Richard Thomas

Acting

Richard Thomas

Born June 13, 1951New York City, New York, USA124 credits

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

A Waltons Thanksgiving
4.7

A Waltons Thanksgiving

Movie

2022

The Waltons' Homecoming
6.0

The Waltons' Homecoming

Movie

2021

The Unforgivable
7.4

The Unforgivable

Movie

2021

Christmas vs The Walters
5.0

Christmas vs The Walters

Movie

2021

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
7.4

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

Movie

2021

Christmas Day in the Morning

Christmas Day in the Morning

Movie

2020

Filmography

A Waltons Thanksgiving
2022A Waltons Thanksgivingas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Waltons' Homecoming
2021The Waltons' Homecomingas Self - NarratorMovie
The Unforgivable
2021The Unforgivableas Michael MalcolmMovie
Christmas vs The Walters
2021Christmas vs The Waltersas RogerMovie
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
2021Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’as HimselfMovie
Christmas Day in the Morning
2020Christmas Day in the Morningas SelfMovie
The Comey Rule
2020The Comey Ruleas Chuck RosenbergTV
The Price for Silence
2018The Price for Silenceas Richard DavenportMovie
Every Act of Life
2018Every Act of Lifeas SelfMovie
Ozark
2017Ozarkas Nathan DavisTV
Conviction
2016Convictionas Earl SlavittTV
Billions
2016Billionsas Sanford BensingerTV
Anesthesia
2016Anesthesiaas Mr. WerthMovie
NCIS: New Orleans
2014NCIS: New Orleansas Ezra Van CleefTV
Chicago P.D.
2014Chicago P.D.as Adam AmesTV
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas David FoyTV
The Americans
2013The Americansas Frank GaadTV
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Mitch BarrettTV
Time After Time
2011Time After TimeMovie
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Richard WaltersTV
Rizzoli & Isles
2010Rizzoli & Islesas Prof. Dwayne KravitzTV
White Collar
2009White Collaras William WolcottTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Ed PrattTV
Taking Woodstock
2009Taking Woodstockas DonMovie
The Lazarus Project
2008The Lazarus Projectas Cop #2Movie
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'as SelfMovie
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen Kingas Howard CottrellTV
Wild Hearts
2006Wild Heartsas BobMovie
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2006Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theateras Tennessee WilliamsMovie
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2005Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theateras Self - NarratorMovie
Annie's Point
2005Annie's Pointas Richard EasonMovie
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2004The Tony Danza Showas Self - GuestTV
Century City
2004Century CityTV
Anna's Dream
2002Anna's Dreamas Rod MorganMovie
Just Cause
2002Just CauseTV
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continuesas Charles IngallsMovie
The Miracle of the Cards
2001The Miracle of the Cardsas Dr. Neal KassellMovie
The Christmas Secret
2000The Christmas Secretas Jerry McNeilMovie
Wonder Boys
2000Wonder Boysas Walter GaskellMovie
In the Name of the People
2000In the Name of the Peopleas Jack MurphyMovie
The Million Dollar Kid
2000The Million Dollar Kidas Ted HunterMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Nat RandolphTV
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilderas Charles IngallsMovie
Big and Hairy
1998Big and Hairyas Victor DewlapMovie
It's a Miracle
1998It's a MiracleTV
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
1998The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinsonas David RobinsonTV
A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997A Thousand Men and a Babyas Dr. Hugh Bud KeenanMovie
Flood: A River's Rampage
1997Flood: A River's Rampageas Herb DellenbachMovie
A Walton Easter
1997A Walton Easteras John-Boy WaltonMovie
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Walter 'The Hummer' ArensTV
Riding the Rails
1997Riding the Railsas NarratorMovie
Timepiece
1996Timepieceas Richard EvansMovie
What Love Sees
1996What Love Seesas Gordon HollyMovie
Promised Land
1996Promised Landas Joe GreeneTV
The Christmas Box
1995The Christmas Boxas Richard EvansMovie
The Invaders
