Richard Thomas
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Richard Earl Thomas, an American actor, was born on June 13, 1951 in Manhattan, the son of Barbara (née Fallis) and Richard S. Thomas. His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet. Richard has a younger brother Bronwyn Thomas. 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. He is 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.
Known for
Credits
The Unforgivable (2021)
as Michael Malcolm
Taking Woodstock (2009)
as Don
Anesthesia (2016)
as Mr. Werth
The Lazarus Project (2008)
as Cop #2
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
as Paul Bäumer
Johnny Belinda (1982)
as William Richmond
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
as Shad
The Invaders (1995)
as Jerry Thayer
Wonder Boys (2000)
as Walter Gaskell
A Walton Easter (1997)
as John-Boy Walton
Glory! Glory! (1989)
as Rev. Bobby Joe
Go Toward the Light (1988)
as Greg Madison
Final Jeopardy (1985)
as Marty Campbell
I Can Make You Love Me (1993)
as Richard Farley
You'll Like My Mother (1972)
as Kenny
A Waltons Thanksgiving (2022)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
as Lieutenant Steven Scott
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ (2021)
as Himself
Winning (1969)
as Charley Capua
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
as James O'Hanlan
Last Summer (1969)
as Peter
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
as Sandy Mueller
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
as Hank Williams, Jr.
Time After Time (2011)
Actor
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)
as Gary Brown
The Miracle of the Cards (2001)
as Dr. Neal Kassell
A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
Give Us Barabbas! (1961)
as Junge
Flood: A River's Rampage (1997)
as Herb Dellenbach
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
as John-Boy Walton
The Million Dollar Kid (2000)
as Ted Hunter
Every Act of Life (2018)
as Self
A Walton Wedding (1995)
as John-Boy Walton
Christmas vs The Walters (2021)
as Roger
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999)
as Charles Ingalls
Death in Small Doses (1995)
as Richard Lyon
Timepiece (1996)
as Richard Evans
The Price for Silence (2018)
as Richard Davenport
The Todd Killings (1971)
as Billy Roy
Precious Victims (1993)
as Don Weber
Barefoot In the Park (1982)
as Paul Bratter
The Christmas Secret (2000)
as Jerry McNeil
Red Sky at Morning (1971)
as Joshua Arnold
Down, Out and Dangerous (1995)
as Tim Willows
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
as John-Boy Walton
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues (2002)
as Charles Ingalls
To Save the Children (1994)
as David Young
The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
as Henry Durie
The Easter Story (1990)
as Mark (voice)
In the Name of the People (2000)
as Jack Murphy
The Music Teacher (2012)
as Ray
Wild Hearts (2006)
as Bob
No Other Love (1979)
as Andrew Madison
Common Ground (1990)
as Colin Diver
The Christmas Tree (1958)
as Joey
The Red Badge of Courage (1974)
as Pvt. Henry Fleming
The Waltons' Homecoming (2021)
as Self - Narrator
A Doll's House (1959)
as Ivor
Linda (1993)
as Paul Cowley
Big and Hairy (1998)
as Victor Dewlap
To Find My Son (1980)
as David Benjamin
The Christmas Box (1995)
as Richard Evans
Lincoln (1992)
as John Hay (voice)
Fifth of July (1982)
as Kenneth Talley Jr.
The Silence (1975)
as Cadet James Pelosi
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater (2005)
as Self - Narrator
Christmas Day in the Morning (2020)
as Self
Annie's Point (2005)
as Richard Eason
Andre's Mother (1990)
as Cal
What Love Sees (1996)
as Gordon Holly
Hobson's Choice (1983)
as Will Mossup
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008)
as Self
Riding the Rails (1997)
as Narrator
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (2006)
as Tennessee Williams
Getting Married (1978)
as Michael Carboni
Cactus in the Snow (1971)
as Harley MacIntosh
Anna's Dream (2002)
as Rod Morgan
September 30, 1955 (1977)
as Jimmy J.