Richard Thomas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951 height 5' 8½" (1,74 m)) 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.
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- Born:
- Jun 13, 1951 In Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 107
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Twenty-Something Short Films About Queens
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Long Walk 2025-09-10
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Twenty-Something Short Films About Queens | Host | 2026 |
| Movie | The Long Walk | Police Officer | 2025-09-10 |
| Movie | A Waltons Thanksgiving | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2022-11-20 |
| Movie | Nobody | Security Guard (Obshak Basement) | 2021-03-18 |
| Movie | Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ | Himself | 2021-10-15 |
| Movie | The Waltons' Homecoming | Self - Narrator | 2021-11-28 |
| Movie | The Unforgivable | Michael Malcolm | 2021-11-24 |
| Movie | Christmas Day in the Morning | Self | 2020-10-16 |
| Movie | Every Act of Life | Self | 2018-04-23 |
| Movie | The Price for Silence | Richard Davenport | 2018-10-19 |
| Movie | Siberia | Assassin #3 | 2018-07-13 |
| Movie | Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | 2017-11-16 |
| Movie | Trench 11 | Infected German Soldier | 2017-10-06 |
| Series | The Americans | Frank Gaad | 2013-01-30 |
| Movie | Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 13: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus) | Self | 2012-07-30 |
| Series | Elementary | Mitch Barrett | 2012-09-27 |
| Movie | Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 14: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!) | 2012-07-30 | |
| Movie | Time After Time | 2011-03-19 | |
| Series | Rizzoli & Isles | Prof. Dwayne Kravitz | 2010-07-12 |
| Movie | Taking Woodstock | Don | 2009-08-26 |
| Series | White Collar | William Wolcott | 2009-10-23 |
| Series | The Good Wife | Ed Pratt | 2009-09-22 |
| Movie | The Lazarus Project | Cop #2 | 2008-10-24 |
| Movie | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' | Self | 2008-03-04 |
| Movie | Wild Hearts | Bob | 2006-07-08 |
| Series | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Howard Cottrell | 2006-07-12 |
| Movie | Annie's Point | Richard Eason | 2005-01-22 |
| Series | The Tony Danza Show | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
| Series | Century City | Unknown | 2004-03-16 |
| Movie | Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues | Charles Ingalls | 2002-03-17 |
| Series | Just Cause | 2002-09-15 | |
| Movie | Anna's Dream | Rod Morgan | 2002-09-20 |
| Movie | The Miracle of the Cards | Dr. Neal Kassell | 2001-06-06 |
| Series | Attention Scum | 2001-02-25 | |
| Movie | The Million Dollar Kid | Ted Hunter | 2000-01-18 |
| Movie | The Christmas Secret | Jerry McNeil | 2000-12-12 |
| Movie | Wonder Boys | Walter Gaskell | 2000-02-22 |
| Movie | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Charles Ingalls | 1999-01-21 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nat Randolph | 1999-09-20 |
| Series | This Morning with Richard Not Judy | 1998-02-15 | |
| Series | The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson | David Robinson | 1998-09-01 |
| Series | It's a Miracle | 1998-09-06 | |
| Movie | Big and Hairy | Victor Dewlap | 1998-11-30 |
| Movie | Riding the Rails | Narrator | 1997-01-01 |
| Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
| Movie | A Walton Easter | John-Boy Walton | 1997-03-30 |
| Movie | A Thousand Men and a Baby | Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan | 1997-12-07 |
| Movie | Flood: A River's Rampage | Herb Dellenbach | 1997-11-16 |
| Movie | Cluub Zarathustra | Various (as Tom Miles) | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | Timepiece | Richard Evans | 1996-12-22 |
| Series | Promised Land | Joe Greene | 1996-09-17 |
| Movie | What Love Sees | Gordon Holly | 1996-09-22 |
| Movie | A Walton Wedding | John-Boy Walton | 1995-02-12 |
| Movie | Death in Small Doses | Richard Lyon | 1995-01-16 |
| Movie | Down, Out and Dangerous | Tim Willows | 1995-08-23 |
| Movie | The Christmas Box | Richard Evans | 1995-12-17 |
| Movie | The Invaders | Jerry Thayer | 1995-11-12 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
| Series | Touched by an Angel | Joe Greene | 1994-09-21 |
| Movie | To Save the Children | David Young | 1994-04-05 |
| Movie | I Can Make You Love Me | Richard Farley | 1993-02-09 |
| Series | Dave's World | Unknown | 1993-09-20 |
| Movie | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | John-Boy Walton | 1993-11-21 |
| Movie | Precious Victims | Don Weber | 1993-09-27 |
| Movie | Linda | Paul Cowley | 1993-10-08 |
| Movie | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Gary Brown | 1992-02-24 |
| Movie | Lincoln | John Hay (voice) | 1992-12-26 |
| Movie | Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis | Lieutenant Steven Scott | 1991-09-29 |
| Movie | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | James O'Hanlan | 1991-12-08 |
| Movie | The Easter Story | Mark (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
| Series | It | Bill Denbrough | 1990-11-18 |
| Movie | Andre's Mother | Cal | 1990-03-07 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | Glory! Glory! | Rev. Bobby Joe | 1989-09-25 |
| Series | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | 1988-10-04 |
| Movie | Go Toward the Light | Greg Madison | 1988-11-01 |
| Movie | Final Jeopardy | Marty Campbell | 1985-12-08 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Hank Williams, Jr. | 1983-03-08 |
| Movie | Hobson's Choice | Will Mossup | 1983-12-21 |
| Movie | Barefoot In the Park | Paul Bratter | 1982-03-20 |
| Movie | Johnny Belinda | William Richmond | 1982-10-19 |
| Movie | Fifth of July | Kenneth Talley Jr. | 1982-10-11 |
| Series | Nature | Narrator | 1982-10-10 |
| Movie | Berlin Tunnel 21 | Sandy Mueller | 1981-03-25 |
| Movie | Bloody Kids | Leo Turner | 1980-03-22 |
| Movie | To Find My Son | David Benjamin | 1980-10-06 |
| Movie | Battle Beyond the Stars | Shad | 1980-09-08 |
| Movie | All Quiet on the Western Front | Paul Bäumer | 1979-11-14 |
| Series | Roots: The Next Generations | Jim Warner | 1979-02-18 |
| Movie | Getting Married | Michael Carboni | 1978-05-17 |
| Movie | September 30, 1955 | Jimmy J. | 1977-08-19 |
| Movie | The Silence | Cadet James Pelosi | 1975-11-06 |
| Movie | The Red Badge of Courage | Pvt. Henry Fleming | 1974-12-03 |
| Movie | You'll Like My Mother | Kenny | 1972-10-13 |
| Series | The Waltons | John-boy Walton | 1972-09-14 |
| Movie | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | John-Boy Walton | 1971-12-19 |
| Movie | Red Sky at Morning | Joshua Arnold | 1971-05-12 |
| Movie | The Todd Killings | Billy Roy | 1971-10-20 |
| Movie | Cactus in the Snow | Harley MacIntosh | 1971-12-01 |
| Movie | Winning | Charley | 1969-05-22 |
| Movie | Last Summer | Peter | 1969-06-10 |
| Series | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Unknown | 1969-09-23 |
| Series | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
| Movie | Give Us Barabbas! | Junge | 1961-03-24 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |