Richard Thomas
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1951-06-13 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Richard E. Thomas · Richard Earl Thomas · ریچارد توماس
Biography
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
TV Shows (47)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Nat Randolph / Daniel Varney
Law & Order
1990
as Roger Jenkins
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Blacklist
2013
as David Foy
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Adam Ames
Blue Bloods
2010
as Richard Walters
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Good Wife
2009
as Ed Pratt
Elementary
2012
as Mitch Barrett
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Prof. Dwayne Kravitz
Bonanza
1959
as Billy
Billions
2016
as Sanford Bensinger
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer / Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Ezra Van Cleef
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
The Waltons
1972
as John Walton Jr.
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Practice
1997
as Walter 'The Hummer' Arens
Ozark
2017
as Nathan Davis
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
White Collar
2009
as William Wolcott
The Americans
2013
as Frank Gaad
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Joe Greene
American Playhouse
1982
as Kenneth Talley Jr. / Cal Porter
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Dr. Trask
The F.B.I.
1965
as John 'Chill' Chilton
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dennis Alan Graham
Night Gallery
1970
as Ian Evans
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
It
1990
as Bill Denbrough
Dave's World
1993
as Richard Thomas
Promised Land
1996
as Joe Greene
Conviction
2016
as Earl Slavitt
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006
as Howard Cottrell
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Jim Warner
Just Cause
2002
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Joey / Paul Baumer / Henry Durie / Ivor / The Boy
Century City
2004
as Dr. Brezak
The Comey Rule
2020
as Chuck Rosenberg
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
1998
as David Robinson
It's a Miracle
1998
The Invaders
1995
as Jerry Thayer
1, 2, 3 Go
1961
as Himself
Movies (80)
The Unforgivable
2021
as Michael Malcolm
The Lazarus Project
2008
as Cop #2
Taking Woodstock
2009
as Don
Anesthesia
2016
as Mr. Werth
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
as Shad
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
as Paul Bäumer
Final Jeopardy
1985
as Marty Campbell
Last Summer
1969
as Peter
Wonder Boys
2000
as Walter Gaskell
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Johnny Belinda
1982
as William Richmond
The Invaders
1995
as Jerry Thayer
I Can Make You Love Me
1993
as Richard Farley
Glory! Glory!
1989
as Rev. Bobby Joe
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
as Lieutenant Steven Scott
The Todd Killings
1971
as Billy Roy
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Go Toward the Light
1988
as Greg Madison
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
2021
as Himself
Flood: A River's Rampage
1997
as Herb Dellenbach
The Miracle of the Cards
2001
as Dr. Neal Kassell
Common Ground
1990
as Colin Diver
No Other Love
1979
as Andrew Madison
Christmas vs The Walters
2021
as Roger
The Million Dollar Kid
2000
as Ted Hunter
Barefoot In the Park
1982
as Paul Bratter
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992
as Gary Brown
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
The Christmas Secret
2000
as Jerry McNeil
Death in Small Doses
1995
as Richard Lyon
A Walton Easter
1997
as John-Boy Walton
To Save the Children
1994
as David Young
The Easter Story
1990
as Mark (voice)
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
as Henry Durie
Give Us Barabbas!
1961
as Junge
A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997
as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
Red Sky at Morning
1971
as Joshua Arnold
Lincoln
1992
as John Hay (voice)
Time After Time
2011
Precious Victims
1993
as Don Weber
In the Name of the People
2000
as Jack Murphy
September 30, 1955
1977
as Jimmy J.
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991
as James O'Hanlan
The Waltons' Homecoming
2021
as Self - Narrator
Winning
1969
as Charley
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
as John-Boy Walton
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002
as Charles Ingalls
Wild Hearts
2006
as Bob
The Price for Silence
2018
as Richard Davenport
A Walton Wedding
1995
as John-Boy Walton
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999
as Charles Ingalls
Down, Out and Dangerous
1995
as Tim Willows
Cactus in the Snow
1971
as Harley MacIntosh
Timepiece
1996
as Richard Evans
Annie's Point
2005
as Richard Eason
The Christmas Tree
1958
as Joey
Hobson's Choice
1983
as Will Mossup
The Silence
1975
as Cadet James Pelosi
Getting Married
1978
as Michael Carboni
The Music Teacher
2012
as Ray
You'll Like My Mother
1972
as Kenny
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
as John-Boy Walton
A Waltons Thanksgiving
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Linda
1993
as Paul Cowley
A Doll's House
1959
as Ivor
The Christmas Box
1995
as Richard Evans
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983
as Hank Williams, Jr.
Berlin Tunnel 21
1981
as Sandy Mueller
Fifth of July
1982
as Kenneth Talley Jr.
Big and Hairy
1998
as Victor Dewlap
The Red Badge of Courage
1974
as Pvt. Henry Fleming
To Find My Son
1980
as David Benjamin
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
2005
as Self - Narrator
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008
as Self
What Love Sees
1996
as Gordon Holly
Andre's Mother
1990
as Cal
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
2006
as Tennessee Williams
Riding the Rails
1997
as Narrator
Christmas Day in the Morning
2020
as Self
Anna's Dream
2002
as Rod Morgan
About 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 Y… With 127 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Richard Thomas has appeared in 80 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Thomas Movies
- The Unforgivable (2021) — as Michael Malcolm
- The Lazarus Project (2008) — as Cop #2
- Taking Woodstock (2009) — as Don
- Anesthesia (2016) — as Mr. Werth
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) — as Shad
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