Richard Thomas
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nat Randolph
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Daniel Varney
1999
Series
Law & Order
Roger Jenkins
1990
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Jim Warner
1979
Series
The Blacklist
David Foy
2013
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Chicago P.D.
Adam Ames
2014
Series
Blue Bloods
Richard Walters
2010
Series
Elementary
Mitch Barrett
2012
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Billions
Sanford Bensinger
2016
Series
The Good Wife
Ed Pratt
2009
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
White Collar
William Wolcott
2009
Series
NCIS: New Orleans
Ezra Van Cleef
2014
Series
The Americans
Frank Gaad
2013
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Series
Rizzoli & Isles
Prof. Dwayne Kravitz
2010
Series
Ozark
Nathan Davis
2017
Series
Bonanza
Billy
1959
Series
The Waltons
John Walton Jr.
1972
Series
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
The Practice
Walter 'The Hummer' Arens
1997
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Touched by an Angel
Joe Greene
1994
Series
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982
Series
The Outer Limits
Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
1995
Series
The F.B.I.
John 'Chill' Chilton
1965
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Dr. Trask
1989
Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dennis Alan Graham
1969
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Night Gallery
Ian Evans
1970
Series
American Playhouse
Kenneth Talley Jr.
1982
Series
American Playhouse
Cal Porter
1982
Series
It
Bill Denbrough
1990
Series
Dave's World
Richard Thomas
1993
Film
The Unforgivable
Michael Malcolm
2021
Series
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Howard Cottrell
2006
Series
Promised Land
Joe Greene
1996
Series
Conviction
Earl Slavitt
2016
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Film
The Lazarus Project
Cop #2
2008
Series
Century City
Dr. Brezak
2004
Film
Wonder Boys
Walter Gaskell
2000
Series
The Comey Rule
Chuck Rosenberg
2020
Film
Battle Beyond the Stars
Shad
1980
Film
Taking Woodstock
Don
2009
Series
Just Cause
2002
Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul Bäumer
1979
Film
Anesthesia
Mr. Werth
2016
Series
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
David Robinson
1998
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joey
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Paul Baumer
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry Durie
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ivor
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Boy
1951
Film
Last Summer
Peter
1969
Series
The Invaders
Jerry Thayer
1995
Series
It's a Miracle
1998
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
I Can Make You Love Me
Richard Farley
1993
Film
Winning
Charley
1969
Film
Johnny Belinda
William Richmond
1982
Film
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
John-Boy Walton
1971
Film
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
James O'Hanlan
1991
Film
Final Jeopardy
Marty Campbell
1985
Film
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
Charles Ingalls
2002
Film
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
1997
Film
Every Act of Life
Self
2018
Film
The Invaders
Jerry Thayer
1995
Film
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Lieutenant Steven Scott
1991
Film
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Himself
2021
Film
Glory! Glory!
Rev. Bobby Joe
1989
Film
You'll Like My Mother
Kenny
1972
Film
Go Toward the Light
Greg Madison
1988
Film
A Walton Easter
John-Boy Walton
1997
Lincoln
John Hay (voice)
1992
Film
Berlin Tunnel 21
Sandy Mueller
1981
Film
Death in Small Doses
Richard Lyon
1995
Film
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Gary Brown
1992
Film
The Silence
Cadet James Pelosi
1975
Film
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Charles Ingalls
1999
Film
Down, Out and Dangerous
Tim Willows
1995
Film
In the Name of the People
Jack Murphy
2000
Film
The Christmas Secret
Jerry McNeil
2000
Film
Red Sky at Morning
Joshua Arnold
1971
Film
A Doll's House
Ivor
1959
Film
The Miracle of the Cards
Dr. Neal Kassell
2001
Film
The Todd Killings
Billy Roy
1971
Film
A Walton Wedding
John-Boy Walton
1995
Film
The Million Dollar Kid
Ted Hunter
2000
Film
Wild Hearts
Bob
2006
Film
The Master of Ballantrae
Henry Durie
1984
Film
To Save the Children
David Young
1994
Film
A Waltons Thanksgiving
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
The Music Teacher
Ray
2012
Film
Hobson's Choice
Will Mossup
1983
Film
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Hank Williams, Jr.
1983
Film
The Price for Silence
Richard Davenport
2018
Film
Flood: A River's Rampage
Herb Dellenbach
1997
Film
Getting Married
Michael Carboni
1978
Film
Precious Victims
Don Weber
1993
Film
No Other Love
Andrew Madison
1979
Film
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John-Boy Walton
1993
Film
The Easter Story
Mark (voice)
1990
Film
Timepiece
Richard Evans
1996
Film
Common Ground
Colin Diver
1990
Film
The Waltons' Homecoming
Self - Narrator
2021
Film
Christmas vs The Walters
Roger
2021
Film
Time After Time
2011
Film
Riding the Rails
Narrator
1997
Film
What Love Sees
Gordon Holly
1996
Film
Linda
Paul Cowley
1993
The Christmas Tree
Joey
1958
Give Us Barabbas!
Junge
1961
Film
Annie's Point
Richard Eason
2005
Film
September 30, 1955
Jimmy J.
1977
Film
To Find My Son
David Benjamin
1980
1, 2, 3 Go
Himself
1961
Film
The Red Badge of Courage
Pvt. Henry Fleming
1974
Cactus in the Snow
Harley MacIntosh
1971
Film
Big and Hairy
Victor Dewlap
1998
Film
The Christmas Box
Richard Evans
1995
Film
Barefoot In the Park
Paul Bratter
1982
Film
Fifth of July
Kenneth Talley Jr.
1982
Film
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Self
2008
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
Tennessee Williams
2006
Film
Andre's Mother
Cal
1990
Film
Christmas Day in the Morning
Self
2020
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
Self - Narrator
2005
Film
Anna's Dream
Rod Morgan
2002