Richard Thomas
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 13, 1951 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
New 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.
Known For
| 2022 | A Waltons ThanksgivingSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2021 | Christmas vs The WaltersRoger | |
| 2021 | The Waltons' HomecomingSelf - Narrator | |
| 2021 | Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’Himself | |
| 2021 | The UnforgivableMichael Malcolm | |
| 2020 | Christmas Day in the MorningSelf | |
| 2020 | The Comey RuleChuck Rosenberg | |
| 2018 | Every Act of LifeSelf | |
| 2018 | The Price for SilenceRichard Davenport | |
| 2017 | OzarkNathan Davis | |
| 2016 | AnesthesiaMr. Werth | |
| 2016 | ConvictionEarl Slavitt | |
| 2016 | BillionsSanford Bensinger | |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D.Adam Ames | |
| 2014 | NCIS: New OrleansEzra Van Cleef | |
| 2013 | The AmericansFrank Gaad | |
| 2013 | The BlacklistDavid Foy | |
| 2012 | ElementaryMitch Barrett | |
| 2011 | Time After Time | |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & IslesProf. Dwayne Kravitz | |
| 2010 | Blue BloodsRichard Walters | |
| 2009 | Taking WoodstockDon | |
| 2009 | The Good WifeEd Pratt | |
| 2009 | White CollarWilliam Wolcott | |
| 2008 | The Lazarus ProjectCop #2 | |
| 2008 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'Self | |
| 2006 | Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American TheaterTennessee Williams | |
| 2006 | Wild HeartsBob | |
| 2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen KingHoward Cottrell | |
| 2005 | Annie's PointRichard Eason | |
| 2005 | Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky TheaterSelf - Narrator | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2004 | Century City | |
| 2002 | Anna's DreamRod Morgan | |
| 2002 | Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder ContinuesCharles Ingalls | |
| 2002 | Just Cause | |
| 2001 | The Miracle of the CardsDr. Neal Kassell | |
| 2000 | The Christmas SecretJerry McNeil | |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar KidTed Hunter | |
| 2000 | Wonder BoysWalter Gaskell | |
| 2000 | In the Name of the PeopleJack Murphy | |
| 1999 | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls WilderCharles Ingalls | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNat Randolph | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDaniel Varney | |
| 1998 | Big and HairyVictor Dewlap | |
| 1998 | It's a Miracle | |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Swiss Family RobinsonDavid Robinson | |
| 1997 | Riding the RailsNarrator | |
| 1997 | A Thousand Men and a BabyDr. Hugh Bud Keenan | |
| 1997 | A Walton EasterJohn-Boy Walton | |
| 1997 | Flood: A River's RampageHerb Dellenbach | |
| 1997 | The PracticeWalter 'The Hummer' Arens | |
| 1996 | TimepieceRichard Evans | |
| 1996 | What Love SeesGordon Holly | |
| 1996 | Promised LandJoe Greene | |
| 1995 | The InvadersJerry Thayer | |
| 1995 | The Christmas BoxRichard Evans | |
| 1995 | Down, Out and DangerousTim Willows | |
| 1995 | Death in Small DosesRichard Lyon | |
| 1995 | A Walton WeddingJohn-Boy Walton | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsDr. Stephen Ledbetter | |
| 1995 | The InvadersJerry Thayer | |
| 1994 | To Save the ChildrenDavid Young | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelJoe Greene | |
| 1993 | I Can Make You Love MeRichard Farley | |
| 1993 | LindaPaul Cowley | |
| 1993 | Precious VictimsDon Weber | |
| 1993 | A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionJohn-Boy Walton | |
| 1993 | Dave's WorldRichard Thomas | |
| 1992 | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232Gary Brown | |
| 1992 | LincolnJohn Hay (voice) | |
| 1991 | Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. IndianapolisLieutenant Steven Scott | |
| 1991 | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausJames O'Hanlan | |
| 1990 | Andre's MotherCal | |
| 1990 | The Easter StoryMark (voice) | |
| 1990 | Common GroundColin Diver | |
| 1990 | ItBill Denbrough | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderRoger Jenkins | |
| 1989 | Glory! Glory!Rev. Bobby Joe | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptDr. Trask | |
| 1988 | Go Toward the LightGreg Madison | |
| 1988 | American ExperienceNarrator (voice) | |
| 1985 | Final JeopardyMarty Campbell | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IISelf | |
| 1983 | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. StoryHank Williams, Jr. | |
| 1983 | Hobson's ChoiceWill Mossup | |
| 1982 | Barefoot In the ParkPaul Bratter | |
| 1982 | Fifth of JulyKenneth Talley Jr. | |
| 1982 | Johnny BelindaWilliam Richmond | |
| 1982 | American PlayhouseCal Porter | |
| 1982 | NatureNarrator (voice) | |
| 1981 | Berlin Tunnel 21Sandy Mueller | |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the StarsShad | |
| 1980 | To Find My SonDavid Benjamin | |
| 1979 | All Quiet on the Western FrontPaul Bäumer | |
| 1979 | No Other LoveAndrew Madison | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next GenerationsJim Warner | |
| 1978 | Getting MarriedMichael Carboni | |
| 1977 | September 30, 1955Jimmy J. | |
| 1975 | The SilenceCadet James Pelosi | |
| 1974 | The Red Badge of CouragePvt. Henry Fleming | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self | |
| 1972 | You'll Like My MotherKenny | |
| 1972 | The WaltonsJohn Walton Jr. | |
| 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryJohn-Boy Walton | |
| 1971 | Red Sky at MorningJoshua Arnold | |
| 1971 | The Todd KillingsBilly Roy | |
| 1971 | Cactus in the SnowHarley MacIntosh | |
| 1970 | Night GalleryIan Evans | |
| 1969 | WinningCharley | |
| 1969 | Last SummerPeter | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.Dennis Alan Graham | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.John 'Chill' Chilton | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | Give Us Barabbas!Junge | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | 1, 2, 3 GoHimself | |
| 1959 | A Doll's HouseIvor | |
| 1959 | BonanzaBilly | |
| 1958 | The Christmas TreeJoey | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Performer | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameJoey | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FamePaul Baumer | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameHenry Durie | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameIvor | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameThe Boy | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| - | Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf |
| 1983 | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. StoryExecutive Producer |
| 1972 | The WaltonsDirector |
| 2021 | The Ice RoadStunts | |
| 2002 | Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy FulfilledStunt Double |