Directed by David M. Evans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Brock Pierce, Sinbad, Zachery Ty Bryan, James Naughton, Timothy Busfield, Art LaFleur
Roles President Paul Davenport
Rating52% 2.604912.604912.604912.604912.60491
Sam Simms (Sinbad) is a Secret Service agent assigned by his superior Wilkes (Robert Guillaume) to protect President Paul Davenport's (James Naughton) rebellious 13-year-old son Luke Davenport (Brock Pierce) after Luke's behavior causes another agent Woods (Timothy Busfield) to be replaced for mistreating Luke in front of media cameras. Woods is later fired for failing his physical. Simms sees this assignment as undesirable, but a possible stepping stone to protecting the President. He fails to connect with the boy at first, and Luke continues to misbehave, including an incident where he releases his pet snake Poison into a White House party. After seeing Luke get beat up by the school bully Rob (Zachery Ty Bryan), Simms feels sorry for him - he had felt alone as a teenager, too (losing his father in Vietnam) - and they become friends. Simms, a former boxing champion, agrees to sneak Luke out against the wishes of the chief of security Morton (Art LaFleur) and teach him how to fight.
Mixed Blessings, 1h36
Directed by Bethany Rooney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Gabrielle Carteris, Scott Baio, Bess Armstrong, Bruce Greenwood, James Naughton, Alexandra Paul
Roles Brad Coleman
Rating59% 2.9536052.9536052.9536052.9536052.953605
Three couples are followed as they struggle to have children. Diana and Andy Douglas are a newlywed with great careers trying to have a baby for eleven months, without any results. As they visit the doctor, they are crushed to find out that Diana has problems with her ovary and she has a 1 in 10,000 chance to become pregnant. Diana, who always wanted to have a child, considers finding a surrogate mother, but the process proves to be very painful because Andy always wanted to have a child as well, she thinks she is preventing him from living his dream and files for divorce.
The Birds II: Land's End, 1h27
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about birds
Actors Brad Johnson, Tippi Hedren, Chelsea Field, James Naughton, Jan Rubes, Megan Gallacher
Roles Frank
Rating32% 1.614181.614181.614181.614181.61418
Ted and Mary Hocken (Brad Johnson and Chelsea Field) move to a remote, windswept, tiny East Coast island with their two young daughters; the Hockens are determined to forget their painful past of losing their son and spend a quiet, uneventful summer.