Richard Thomas

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

128

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

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Chicago P.D.

    Chicago P.D.

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Ozark

    Ozark

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • It

    It

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • NCIS: New Orleans

    NCIS: New Orleans

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Taking Woodstock

    Taking Woodstock

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

  • Dave's World

    Dave's World

  • Winning

    Winning

  • Final Jeopardy

    Final Jeopardy

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Promised Land

    Promised Land

  • The Unforgivable

    The Unforgivable

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

    Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

  • A Walton Easter

    A Walton Easter

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Conviction

    Conviction

  • 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

  • Glory! Glory!

    Glory! Glory!

  • A Walton Wedding

    A Walton Wedding

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • Century City

    Century City

  • It's a Miracle

    It's a Miracle

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • The Comey Rule

    The Comey Rule

  • Battle Beyond the Stars

    Battle Beyond the Stars

  • The Lazarus Project

    The Lazarus Project

  • Wonder Boys

    Wonder Boys

  • Big and Hairy

    Big and Hairy

  • Go Toward the Light

    Go Toward the Light

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

  • The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

    The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Anna's Dream

    Anna's Dream

  • Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

    Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Andre's Mother

    Andre's Mother

  • Linda

    Linda

  • Precious Victims

    Precious Victims

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • Common Ground

    Common Ground

  • I Can Make You Love Me

    I Can Make You Love Me

  • Barefoot In the Park

    Barefoot In the Park

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • A Waltons Thanksgiving

    A Waltons Thanksgiving

  • Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

    Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

  • Annie's Point

    Annie's Point

  • The Miracle of the Cards

    The Miracle of the Cards

  • The Todd Killings

    The Todd Killings

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

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

  • The Christmas Box

    The Christmas Box

  • 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

  • Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

    Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

  • Flood: A River's Rampage

    Flood: A River's Rampage

  • The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

  • Last Summer

    Last Summer

  • You'll Like My Mother

    You'll Like My Mother

  • The Million Dollar Kid

    The Million Dollar Kid

  • The Waltons' Homecoming

    The Waltons' Homecoming

  • Wild Hearts

    Wild Hearts

  • Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

    Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

  • Give Us Barabbas!

    Give Us Barabbas!

  • No Other Love

    No Other Love

  • A Thousand Men and a Baby

    A Thousand Men and a Baby

  • Death in Small Doses

    Death in Small Doses

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

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

  • The Easter Story

    The Easter Story

  • The Silence

    The Silence

  • Christmas vs The Walters

    Christmas vs The Walters

  • What Love Sees

    What Love Sees

  • Timepiece

    Timepiece

  • Down, Out and Dangerous

    Down, Out and Dangerous

  • A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • 1, 2, 3 Go

    1, 2, 3 Go

  • To Save the Children

    To Save the Children

  • The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

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

    Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

  • September 30, 1955

    September 30, 1955

  • The Christmas Secret

    The Christmas Secret

  • Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

  • The Price for Silence

    The Price for Silence

  • Riding the Rails

    Riding the Rails

  • In the Name of the People

    In the Name of the People

  • Fifth of July

    Fifth of July

  • To Find My Son

    To Find My Son

  • Berlin Tunnel 21

    Berlin Tunnel 21

  • Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

    Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • Christmas Day in the Morning

    Christmas Day in the Morning

  • Cactus in the Snow

    Cactus in the Snow

  • Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater

    Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater

  • IT

    IT