Richard Thomas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 13, 1951 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 128
Richard Earl Thomas, an American actor, was born on June 13, 1951 in Manhattan, the son of Barbara (née Fallis) and Richard S. Thomas. His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet. Richard has a younger brother Bronwyn Thomas. 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. He is 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.
Known for
Filmography
A Waltons Thanksgiving
2022Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Waltons' Homecoming
2021Movie
Self - Narrator
The Unforgivable
2021Movie
Michael Malcolm
Christmas vs The Walters
2021Movie
Roger
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
2021Movie
Himself
Christmas Day in the Morning
2020Movie
Self
The Comey Rule
2020TV
Chuck Rosenberg
The Price for Silence
2018Movie
Richard Davenport
Every Act of Life
2018Movie
Self
Ozark
2017TV
Nathan Davis
Conviction
2016TV
Earl Slavitt
Billions
2016TV
Sanford Bensinger
Anesthesia
2016Movie
Mr. Werth
NCIS: New Orleans
2014TV
Ezra Van Cleef
Chicago P.D.
2014TV
Adam Ames
The Blacklist
2013TV
David Foy
The Americans
2013TV
Frank Gaad
Elementary
2012TV
Mitch Barrett
The Music Teacher
2012Movie
Ray
Time After Time
2011Movie
Blue Bloods
2010TV
Richard Walters
Rizzoli & Isles
2010TV
Prof. Dwayne Kravitz
White Collar
2009TV
William Wolcott
The Good Wife
2009TV
Ed Pratt
Taking Woodstock
2009Movie
Don
The Lazarus Project
2008Movie
Cop #2
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008Movie
Self
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006TV
Howard Cottrell
Wild Hearts
2006Movie
Bob
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
2006Movie
Tennessee Williams
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
2005Movie
Self - Narrator
Annie's Point
2005Movie
Richard Eason
The Tony Danza Show
2004TV
Self - Guest
Century City
2004TV
Dr. Brezak
Anna's Dream
2002Movie
Rod Morgan
Just Cause
2002TV
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002Movie
Charles Ingalls
The Miracle of the Cards
2001Movie
Dr. Neal Kassell
The Christmas Secret
2000Movie
Jerry McNeil
Wonder Boys
2000Movie
Walter Gaskell
In the Name of the People
2000Movie
Jack Murphy
The Million Dollar Kid
2000Movie
Ted Hunter
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Nat Randolph, Daniel Varney
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999Movie
Charles Ingalls
Big and Hairy
1998Movie
Victor Dewlap
It's a Miracle
1998TV
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
1998TV
David Robinson
A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997Movie
Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
Flood: A River's Rampage
1997Movie
Herb Dellenbach
A Walton Easter
1997Movie
John-Boy Walton
The Practice
1997TV
Walter 'The Hummer' Arens
Riding the Rails
1997Movie
Narrator
Timepiece
1996Movie
Richard Evans
What Love Sees
1996Movie
Gordon Holly
Promised Land
1996TV
Joe Greene
The Christmas Box
1995Movie
Richard Evans
The Invaders
1995Movie
Jerry Thayer
The Invaders
1995TV
Jerry Thayer
Down, Out and Dangerous
1995Movie
Tim Willows
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
A Walton Wedding
1995Movie
John-Boy Walton
Death in Small Doses
1995Movie
Richard Lyon
Touched by an Angel
1994TV
Joe Greene
To Save the Children
1994Movie
David Young
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993Movie
John-Boy Walton
Linda
1993Movie
Paul Cowley
Precious Victims
1993Movie
Don Weber
Dave's World
1993TV
Richard Thomas
I Can Make You Love Me
1993Movie
Richard Farley
Lincoln
1992Movie
John Hay (voice)
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992Movie
Gary Brown
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991Movie
James O'Hanlan
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991Movie
Lieutenant Steven Scott
Stephen King's It
1990Movie
Bill Denbrough
It
1990TV
Bill Denbrough
Law & Order
1990TV
Roger Jenkins
Common Ground
1990Movie
Colin Diver
Andre's Mother
1990Movie
Cal
The Easter Story
1990Movie
Mark (voice)
Glory! Glory!
1989Movie
Rev. Bobby Joe
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Dr. Trask
Go Toward the Light
1988Movie
Greg Madison
American Experience
1988TV
Narrator (voice)
Final Jeopardy
1985Movie
Marty Campbell
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Movie
Self
The Master of Ballantrae
1984Movie
Henry Durie
Hobson's Choice
1983Movie
Will Mossup
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983Movie
Hank Williams, Jr.
Johnny Belinda
1982Movie
William Richmond
Fifth of July
1982Movie
Kenneth Talley Jr.
Nature
1982TV
Narrator (voice)
Barefoot In the Park
1982Movie
Paul Bratter
American Playhouse
1982TV
Kenneth Talley Jr., Cal Porter
Berlin Tunnel 21
1981Movie
Sandy Mueller
To Find My Son
1980Movie
David Benjamin
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980Movie
Shad
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979Movie
Paul Bäumer
No Other Love
1979Movie
Andrew Madison
Roots: The Next Generations
1979TV
Jim Warner
Getting Married
1978Movie
Michael Carboni
September 30, 1955
1977Movie
Jimmy J.
The Silence
1975Movie
Cadet James Pelosi
The Red Badge of Courage
1974Movie
Pvt. Henry Fleming
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973TV
Self
You'll Like My Mother
1972Movie
Kenny
The Waltons
1972TV
John Walton Jr.
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971Movie
John-Boy Walton
Cactus in the Snow
1971Movie
Harley MacIntosh
The Todd Killings
1971Movie
Billy Roy
Red Sky at Morning
1971Movie
Joshua Arnold
Night Gallery
1970TV
Ian Evans
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969TV
Dennis Alan Graham
Last Summer
1969Movie
Peter
Winning
1969Movie
Charley Capua
The F.B.I.
1965TV
John 'Chill' Chilton
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self - Co-Host, Self
1, 2, 3 Go
1961TV
Himself
Give Us Barabbas!
1961Movie
Junge
A Doll's House
1959Movie
Ivor
Bonanza
1959TV
Billy
The Christmas Tree
1958Movie
Joey
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Performer, Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Joey, Paul Baumer, Henry Durie, Ivor, The Boy
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self