Richard Thomas

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

130

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-06-13 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Richard Thomas

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Chicago P.D.

    Chicago P.D.

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Ozark

    Ozark

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • NCIS: New Orleans

    NCIS: New Orleans

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Dave's World

    Dave's World

  • It

    It

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Promised Land

    Promised Land

  • The Unforgivable

    The Unforgivable

  • Battle Beyond the Stars

    Battle Beyond the Stars

  • Conviction

    Conviction

  • Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

    Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

  • Fifth of July

    Fifth of July

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

    Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

  • Cactus in the Snow

    Cactus in the Snow

  • Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

    Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

  • Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

    Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

  • A Walton Easter

    A Walton Easter

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

  • Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues

    Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Timepiece

    Timepiece

  • Andre's Mother

    Andre's Mother

  • To Find My Son

    To Find My Son

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • The Christmas Secret

    The Christmas Secret

  • I Can Make You Love Me

    I Can Make You Love Me

  • The Silence

    The Silence

  • Wonder Boys

    Wonder Boys

  • Common Ground

    Common Ground

  • The Comey Rule

    The Comey Rule

  • The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

  • The Lazarus Project

    The Lazarus Project

  • Annie's Point

    Annie's Point

  • The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

    The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

  • To Save the Children

    To Save the Children

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Century City

    Century City

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Precious Victims

    Precious Victims

  • The Price for Silence

    The Price for Silence

  • September 30, 1955

    September 30, 1955

  • Go Toward the Light

    Go Toward the Light

  • Berlin Tunnel 21

    Berlin Tunnel 21

  • Christmas Day in the Morning

    Christmas Day in the Morning

  • Death in Small Doses

    Death in Small Doses

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • A Walton Wedding

    A Walton Wedding

  • Anna's Dream

    Anna's Dream

  • Glory! Glory!

    Glory! Glory!

  • Linda

    Linda

  • A Thousand Men and a Baby

    A Thousand Men and a Baby

  • The Million Dollar Kid

    The Million Dollar Kid

  • Winning

    Winning

  • Taking Woodstock

    Taking Woodstock

  • The Christmas Box

    The Christmas Box

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • Flood: A River's Rampage

    Flood: A River's Rampage

  • A Waltons Thanksgiving

    A Waltons Thanksgiving

  • Wild Hearts

    Wild Hearts

  • The Waltons' Homecoming

    The Waltons' Homecoming

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

  • Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

    Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

  • Final Jeopardy

    Final Jeopardy

  • Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

    Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

  • Christmas vs The Walters

    Christmas vs The Walters

  • The Miracle of the Cards

    The Miracle of the Cards

  • Last Summer

    Last Summer

  • No Other Love

    No Other Love

  • The Easter Story

    The Easter Story

  • Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

    Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

  • It's a Miracle

    It's a Miracle

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • What Love Sees

    What Love Sees

  • The Todd Killings

    The Todd Killings

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • You'll Like My Mother

    You'll Like My Mother

  • In the Name of the People

    In the Name of the People

  • 1, 2, 3 Go

    1, 2, 3 Go

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • Down, Out and Dangerous

    Down, Out and Dangerous

  • Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

    Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

  • The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

  • Barefoot In the Park

    Barefoot In the Park

  • A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

  • Big and Hairy

    Big and Hairy

  • Riding the Rails

    Riding the Rails

  • Give Us Barabbas!

    Give Us Barabbas!

  • Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater

    Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater