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