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.
Filmography
A Waltons Thanksgiving
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Waltons Thanksgiving
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Christmas vs The Walters
as Roger
Christmas vs The Walters
as Roger
Christmas Day in the Morning
as Self
Christmas Day in the Morning
as Self
The Price for Silence
as Richard Davenport
The Price for Silence
as Richard Davenport
Every Act of Life
as Self
Every Act of Life
as Self
Anesthesia
as Mr. Werth
Anesthesia
as Mr. Werth
The Music Teacher
as Ray
The Music Teacher
as Ray
Time After Time
Time After Time
Taking Woodstock
as Don
Taking Woodstock
as Don
Wild Hearts
as Bob
Wild Hearts
as Bob
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
as Tennessee Williams
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
as Tennessee Williams
Annie's Point
as Richard Eason
Annie's Point
as Richard Eason
Anna's Dream
as Rod Morgan
Anna's Dream
as Rod Morgan
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
as Charles Ingalls
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
as Charles Ingalls
The Miracle of the Cards
as Dr. Neal Kassell
The Miracle of the Cards
as Dr. Neal Kassell
The Christmas Secret
as Jerry McNeil
The Christmas Secret
as Jerry McNeil
In the Name of the People
as Jack Murphy
In the Name of the People
as Jack Murphy
The Million Dollar Kid
as Ted Hunter
The Million Dollar Kid
as Ted Hunter
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Charles Ingalls
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Charles Ingalls
Big and Hairy
as Victor Dewlap
Big and Hairy
as Victor Dewlap
A Thousand Men and a Baby
as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
A Thousand Men and a Baby
as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
Timepiece
as Richard Evans
Timepiece
as Richard Evans
What Love Sees
as Gordon Holly
What Love Sees
as Gordon Holly
A Walton Wedding
as John-Boy Walton
A Walton Wedding
as John-Boy Walton
To Save the Children
as David Young
To Save the Children
as David Young
Lincoln
as John Hay (voice)
Lincoln
as John Hay (voice)
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
as Gary Brown
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
as Gary Brown
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as James O'Hanlan
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as James O'Hanlan
The Easter Story
as Mark (voice)
The Easter Story
as Mark (voice)
Glory! Glory!
as Rev. Bobby Joe
Glory! Glory!
as Rev. Bobby Joe
Go Toward the Light
as Greg Madison
Go Toward the Light
as Greg Madison
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
The Master of Ballantrae
as Henry Durie
The Master of Ballantrae
as Henry Durie
Johnny Belinda
as William Richmond
Johnny Belinda
as William Richmond
To Find My Son
as David Benjamin
To Find My Son
as David Benjamin
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Shad
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Shad
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Paul Bäumer
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Paul Bäumer
The Silence
as Cadet James Pelosi
The Silence
as Cadet James Pelosi
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self