1995The Invadersas Jerry ThayerMovie
The Invaders
1995The Invadersas Jerry ThayerTV
Down, Out and Dangerous
1995Down, Out and Dangerousas Tim WillowsMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Dr. Stephen LedbetterTV
A Walton Wedding
1995A Walton Weddingas John-Boy WaltonMovie
Death in Small Doses
1995Death in Small Dosesas Richard LyonMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Joe GreeneTV
To Save the Children
1994To Save the Childrenas David YoungMovie
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993A Walton Thanksgiving Reunionas John-Boy WaltonMovie
Linda
1993Lindaas Paul CowleyMovie
Precious Victims
1993Precious Victimsas Don WeberMovie
Dave's World
1993Dave's Worldas Richard ThomasTV
I Can Make You Love Me
1993I Can Make You Love Meas Richard FarleyMovie
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1992Lincolnas John Hay (voice)Movie
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232as Gary BrownMovie
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Clausas James O'HanlanMovie
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolisas Lieutenant Steven ScottMovie
It
1990Itas Bill DenbroughTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Roger JenkinsTV
Common Ground
1990Common Groundas Colin DiverMovie
Andre's Mother
1990Andre's Motheras CalMovie
The Easter Story
1990The Easter Storyas Mark (voice)Movie
Glory! Glory!
1989Glory! Glory!as Rev. Bobby JoeMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Dr. TraskTV
Go Toward the Light
1988Go Toward the Lightas Greg MadisonMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)TV
Final Jeopardy
1985Final Jeopardyas Marty CampbellMovie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Night of 100 Stars IIas SelfMovie
Hobson's Choice
1983Hobson's Choiceas Will MossupMovie
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Storyas Hank Williams, Jr.Movie
Johnny Belinda
1982Johnny Belindaas William RichmondMovie
Fifth of July
1982Fifth of Julyas Kenneth Talley Jr.Movie
Nature
1982Natureas Narrator (voice)TV
Barefoot In the Park
1982Barefoot In the Parkas Paul BratterMovie
American Playhouse
1982American Playhouseas Cal PorterTV
Berlin Tunnel 21
1981Berlin Tunnel 21as Sandy MuellerMovie
To Find My Son
1980To Find My Sonas David BenjaminMovie
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980Battle Beyond the Starsas ShadMovie
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979All Quiet on the Western Frontas Paul BäumerMovie
No Other Love
1979No Other Loveas Andrew MadisonMovie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas Jim WarnerTV
Getting Married
1978Getting Marriedas Michael CarboniMovie
September 30, 1955
1977September 30, 1955as Jimmy J.Movie
The Silence
1975The Silenceas Cadet James PelosiMovie
The Red Badge of Courage
1974The Red Badge of Courageas Pvt. Henry FlemingMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as SelfTV
You'll Like My Mother
1972You'll Like My Motheras KennyMovie
The Waltons
1972The Waltonsas John Walton Jr.TV
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971The Homecoming: A Christmas Storyas John-Boy WaltonMovie
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1971Cactus in the Snowas Harley MacIntoshMovie
The Todd Killings
1971The Todd Killingsas Billy RoyMovie
Red Sky at Morning
1971Red Sky at Morningas Joshua ArnoldMovie
Night Gallery
1970Night Galleryas Ian EvansTV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Dennis Alan GrahamTV
Last Summer
1969Last Summeras PeterMovie
Winning
1969Winningas CharleyMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as John 'Chill' ChiltonTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-HostTV
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19611, 2, 3 Goas HimselfTV
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1961Give Us Barabbas!as JungeMovie
A Doll's House
1959A Doll's Houseas IvorMovie
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas BillyTV
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1958The Christmas Treeas JoeyMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PerformerTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas JoeyTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Broadway: The Next Generation
—Broadway: The Next Generationas SelfMovie