
Richard Thomas
Biography
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.
Acting (71 movies)

Berlin Tunnel 21
1981

Christmas vs The Walters
2021

All Quiet on the Western Front
1979

Andre's Mother
1990

The Lazarus Project
2008

Battle Beyond the Stars
1980

Riding the Rails
1997

Winning
1969

The Waltons' Homecoming
2021

Christmas Day in the Morning
2020

Last Summer
1969

Timepiece
1996

Annie's Point
2005

The Christmas Secret
2000

September 30, 1955
1977

The Invaders
1995

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971

Red Sky at Morning
1971

To Save the Children
1994

I Can Make You Love Me
1993

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991

The Million Dollar Kid
2000

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991

The Easter Story
1990

Final Jeopardy
1985

The Todd Killings
1971

Time After Time
2011

Glory! Glory!
1989

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983

Wonder Boys
2000

The Christmas Box
1995

A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997

You'll Like My Mother
1972

What Love Sees
1996

Anna's Dream
2002

Common Ground
1990

Down, Out and Dangerous
1995

A Waltons Thanksgiving
2022

Big and Hairy
1998

Go Toward the Light
1988

Barefoot In the Park
1982

Broadway: The Next Generation
2017

Wild Hearts
2006

The Red Badge of Courage
1974

The Miracle of the Cards
2001

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002

Linda
1993

Taking Woodstock
2009

Precious Victims
1993

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993

To Find My Son
1980

Death in Small Doses
1995

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
2021

Getting Married
1978

Every Act of Life
2018

A Walton Easter
1997

No Other Love
1979

Fifth of July
1982

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008

Hobson's Choice
1983

The Price for Silence
2018

The Unforgivable
2021

Flood: A River's Rampage
1997

Johnny Belinda
1982

A Doll's House
1959

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999

The Silence
1975

In the Name of the People
2000

A Walton Wedding
1995
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | 1983 | Executive Producer |