Richard Thomas
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Credits
The Unforgivable (2021)
as Michael Malcolm
The Lazarus Project (2008)
as Cop #2
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
as Shad
Taking Woodstock (2009)
as Don
Wonder Boys (2000)
as Walter Gaskell
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
as Paul Bäumer
Anesthesia (2016)
as Mr. Werth
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ (2021)
as Himself
Last Summer (1969)
as Peter
I Can Make You Love Me (1993)
as Richard Farley
The Invaders (1995)
as Jerry Thayer
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
as Lieutenant Steven Scott
Johnny Belinda (1982)
as William Richmond
Winning (1969)
as Charley
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Miracle of the Cards (2001)
as Dr. Neal Kassell
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
The Christmas Secret (2000)
as Jerry McNeil
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)
as Gary Brown
Barefoot In the Park (1982)
as Paul Bratter
The Todd Killings (1971)
as Billy Roy
Every Act of Life (2018)
as Self
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
as James O'Hanlan
Death in Small Doses (1995)
as Richard Lyon
Wild Hearts (2006)
as Bob
The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
as Henry Durie
The Easter Story (1990)
as Mark (voice)
The Million Dollar Kid (2000)
as Ted Hunter
Lincoln (1992)
as John Hay (voice)
A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
You'll Like My Mother (1972)
as Kenny
Go Toward the Light (1988)
as Greg Madison
Red Sky at Morning (1971)
as Joshua Arnold
Final Jeopardy (1985)
as Marty Campbell
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999)
as Charles Ingalls
The Music Teacher (2012)
as Ray
Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
as Sandy Mueller
Down, Out and Dangerous (1995)
as Tim Willows
September 30, 1955 (1977)
as Jimmy J.
Getting Married (1978)
as Michael Carboni
Christmas vs The Walters (2021)
as Roger
Glory! Glory! (1989)
as Rev. Bobby Joe
Annie's Point (2005)
as Richard Eason
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
as John-Boy Walton
No Other Love (1979)
as Andrew Madison
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008)
as Self
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
as John-Boy Walton
The Price for Silence (2018)
as Richard Davenport
What Love Sees (1996)
as Gordon Holly
Time After Time (2011)
Actor
The Christmas Tree (1958)
as Joey
Flood: A River's Rampage (1997)
as Herb Dellenbach
Precious Victims (1993)
as Don Weber
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
as Hank Williams, Jr.
A Waltons Thanksgiving (2022)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Walton Easter (1997)
as John-Boy Walton
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues (2002)
as Charles Ingalls
Common Ground (1990)
as Colin Diver
To Find My Son (1980)
as David Benjamin
The Waltons' Homecoming (2021)
as Self - Narrator
To Save the Children (1994)
as David Young
A Walton Wedding (1995)
as John-Boy Walton
Fifth of July (1982)
as Kenneth Talley Jr.
Big and Hairy (1998)
as Victor Dewlap
Timepiece (1996)
as Richard Evans
Hobson's Choice (1983)
as Will Mossup
The Christmas Box (1995)
as Richard Evans
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (2006)
as Tennessee Williams
The Red Badge of Courage (1974)
as Pvt. Henry Fleming
The Silence (1975)
as Cadet James Pelosi
Give Us Barabbas! (1961)
as Junge
A Doll's House (1959)
as Ivor
Linda (1993)
as Paul Cowley
In the Name of the People (2000)
as Jack Murphy
Riding the Rails (1997)
as Narrator
Anna's Dream (2002)
as Rod Morgan
Andre's Mother (1990)
as Cal
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater (2005)
as Self - Narrator
Cactus in the Snow (1971)
as Harley MacIntosh
Christmas Day in the Morning (2020)
as Self