Richard Thomas

New York City, New York, USA

Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor, best known as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons. During his career, Thomas won an Emmy Award, and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. During his career, Thomas won an Emmy Award, and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.Thomas was born in Manhattan, the son of Barbara (née Fallis) and Richard S. Thomas, in 1951. His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet. He attended The Allen Stevenson School and the McBurney School in Manhattan. Thomas was seven when he made his Broadway debut in Sunrise at Campobello (1958) playing John Roosevelt, son of future U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Appearances

Berlin Tunnel 21
6.7
Berlin Tunnel 21
Sandy Mueller
Christmas vs The Walters
5.0
Christmas vs The Walters
Roger
All Quiet on the Western Front
6.7
All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul Bäumer
Andre's Mother
Andre's Mother
Cal
The Lazarus Project
6.0
The Lazarus Project
Cop #2
Battle Beyond the Stars
5.4
Battle Beyond the Stars
Shad
Riding the Rails
6.0
Riding the Rails
Narrator
Winning
6.0
Winning
Charley
The Waltons' Homecoming
6.0
The Waltons' Homecoming
Self - Narrator
Christmas Day in the Morning
Christmas Day in the Morning
Self
Last Summer
6.2
Last Summer
Peter
Timepiece
7.0
Timepiece
Richard Evans
Annie's Point
5.6
Annie's Point
Richard Eason
The Christmas Secret
5.9
The Christmas Secret
Jerry McNeil
September 30, 1955
6.8
September 30, 1955
Jimmy J.
The Invaders
5.0
The Invaders
Jerry Thayer
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
7.3
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
John-Boy Walton
Red Sky at Morning
7.1
Red Sky at Morning
Joshua Arnold
To Save the Children
6.2
To Save the Children
David Young
I Can Make You Love Me
6.7
I Can Make You Love Me
Richard Farley
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
5.9
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Gary Brown
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
6.4
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Lieutenant Steven Scott
The Million Dollar Kid
3.4
The Million Dollar Kid
Ted Hunter
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
7.0
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
James O'Hanlan
The Easter Story
7.4
The Easter Story
Mark (voice)
Final Jeopardy
6.3
Final Jeopardy
Marty Campbell
The Todd Killings
4.6
The Todd Killings
Billy Roy
Time After Time
5.7
Time After Time
Glory! Glory!
8.0
Glory! Glory!
Rev. Bobby Joe
Cactus in the Snow
9.0
Cactus in the Snow
Harley MacIntosh
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
7.3
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Hank Williams, Jr.
Wonder Boys
6.8
Wonder Boys
Walter Gaskell
The Christmas Box
5.5
The Christmas Box
Richard Evans
A Thousand Men and a Baby
6.0
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
You'll Like My Mother
6.3
You'll Like My Mother
Kenny
What Love Sees
7.8
What Love Sees
Gordon Holly
Anna's Dream
8.0
Anna's Dream
Rod Morgan
Common Ground
8.5
Common Ground
Colin Diver
Down, Out and Dangerous
6.3
Down, Out and Dangerous
Tim Willows
A Waltons Thanksgiving
4.7
A Waltons Thanksgiving
Self - Narrator (voice)
Big and Hairy
4.8
Big and Hairy
Victor Dewlap
Go Toward the Light
7.7
Go Toward the Light
Greg Madison
Lincoln
7.3
Lincoln
John Hay (voice)
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
Tennessee Williams
Barefoot In the Park
6.0
Barefoot In the Park
Paul Bratter
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Wild Hearts
6.3
Wild Hearts
Bob
The Red Badge of Courage
7.3
The Red Badge of Courage
Pvt. Henry Fleming
The Miracle of the Cards
7.0
The Miracle of the Cards
Dr. Neal Kassell
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
6.0
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
Charles Ingalls
Give Us Barabbas!
10.0
Give Us Barabbas!
Junge
Linda
4.8
Linda
Paul Cowley
Taking Woodstock
6.2
Taking Woodstock
Don
Precious Victims
7.0
Precious Victims
Don Weber
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
7.3
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John-Boy Walton
To Find My Son
6.4
To Find My Son
David Benjamin
Death in Small Doses
6.5
Death in Small Doses
Richard Lyon
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
7.4
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Himself
Getting Married
6.0
Getting Married
Michael Carboni
Every Act of Life
6.4
Every Act of Life
Self
A Walton Easter
7.3
A Walton Easter
John-Boy Walton
No Other Love
8.0
No Other Love
Andrew Madison
Fifth of July
7.0
Fifth of July
Kenneth Talley Jr.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Self
Hobson's Choice
7.0
Hobson's Choice
Will Mossup
The Price for Silence
5.5
The Price for Silence
Richard Davenport
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree
Joey
The Unforgivable
7.4
The Unforgivable
Michael Malcolm
Flood: A River's Rampage
5.3
Flood: A River's Rampage
Herb Dellenbach
Johnny Belinda
6.3
Johnny Belinda
William Richmond
A Doll's House
10.0
A Doll's House
Ivor
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
7.0
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Charles Ingalls
The Silence
9.0
The Silence
Cadet James Pelosi
In the Name of the People
5.5
In the Name of the People
Jack Murphy
A Walton Wedding
A Walton Wedding
John-Boy Walton
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
9.0
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
Self - Narrator
Anesthesia
5.7
Anesthesia
Mr. Werth
The Master of Ballantrae
6.3
The Master of Ballantrae
Henry Durie
The Tony Danza Show
6.4
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
The F.B.I.
5.5
The F.B.I.
John 'Chill' Chilton
Tales from the Crypt
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
Dr. Trask
Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dennis Alan Graham
The Practice
7.7
The Practice
Walter 'The Hummer' Arens
It's a Miracle
8.0
It's a Miracle
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joey
Century City
6.0
Century City
The Waltons
7.2
The Waltons
John Walton Jr.
Dave's World
6.5
Dave's World
Richard Thomas
American Experience
6.6
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
It
6.9
It
Bill Denbrough
The Outer Limits
7.7
The Outer Limits
Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
6.0
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
David Robinson
Just Cause
9.0
Just Cause
The Americans
7.9
The Americans
Frank Gaad
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
6.9
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Howard Cottrell
The Good Wife
7.6
The Good Wife
Ed Pratt
White Collar
8.2
White Collar
William Wolcott
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nat Randolph
American Playhouse
6.6
American Playhouse
Cal Porter
Bonanza
7.5
Bonanza
Billy
Night Gallery
7.8
Night Gallery
Ian Evans
Rizzoli & Isles
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
Prof. Dwayne Kravitz
Law & Order
7.3
Law & Order
Roger Jenkins
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Nature
7.9
Nature
Narrator (voice)
Elementary
7.6
Elementary
Mitch Barrett
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Touched by an Angel
7.2
Touched by an Angel
Joe Greene
Promised Land
6.5
Promised Land
Joe Greene
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Paul Baumer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry Durie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ivor
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Boy
Chicago P.D.
8.4
Chicago P.D.
Adam Ames
Ozark
8.2
Ozark
Nathan Davis
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Daniel Varney
Blue Bloods
7.8
Blue Bloods
Richard Walters
The Invaders
5.5
The Invaders
Jerry Thayer
The Blacklist
7.6
The Blacklist
David Foy
1, 2, 3 Go
9.0
1, 2, 3 Go
Himself
Conviction
6.8
Conviction
Earl Slavitt
NCIS: New Orleans
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
Ezra Van Cleef
Dinah!
7.0
Dinah!
Self
The Comey Rule
6.9
The Comey Rule
Chuck Rosenberg
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Roots: The Next Generations
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
Jim Warner
Billions
7.7
Billions
Sanford Bensinger
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
Self

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