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