Richard Thomas
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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
Credits
The Unforgivable (2021)
as Michael Malcolm
The Lazarus Project (2008)
as Cop #2
Taking Woodstock (2009)
as Don
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
as Shad
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
as Paul Bäumer
Wonder Boys (2000)
as Walter Gaskell
Anesthesia (2016)
as Mr. Werth
Last Summer (1969)
as Peter
The Invaders (1995)
as Jerry Thayer
Final Jeopardy (1985)
as Marty Campbell
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Miracle of the Cards (2001)
as Dr. Neal Kassell
I Can Make You Love Me (1993)
as Richard Farley
Go Toward the Light (1988)
as Greg Madison
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Flood: A River's Rampage (1997)
as Herb Dellenbach
Johnny Belinda (1982)
as William Richmond
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
as Lieutenant Steven Scott
The Christmas Secret (2000)
as Jerry McNeil
A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
Death in Small Doses (1995)
as Richard Lyon
Every Act of Life (2018)
as Self
The Todd Killings (1971)
as Billy Roy
Glory! Glory! (1989)
as Rev. Bobby Joe
The Music Teacher (2012)
as Ray
Winning (1969)
as Charley
The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
as Henry Durie
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999)
as Charles Ingalls
Common Ground (1990)
as Colin Diver
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues (2002)
as Charles Ingalls
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)
as Gary Brown
To Save the Children (1994)
as David Young
Time After Time (2011)
Actor
Lincoln (1992)
as John Hay (voice)
Barefoot In the Park (1982)
as Paul Bratter
Red Sky at Morning (1971)
as Joshua Arnold
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ (2021)
as Himself
Wild Hearts (2006)
as Bob
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
as John-Boy Walton
The Million Dollar Kid (2000)
as Ted Hunter
Precious Victims (1993)
as Don Weber
The Easter Story (1990)
as Mark (voice)
Annie's Point (2005)
as Richard Eason
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
as James O'Hanlan
You'll Like My Mother (1972)
as Kenny
Timepiece (1996)
as Richard Evans
Christmas vs The Walters (2021)
as Roger
September 30, 1955 (1977)
as Jimmy J.
The Waltons' Homecoming (2021)
as Self - Narrator
No Other Love (1979)
as Andrew Madison
Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
as Sandy Mueller
A Waltons Thanksgiving (2022)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Give Us Barabbas! (1961)
as Junge
Hobson's Choice (1983)
as Will Mossup
Big and Hairy (1998)
as Victor Dewlap
In the Name of the People (2000)
as Jack Murphy
The Silence (1975)
as Cadet James Pelosi
Getting Married (1978)
as Michael Carboni
The Christmas Box (1995)
as Richard Evans
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008)
as Self
A Walton Easter (1997)
as John-Boy Walton
A Walton Wedding (1995)
as John-Boy Walton
Down, Out and Dangerous (1995)
as Tim Willows
The Christmas Tree (1958)
as Joey
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
as John-Boy Walton
Fifth of July (1982)
as Kenneth Talley Jr.
The Red Badge of Courage (1974)
as Pvt. Henry Fleming
Linda (1993)
as Paul Cowley
Cactus in the Snow (1971)
as Harley MacIntosh
The Price for Silence (2018)
as Richard Davenport
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
as Hank Williams, Jr.
Riding the Rails (1997)
as Narrator
Andre's Mother (1990)
as Cal
To Find My Son (1980)
as David Benjamin
A Doll's House (1959)
as Ivor
Christmas Day in the Morning (2020)
as Self
What Love Sees (1996)
as Gordon Holly
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater (2005)
as Self - Narrator
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (2006)
as Tennessee Williams
Anna's Dream (2002)
as Rod Morgan