Richard Thomas
Born June 13, 1951 (Age: 74)
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New York City, New York, USA
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.
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
Christmas Day in the Morning
2020
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as Self
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Age: 69
Every Act of Life
2018
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as Self
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Age: 66
Anesthesia
2016
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as Mr. Werth
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Age: 64
Taking Woodstock
2009
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as Don
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Age: 58
The Lazarus Project
2008
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as Cop #2
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Age: 57
No Image
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
2006
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as Tennessee Williams
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Age: 54
No Image
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
2005
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 54
Anna's Dream
2002
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as Rod Morgan
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Age: 51
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002
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as Charles Ingalls
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Age: 50
The Christmas Secret
2000
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as Jerry McNeil
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Age: 49
Wonder Boys
2000
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as Walter Gaskell
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Age: 48
In the Name of the People
2000
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as Jack Murphy
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Age: 48
The Million Dollar Kid
2000
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as Ted Hunter
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Age: 48
Big and Hairy
1998
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as Victor Dewlap
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Age: 47
A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997
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as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
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Age: 46
Flood: A River's Rampage
1997
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as Herb Dellenbach
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Age: 46
A Walton Easter
1997
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as John-Boy Walton
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Age: 45
Riding the Rails
1997
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as Narrator
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Age: 45
Timepiece
1996
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as Richard Evans
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Age: 45
What Love Sees
1996
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as Gordon Holly
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Age: 45
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
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as John-Boy Walton
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Age: 42
Linda
1993
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as Paul Cowley
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Age: 42
Precious Victims
1993
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as Don Weber
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Age: 42
I Can Make You Love Me
1993
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as Richard Farley
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Age: 41
No Image
Lincoln
1992
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as John Hay (voice)
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Age: 41
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992
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as Gary Brown
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Age: 40
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991
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as James O'Hanlan
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Age: 40
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
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as Lieutenant Steven Scott
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Age: 40
Common Ground
1990
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as Colin Diver
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Age: 38
Andre's Mother
1990
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as Cal
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Age: 38
The Easter Story
1990
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as Mark (voice)
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Age: 38
Glory! Glory!
1989
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as Rev. Bobby Joe
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Age: 38
Go Toward the Light
1988
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as Greg Madison
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Age: 37
Final Jeopardy
1985
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as Marty Campbell
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Age: 34
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
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as Self
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Age: 33
Berlin Tunnel 21
1981
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as Sandy Mueller
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Age: 29
To Find My Son
1980
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as David Benjamin
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Age: 29
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
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as Shad
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Age: 29
Getting Married
1978
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as Michael Carboni
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Age: 26
The Silence
1975
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as Cadet James Pelosi
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Age: 24
The Red Badge of Courage
1974
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as Pvt. Henry Fleming
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Age: 23
You'll Like My Mother
1972
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as Kenny
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Age: 21
Last Summer
1969
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as Peter
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Age: 17
Winning
1969
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as Charley
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Age: 17
No Image
Give Us Barabbas!
1961
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as Junge
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Age: 9
A Doll's House
1959
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as Ivor
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Age: 8
No Image
The Christmas Tree
1958
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as Joey
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Age: 7