Richard Thomas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951 height 5' 8½" (1,74 m)) 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.
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- Born:
- Jun 13, 1951 In Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 107
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie A Waltons Thanksgiving 2022-11-20
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | A Waltons Thanksgiving | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2022-11-20 |
| Movie | Nobody | Security Guard (Obshak Basement) | 2021-03-18 |
| Movie | Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ | Himself | 2021-10-15 |
| Movie | The Waltons' Homecoming | Himself - Narrator | 2021-11-28 |
| Movie | The Unforgivable | Michael Malcolm | 2021-11-24 |
| Movie | Christmas Day in the Morning | Self | 2020-10-16 |
| Movie | Every Act of Life | Self | 2018-04-23 |
| Movie | The Price for Silence | Richard Davenport | 2018-10-19 |
| Movie | Siberia | Assassin #3 | 2018-07-13 |
| Movie | Trench 11 | Infected German Soldier | 2017-10-06 |
| Movie | Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | 2017-11-16 |
| Series | The Americans | Frank Gaad | 2013-01-30 |
| Movie | Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 14: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!) | 2012-07-30 | |
| Series | Elementary | Mitch Barrett | 2012-09-27 |
| Movie | Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 13: Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus) | Self | 2012-07-30 |
| Movie | Time After Time | 2011-03-19 | |
| Series | Rizzoli & Isles | Prof. Dwayne Kravitz | 2010-07-12 |
| Series | The Good Wife | Ed Pratt | 2009-09-22 |
| Movie | Taking Woodstock | Don | 2009-08-26 |
| Series | White Collar | William Wolcott | 2009-10-23 |
| Movie | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' | Self | 2008-03-04 |
| Movie | The Lazarus Project | Cop #2 | 2008-10-24 |
| Movie | Wild Hearts | Bob | 2006-07-08 |
| Series | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Howard Cottrell | 2006-07-12 |
| Movie | Annie's Point | Richard Eason | 2005-01-22 |
| Series | Century City | Unknown | 2004-03-16 |
| Series | The Tony Danza Show | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
| Series | Just Cause | 2002-09-15 | |
| Movie | Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues | Charles Ingalls | 2002-03-17 |
| Movie | Anna's Dream | Rod Morgan | 2002-09-20 |
| Series | Attention Scum | 2001-02-25 | |
| Movie | The Miracle of the Cards | Dr. Neal Kassell | 2001-06-06 |
| Movie | The Million Dollar Kid | Ted Hunter | 2000-01-18 |
| Movie | In the Name of the People | 2000-02-02 | |
| Movie | The Christmas Secret | Jerry McNeil | 2000-12-12 |
| Movie | Wonder Boys | Walter Gaskell | 2000-02-22 |
| Movie | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Charles Ingalls | 1999-01-21 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nat Randolph | 1999-09-20 |
| Series | This Morning with Richard Not Judy | 1998-02-15 | |
| Series | The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson | David Robinson | 1998-09-01 |
| Series | It's a Miracle | 1998-09-06 | |
| Movie | Big and Hairy | Victor Dewlap | 1998-11-30 |
| Movie | Riding the Rails | Narrator | 1997-01-01 |
| Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
| Movie | A Walton Easter | John-Boy Walton | 1997-03-30 |
| Movie | A Thousand Men and a Baby | Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan | 1997-12-07 |
| Movie | Flood: A River's Rampage | Herb Dellenbach | 1997-11-16 |
| Movie | Cluub Zarathustra | Various (as Tom Miles) | 1996-01-01 |
| Series | Promised Land | Joe Greene | 1996-09-17 |
| Movie | Timepiece | Richard Evans | 1996-12-22 |
| Movie | What Love Sees | Gordon Holly | 1996-09-22 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
| Movie | Death in Small Doses | Richard Lyon | 1995-01-16 |
| Movie | A Walton Wedding | John-Boy Walton | 1995-02-12 |
| Movie | Down, Out and Dangerous | Tim Willows | 1995-08-23 |
| Movie | The Invaders | Jerry Thayer | 1995-11-12 |
| Movie | The Christmas Box | Richard Evans | 1995-12-17 |
| Movie | To Save the Children | David Young | 1994-04-05 |
| Series | Touched by an Angel | Joe Greene | 1994-09-21 |
| Series | Dave's World | Unknown | 1993-09-20 |
| Movie | I Can Make You Love Me | Richard Farley | 1993-02-09 |
| Movie | Linda | Paul Cowley | 1993-10-08 |
| Movie | Precious Victims | Don Weber | 1993-09-27 |
| Movie | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | John-Boy Walton | 1993-11-21 |
| Movie | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Gary Brown | 1992-02-24 |
| Movie | Lincoln | John Hay (voice) | 1992-12-26 |
| Movie | Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis | Lieutenant Steven Scott | 1991-09-29 |
| Movie | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | James O'Hanlan | 1991-12-08 |
| Movie | The Easter Story | Mark (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Andre's Mother | Cal | 1990-03-07 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Series | It | Bill Denbrough | 1990-11-18 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | Glory! Glory! | Rev. Bobby Joe | 1989-09-25 |
| Series | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | 1988-10-04 |
| Movie | Go Toward the Light | Greg Madison | 1988-11-01 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Final Jeopardy | Marty Campbell | 1985-12-08 |
| Movie | Hobson's Choice | Will Mossup | 1983-12-21 |
| Movie | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Hank Williams, Jr. | 1983-03-08 |
| Movie | Barefoot In the Park | Paul Bratter | 1982-03-20 |
| Movie | Fifth of July | Kenneth Talley Jr. | 1982-10-11 |
| Series | Nature | Narrator | 1982-10-10 |
| Movie | Berlin Tunnel 21 | Sandy Mueller | 1981-03-25 |
| Movie | Bloody Kids | Leo Turner | 1980-03-22 |
| Movie | To Find My Son | David Benjamin | 1980-10-06 |
| Movie | Battle Beyond the Stars | Shad | 1980-09-08 |
| Series | Roots: The Next Generations | Jim Warner | 1979-02-18 |
| Movie | All Quiet on the Western Front | Paul Bäumer | 1979-11-14 |
| Movie | Getting Married | Michael Carboni | 1978-05-17 |
| Movie | September 30, 1955 | Jimmy J. | 1977-08-19 |
| Movie | The Silence | Cadet James Pelosi | 1975-11-06 |
| Movie | The Red Badge of Courage | Pvt. Henry Fleming | 1974-12-03 |
| Series | The Waltons | John-boy Walton | 1972-09-14 |
| Movie | You'll Like My Mother | Kenny | 1972-10-13 |
| Movie | Red Sky at Morning | Joshua Arnold | 1971-05-12 |
| Movie | The Todd Killings | Billy Roy | 1971-10-20 |
| Movie | Cactus in the Snow | Harley MacIntosh | 1971-12-01 |
| Movie | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | John-Boy Walton | 1971-12-19 |
| Movie | Winning | Charley | 1969-05-22 |
| Movie | Last Summer | Peter | 1969-06-10 |
| Series | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Unknown | 1969-09-23 |
| Series | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
| Movie | Give Us Barabbas! | Junge | 1961-03-24 |
| Movie | A Doll's House | Ivor | 1959-11-15 |
| Movie | The Christmas Tree | Joey | 1958-12-14 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |