Richard Thomas
Acting
- Born:
- 1951-06-13
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
The Waltons' Homecoming
The Unforgivable
Christmas vs The Walters
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Christmas Day in the Morning
The Comey Rule
The Price for Silence
Every Act of Life
Ozark
Conviction
Billions
Anesthesia
NCIS: New Orleans
Chicago P.D.
The Blacklist
The Americans
Elementary
The Music Teacher
Time After Time
Blue Bloods
Rizzoli & Isles
White Collar
The Good Wife
Taking Woodstock
The Lazarus Project
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Wild Hearts
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
Annie's Point
The Tony Danza Show
Century City
Anna's Dream
Just Cause
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
The Miracle of the Cards
The Christmas Secret
Wonder Boys
In the Name of the People
The Million Dollar Kid
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Big and Hairy
It's a Miracle
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Flood: A River's Rampage
A Walton Easter
The Practice
Riding the Rails
Timepiece
What Love Sees
Promised Land
The Christmas Box
The Invaders
The Invaders
Down, Out and Dangerous
The Outer Limits
A Walton Wedding
Death in Small Doses
Touched by an Angel
To Save the Children
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Linda
Precious Victims
Dave's World
I Can Make You Love Me
Lincoln
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
It
Law & Order
Common Ground
Andre's Mother
The Easter Story
Glory! Glory!
Tales from the Crypt
Go Toward the Light
American Experience
Final Jeopardy
Night of 100 Stars II
The Master of Ballantrae
Hobson's Choice
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Johnny Belinda
Fifth of July
Nature
Barefoot In the Park
American Playhouse
Berlin Tunnel 21
To Find My Son
Battle Beyond the Stars
All Quiet on the Western Front
No Other Love
Roots: The Next Generations
Getting Married
September 30, 1955
The Silence
The Red Badge of Courage
Dinah!
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
You'll Like My Mother
The Waltons
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Cactus in the Snow
The Todd Killings
Red Sky at Morning
Night Gallery
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Last Summer
Winning
The F.B.I.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1, 2, 3 Go
Give Us Barabbas!
A Doll's House
Bonanza
The Christmas Tree
Tony Awards
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Golden Globe Awards
Broadway: The Next Generation