Richard Thomas
Known for: Acting
Born: June 13, 1951
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
82 movies · 47 TV shows, newest first
5.3
A Waltons Thanksgiving
2022
6.0
The Waltons' Homecoming
2021
7.4
The Unforgivable
2021
5.0
Christmas vs The Walters
2021
7.4
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
2021
6.7
The Ice Road
2021
NR
Christmas Day in the Morning
2020
6.9
The Comey Rule
2020
5.5
The Price for Silence
2018
6.4
Every Act of Life
2018
8.2
Ozark
2017
6.8
Conviction
2016
7.8
Billions
2016
5.7
Anesthesia
2016
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
8.4
Chicago P.D.
2014
7.6
The Blacklist
2013
7.9
The Americans
2013
7.6
Elementary
2012
5.0
The Music Teacher
2012
5.7
Time After Time
2011
7.8
Blue Bloods
2010
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
8.2
White Collar
2009
7.6
The Good Wife
2009
6.2
Taking Woodstock
2009
6.0
The Lazarus Project
2008
NR
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008
7.0
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006
6.3
Wild Hearts
2006NR
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
20069.0
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
2005
5.6
Annie's Point
20056.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
6.0
Century City
2004
8.0
Anna's Dream
2002
9.0
Just Cause
2002
4.6
Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2002
6.0
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002
7.0
The Miracle of the Cards
2001
5.9
The Christmas Secret
2000
6.8
Wonder Boys
2000
5.5
In the Name of the People
2000
3.4
The Million Dollar Kid
2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
7.0
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999
4.8
Big and Hairy
1998
8.0
It's a Miracle
1998
6.0
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
1998
6.0
A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997
5.3
Flood: A River's Rampage
1997
7.3
A Walton Easter
1997
7.6
The Practice
1997
6.2
Riding the Rails
1997
7.0
Timepiece
1996
7.8
What Love Sees
1996
6.5
Promised Land
1996
5.5
The Christmas Box
1995
5.0
The Invaders
1995
5.5
The Invaders
1995
5.7
Down, Out and Dangerous
1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
NR
A Walton Wedding
1995
6.5
Death in Small Doses
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
6.2
To Save the Children
1994
7.3
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
4.8
Linda
1993
7.0
Precious Victims
1993
6.5
Dave's World
1993
6.7
I Can Make You Love Me
19937.3
Lincoln
1992
5.9
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992
7.3
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991
6.4
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
6.9
It
1990
7.3
Law & Order
1990
8.5
Common Ground
1990
NR
Andre's Mother
1990
7.4
The Easter Story
1990
8.0
Glory! Glory!
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
7.7
Go Toward the Light
1988
6.5
American Experience
1988
6.3
Final Jeopardy
1985
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
6.3
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
7.0
Hobson's Choice
1983
7.3
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983
6.3
Johnny Belinda
1982
7.0
Fifth of July
1982
7.9
Nature
1982
6.3
Barefoot In the Park
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.7
Berlin Tunnel 21
1981
6.4
To Find My Son
1980
5.4
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
6.7
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
8.0
No Other Love
1979
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
6.0
Getting Married
1978
6.8
September 30, 1955
1977
9.0
The Silence
1975
7.3
The Red Badge of Courage
1974
7.0
Dinah!
1974
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
6.3
You'll Like My Mother
1972
7.2
The Waltons
1972
7.3
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
19719.0
Cactus in the Snow
1971
4.6
The Todd Killings
1971
7.1
Red Sky at Morning
1971
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
6.2
Last Summer
1969
6.0
Winning
1969
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
19619.0
1, 2, 3 Go
196110.0
Give Us Barabbas!
1961
10.0
A Doll's House
1959
7.5
Bonanza
19592.0
The Christmas Tree
1958
NR
Tony Awards
1956
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
NR
Broadway: The Next Generation
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