Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Acting • Born 1951-06-13

Acting2New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

128 credits
Berlin Tunnel 21

Berlin Tunnel 21

Movie • 1981

Sandy Mueller

Christmas vs The Walters

Christmas vs The Walters

Movie • 2021

Roger

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Movie • 1979

Paul Bäumer

Andre's Mother

Andre's Mother

Movie • 1990

Cal

The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project

Movie • 2008

Cop #2

Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

Movie • 1980

Shad

Riding the Rails

Riding the Rails

Movie • 1997

Narrator

Winning

Winning

Movie • 1969

Charley

The Waltons' Homecoming

The Waltons' Homecoming

Movie • 2021

Self - Narrator

Christmas Day in the Morning

Christmas Day in the Morning

Movie • 2020

Self

Last Summer

Last Summer

Movie • 1969

Peter

Timepiece

Timepiece

Movie • 1996

Richard Evans

Annie's Point

Annie's Point

Movie • 2005

Richard Eason

The Christmas Secret

The Christmas Secret

Movie • 2000

Jerry McNeil

September 30, 1955

September 30, 1955

Movie • 1977

Jimmy J.

The Invaders

The Invaders

Movie • 1995

Jerry Thayer

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Movie • 1971

John-Boy Walton

Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning

Movie • 1971

Joshua Arnold

To Save the Children

To Save the Children

Movie • 1994

David Young

I Can Make You Love Me

I Can Make You Love Me

Movie • 1993

Richard Farley

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Movie • 1992

Gary Brown

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

Movie • 1991

Lieutenant Steven Scott

The Million Dollar Kid

The Million Dollar Kid

Movie • 2000

Ted Hunter

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Movie • 1991

James O'Hanlan

The Easter Story

The Easter Story

Movie • 1990

Mark (voice)

Final Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy

Movie • 1985

Marty Campbell

The Todd Killings

The Todd Killings

Movie • 1971

Billy Roy

Time After Time

Time After Time

Movie • 2011

Glory! Glory!

Glory! Glory!

Movie • 1989

Rev. Bobby Joe

Cactus in the Snow

Cactus in the Snow

Movie • 1971

Harley MacIntosh

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

Movie • 1983

Hank Williams, Jr.

Wonder Boys

Wonder Boys

Movie • 2000

Walter Gaskell

The Christmas Box

The Christmas Box

Movie • 1995

Richard Evans

A Thousand Men and a Baby

A Thousand Men and a Baby

Movie • 1997

Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan

You'll Like My Mother

You'll Like My Mother

Movie • 1972

Kenny

What Love Sees

What Love Sees

Movie • 1996

Gordon Holly

Anna's Dream

Anna's Dream

Movie • 2002

Rod Morgan

Common Ground

Common Ground

Movie • 1990

Colin Diver

Down, Out and Dangerous

Down, Out and Dangerous

Movie • 1995

Tim Willows

A Waltons Thanksgiving

A Waltons Thanksgiving

Movie • 2022

Self - Narrator (voice)

Big and Hairy

Big and Hairy

Movie • 1998

Victor Dewlap

Go Toward the Light

Go Toward the Light

Movie • 1988

Greg Madison

Lincoln

Lincoln

Movie • 1992

John Hay (voice)

Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

Movie • 2006

Tennessee Williams

Barefoot In the Park

Barefoot In the Park

Movie • 1982

Paul Bratter

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Movie

Self

Wild Hearts

Wild Hearts

Movie • 2006

Bob

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

Movie • 1974

Pvt. Henry Fleming

The Miracle of the Cards

The Miracle of the Cards

Movie • 2001

Dr. Neal Kassell

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Movie • 1985

Self

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues

Movie • 2002

Charles Ingalls

Give Us Barabbas!

Give Us Barabbas!

