Richard Thomas
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.
Filmography
Give Us Barabbas!
1961 · 10.0
A Doll's House
1959 · 10.0
Just Cause
2002 · 9.0
Cactus in the Snow
1971 · 9.0
The Silence
1975 · 9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Chicago P.D.
2014 · 8.4
White Collar
2009 · 8.2
Ozark
2017 · 8.2
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
It's a Miracle
1998 · 8.0
Glory! Glory!
1989 · 8.0
No Other Love
1979 · 8.0
Anna's Dream
2002 · 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · 8.0
Nature
1982 · 7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · 7.9
The Americans
2013 · 7.9
Night Gallery
1970 · 7.9
What Love Sees
1996 · 7.8
Blue Bloods
2010 · 7.8
Billions
2016 · 7.8
The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7
The Easter Story
1990 · 7.7
Elementary
2012 · 7.6
The Practice
1997 · 7.6
The Blacklist
2013 · 7.6
The Good Wife
2009 · 7.6
Bonanza
1959 · 7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · 7.5
The Unforgivable
2021 · 7.4
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971 · 7.4
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983 · 7.3
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993 · 7.3
Lincoln
1992 · 7.3
A Walton Easter
1997 · 7.3
Law & Order
1990 · 7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · 7.3
Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991 · 7.2
The Red Badge of Courage
1974 · 7.2
The Waltons
1972 · 7.1
Red Sky at Morning
1971 · 7.1
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006 · 7.0
Timepiece
1996 · 7.0
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999 · 7.0
The Miracle of the Cards
2001 · 7.0
Precious Victims
1993 · 7.0
Hobson's Choice
1983 · 7.0
Fifth of July
1982 · 7.0
The Comey Rule
2020 · 7.0
It
1990 · 6.9
Wonder Boys
2000 · 6.8
Conviction
2016 · 6.8
September 30, 1955
1977 · 6.8
Elsbeth
2024 · 6.7
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 · 6.7
Berlin Tunnel 21
1981 · 6.7
American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · 6.6
I Can Make You Love Me
1993 · 6.6
American Experience
1988 · 6.5
Dave's World
1993 · 6.5
Promised Land
1996 · 6.5
Death in Small Doses
1995 · 6.5
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
1998 · 6.4
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991 · 6.4
To Find My Son
1980 · 6.4
Final Jeopardy
1985 · 6.3
You'll Like My Mother
1972 · 6.3
Barefoot In the Park
1982 · 6.3
Wild Hearts
2006 · 6.3
Last Summer
1969 · 6.2
The Master of Ballantrae
1984 · 6.2
Riding the Rails
1997 · 6.2
Taking Woodstock
2009 · 6.2
Century City
2004 · 6.0
The Lazarus Project
2008 · 6.0
Winning
1969 · 6.0
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002 · 6.0
Getting Married
1978 · 6.0
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992 · 5.9
The Christmas Secret
2000 · 5.9
Anesthesia
2016 · 5.7
Time After Time
2011 · 5.7
The F.B.I.
1965 · 5.6
Annie's Point
2005 · 5.6
The Invaders
1995 · 5.5
The Christmas Box
1995 · 5.5
The Price for Silence
2018 · 5.5
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · 5.3
Flood: A River's Rampage
1997 · 5.3
The Invaders
1995 · 5.0
Christmas vs The Walters
2021 · 5.0
Big and Hairy
1998 · 4.8
The Todd Killings
1971 · 4.6
The Million Dollar Kid
2000 · 3.4
The Christmas Tree
1958 · 2.0
A Walton Wedding
1995 · 0.0
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
2006 · 0.0