Richard Thomas
Biography
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.
Known For
Sandy Mueller
Berlin Tunnel 21
Roger
Christmas vs. The Walters
Paul Bäumer
All Quiet on the Western Front
Cal
Andre's Mother
Cop #2
The Lazarus Project
Shad
Battle Beyond the Stars
Narrator
Riding the Rails
Charley
Winning
Self - Narrator
The Waltons' Homecoming
Self
Christmas Day in the Morning
Peter
Last Summer
Richard Evans
Timepiece
Richard Eason
Annie's Point
Jerry McNeil
Flight of the Reindeer
Jimmy J.
September 30, 1955
Jerry Thayer
The Invaders
John-Boy Walton
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Joshua Arnold
Red Sky at Morning
David Young
To Save the Children
Richard Farley
I Can Make You Love Me
Gary Brown
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Lieutenant Steven Scott
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Ted Hunter
The Million Dollar Kid
James O'Hanlan
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Mark (voice)
The Easter Story
Marty Campbell
Final Jeopardy
Billy Roy
The Todd Killings
Time After Time
Rev. Bobby Joe
Glory! Glory!
Harley MacIntosh
Cactus in the Snow
Hank Williams, Jr.
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Walter Gaskell
Wonder Boys
Richard Evans
The Christmas Box
Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Kenny
You'll Like My Mother
Gordon Holly
What Love Sees
Rod Morgan
Anna's Dream
Colin Diver
Common Ground
Tim Willows
Down, Out and Dangerous
Self - Narrator (voice)
A Waltons Thanksgiving
Victor Dewlap
Big and Hairy
Greg Madison
Go Toward the Light
John Hay (voice)
Lincoln
Tennessee Williams
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
Paul Bratter
Barefoot In the Park
Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
Bob
Wild Hearts
Pvt. Henry Fleming
The Red Badge of Courage
Dr. Neal Kassell
The Miracle of the Cards
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Charles Ingalls
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
Junge
Give Us Barabbas!
Paul Cowley
Linda
Don
Taking Woodstock
Don Weber
Precious Victims
John-Boy Walton
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
David Benjamin
To Find My Son
Richard Lyon
Death in Small Doses
Himself
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Michael Carboni
Getting Married
Self
Every Act of Life
John-Boy Walton
A Walton Easter
Andrew Madison
No Other Love
Kenneth Talley Jr.
Fifth of July
Self
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Will Mossup
Hobson's Choice
Richard Davenport
The Price for Silence
Joey
The Christmas Tree
Michael Malcolm
The Unforgivable
Herb Dellenbach
Flood: A River's Rampage
William Richmond
Johnny Belinda
Ivor
A Doll's House
Charles Ingalls
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Cadet James Pelosi
The Silence
In the Name of the People
John-Boy Walton
A Walton Wedding
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
76
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-06-13
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Richard E. Thomas