Movie • 1961

Junge

Linda

Linda

Movie • 1993

Paul Cowley

Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

Movie • 2009

Don

Precious Victims

Precious Victims

Movie • 1993

Don Weber

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

Movie • 1993

John-Boy Walton

To Find My Son

To Find My Son

Movie • 1980

David Benjamin

Death in Small Doses

Death in Small Doses

Movie • 1995

Richard Lyon

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

Movie • 2021

Himself

Getting Married

Getting Married

Movie • 1978

Michael Carboni

Every Act of Life

Every Act of Life

Movie • 2018

Self

A Walton Easter

A Walton Easter

Movie • 1997

John-Boy Walton

No Other Love

No Other Love

Movie • 1979

Andrew Madison

Fifth of July

Fifth of July

Movie • 1982

Kenneth Talley Jr.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

Movie • 2008

Self

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

Movie • 1983

Will Mossup

The Price for Silence

The Price for Silence

Movie • 2018

Richard Davenport

The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree

Movie • 1958

Joey

The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

Movie • 2021

Michael Malcolm

Flood: A River's Rampage

Flood: A River's Rampage

Movie • 1997

Herb Dellenbach

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

Movie • 1982

William Richmond

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Movie • 1959

Ivor

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Movie • 1999

Charles Ingalls

The Silence

The Silence

Movie • 1975

Cadet James Pelosi

In the Name of the People

In the Name of the People

Movie • 2000

Jack Murphy

A Walton Wedding

A Walton Wedding

Movie • 1995

John-Boy Walton

Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater

Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater

Movie • 2005

Self - Narrator

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

Movie • 2016

Mr. Werth

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV • 2004

Self - Guest

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

TV • 1965

John 'Chill' Chilton

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

TV • 1989

Dr. Trask

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

TV • 1969

Dennis Alan Graham

The Practice

The Practice

TV • 1997

Walter 'The Hummer' Arens

It's a Miracle

It's a Miracle

TV • 1998

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Joey

Century City

Century City

TV • 2004

The Waltons

The Waltons

TV • 1972

John Walton Jr.

Dave's World

Dave's World

TV • 1993

Richard Thomas

American Experience

American Experience

TV • 1988

Narrator (voice)

It

It

TV • 1990

Bill Denbrough

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

TV • 1995

Dr. Stephen Ledbetter

The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

TV • 1998

David Robinson

Just Cause

Just Cause

TV • 2002

The Americans

The Americans

TV • 2013

Frank Gaad

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

TV • 2006

Howard Cottrell

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

TV • 2009

Ed Pratt

White Collar

White Collar

TV • 2009

William Wolcott

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Nat Randolph

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

TV • 1982

Cal Porter

Bonanza

Bonanza

TV • 1959

Billy

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

TV • 1970

Ian Evans

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

TV • 2010

Prof. Dwayne Kravitz

Law & Order

Law & Order

TV • 1990

Roger Jenkins

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

TV • 1961

Self - Co-Host

Nature

Nature

TV • 1982

Narrator (voice)

Elementary

Elementary

TV • 2012

Mitch Barrett

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV • 1962

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

TV • 1961

Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

TV • 1973

Self

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

TV • 1994

Joe Greene

Promised Land

Promised Land

TV • 1996

Joe Greene

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Paul Baumer

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Henry Durie

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Ivor

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

The Boy

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

TV • 2014

Adam Ames

Ozark

Ozark

TV • 2017

Nathan Davis

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Daniel Varney

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

TV • 2010

Richard Walters

The Invaders

The Invaders

TV • 1995

Jerry Thayer

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

TV • 2013

David Foy

1, 2, 3 Go

1, 2, 3 Go

TV • 1961

Himself

Conviction

Conviction

TV • 2016

Earl Slavitt

NCIS: New Orleans

NCIS: New Orleans

TV • 2014

Ezra Van Cleef

Dinah!

Dinah!

TV • 1974

Self

The Comey Rule

The Comey Rule

TV • 2020

Chuck Rosenberg

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Presenter

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

TV • 1979

Jim Warner