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 Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Chicago P.D.

    Chicago P.D.

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • It

    It

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Ozark

    Ozark

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • NCIS: New Orleans

    NCIS: New Orleans

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

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

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

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

    Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

  • It's a Miracle

    It's a Miracle

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Dave's World

    Dave's World

  • The Unforgivable

    The Unforgivable

  • Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

    Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

    Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

  • Promised Land

    Promised Land

  • Conviction

    Conviction

  • Final Jeopardy

    Final Jeopardy

  • Timepiece

    Timepiece

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Precious Victims

    Precious Victims

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • The Comey Rule

    The Comey Rule

  • Last Summer

    Last Summer

  • Glory! Glory!

    Glory! Glory!

  • The Million Dollar Kid

    The Million Dollar Kid

  • Taking Woodstock

    Taking Woodstock

  • The Silence

    The Silence

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

    Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

  • Winning

    Winning

  • Wild Hearts

    Wild Hearts

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

  • The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

  • Common Ground

    Common Ground

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

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

    Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • To Find My Son

    To Find My Son

  • A Walton Wedding

    A Walton Wedding

  • I Can Make You Love Me

    I Can Make You Love Me

  • The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

    The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • The Price for Silence

    The Price for Silence

  • Century City

    Century City

  • The Christmas Box

    The Christmas Box

  • Linda

    Linda

  • Berlin Tunnel 21

    Berlin Tunnel 21

  • 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

  • A Waltons Thanksgiving

    A Waltons Thanksgiving

  • A Walton Easter

    A Walton Easter

  • The Christmas Secret

    The Christmas Secret

  • Battle Beyond the Stars

    Battle Beyond the Stars

  • The Easter Story

    The Easter Story

  • The Lazarus Project

    The Lazarus Project

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • A Thousand Men and a Baby

    A Thousand Men and a Baby

  • Annie's Point

    Annie's Point

  • Wonder Boys

    Wonder Boys

  • Death in Small Doses

    Death in Small Doses

  • Flood: A River's Rampage

    Flood: A River's Rampage

  • The Todd Killings

    The Todd Killings

  • Fifth of July

    Fifth of July

  • Christmas vs The Walters

    Christmas vs The Walters

  • Cactus in the Snow

    Cactus in the Snow

  • Anna's Dream

    Anna's Dream

  • Go Toward the Light

    Go Toward the Light

  • September 30, 1955

    September 30, 1955

  • The Waltons' Homecoming

    The Waltons' Homecoming

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

  • 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

  • What Love Sees

    What Love Sees

  • Big and Hairy

    Big and Hairy

  • The Miracle of the Cards

    The Miracle of the Cards

  • Christmas Day in the Morning

    Christmas Day in the Morning

  • Andre's Mother

    Andre's Mother

  • To Save the Children

    To Save the Children

  • Down, Out and Dangerous

    Down, Out and Dangerous

  • You'll Like My Mother

    You'll Like My Mother

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

    Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

  • In the Name of the People

    In the Name of the People

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

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

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

  • Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

    Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

  • A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • Give Us Barabbas!

    Give Us Barabbas!

  • No Other Love

    No Other Love

  • Barefoot In the Park

    Barefoot In the Park

  • 1, 2, 3 Go

    1, 2, 3 Go

  • Riding the Rails

    Riding the Rails

  • Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater

    Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater