Actor profile

Richard Thomas

13th June 1951 New York City, New York, USA 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.

79 Movies 47 TV Shows 126 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A Waltons Thanksgiving poster

A Waltons Thanksgiving 20th November 2022 as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Waltons' Homecoming poster

The Waltons' Homecoming 28th November 2021 as Self - Narrator

The Unforgivable poster

The Unforgivable 24th November 2021 as Michael Malcolm

Christmas vs The Walters poster

Christmas vs The Walters 5th November 2021 as Roger

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ poster

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ 15th October 2021 as Himself

Christmas Day in the Morning poster

Christmas Day in the Morning 16th October 2020 as Self

The Price for Silence poster

The Price for Silence 19th October 2018 as Richard Davenport

Every Act of Life poster

Every Act of Life 23rd April 2018 as Self

Anesthesia poster

Anesthesia 8th January 2016 as Mr. Werth

Time After Time poster

Time After Time 19th March 2011

Taking Woodstock poster

Taking Woodstock 26th August 2009 as Don

The Lazarus Project poster

The Lazarus Project 24th October 2008 as Cop #2

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

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' 4th March 2008 as Self

Wild Hearts poster

Wild Hearts 8th July 2006 as Bob

Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater 1st January 2006 as Tennessee Williams

Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater 7th October 2005 as Self - Narrator

Annie's Point poster

Annie's Point 22nd January 2005 as Richard Eason

Anna's Dream poster

Anna's Dream 20th September 2002 as Rod Morgan

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

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues 17th March 2002 as Charles Ingalls

The Miracle of the Cards poster

The Miracle of the Cards 6th June 2001 as Dr. Neal Kassell

The Christmas Secret poster

The Christmas Secret 12th December 2000 as Jerry McNeil

Wonder Boys poster

Wonder Boys 22nd February 2000 as Walter Gaskell

In the Name of the People poster

In the Name of the People 2nd February 2000 as Jack Murphy

The Million Dollar Kid poster

The Million Dollar Kid 18th January 2000 as Ted Hunter

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

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder 21st January 1999 as Charles Ingalls

Big and Hairy poster

Big and Hairy 30th November 1998 as Victor Dewlap

A Thousand Men and a Baby poster

A Thousand Men and a Baby 7th December 1997 as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan

Flood: A River's Rampage poster

Flood: A River's Rampage 16th November 1997 as Herb Dellenbach

A Walton Easter poster

A Walton Easter 30th March 1997 as John-Boy Walton

Riding the Rails poster

Riding the Rails 1st January 1997 as Narrator

Timepiece poster

Timepiece 22nd December 1996 as Richard Evans

What Love Sees poster

What Love Sees 22nd September 1996 as Gordon Holly

The Christmas Box poster

The Christmas Box 17th December 1995 as Richard Evans

The Invaders poster

The Invaders 12th November 1995 as Jerry Thayer

Down, Out and Dangerous poster

Down, Out and Dangerous 23rd August 1995 as Tim Willows

A Walton Wedding poster

A Walton Wedding 12th February 1995 as John-Boy Walton

Death in Small Doses poster

Death in Small Doses 16th January 1995 as Richard Lyon

To Save the Children poster

To Save the Children 5th April 1994 as David Young

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion poster

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion 21st November 1993 as John-Boy Walton

Linda poster

Linda 8th October 1993 as Paul Cowley

Precious Victims poster

Precious Victims 27th September 1993 as Don Weber

I Can Make You Love Me poster

I Can Make You Love Me 9th February 1993 as Richard Farley

Lincoln 26th December 1992 as John Hay (voice)

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 poster

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 24th February 1992 as Gary Brown

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus poster

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus 8th December 1991 as James O'Hanlan

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

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis 29th September 1991 as Lieutenant Steven Scott

Common Ground poster

Common Ground 25th March 1990 as Colin Diver

Andre's Mother poster

Andre's Mother 7th March 1990 as Cal

The Easter Story poster

The Easter Story 1st January 1990 as Mark (voice)

Glory! Glory! poster

Glory! Glory! 25th September 1989 as Rev. Bobby Joe

Go Toward the Light poster

Go Toward the Light 1st November 1988 as Greg Madison

Final Jeopardy poster

Final Jeopardy 8th December 1985 as Marty Campbell

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

The Master of Ballantrae poster

The Master of Ballantrae 31st January 1984 as Henry Durie

Hobson's Choice poster

Hobson's Choice 21st December 1983 as Will Mossup

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story poster

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story 8th March 1983 as Hank Williams, Jr.

Johnny Belinda poster

Johnny Belinda 19th October 1982 as William Richmond

Fifth of July poster

Fifth of July 11th October 1982 as Kenneth Talley Jr.

Barefoot In the Park poster

Barefoot In the Park 20th March 1982 as Paul Bratter

Berlin Tunnel 21 poster

Berlin Tunnel 21 25th March 1981 as Sandy Mueller

To Find My Son poster

To Find My Son 6th October 1980 as David Benjamin

Battle Beyond the Stars poster

Battle Beyond the Stars 8th September 1980 as Shad

All Quiet on the Western Front poster

All Quiet on the Western Front 14th November 1979 as Paul Bäumer

No Other Love poster

No Other Love 24th March 1979 as Andrew Madison

Getting Married poster

Getting Married 17th May 1978 as Michael Carboni

September 30, 1955 poster

September 30, 1955 19th August 1977 as Jimmy J.

The Silence poster

The Silence 6th November 1975 as Cadet James Pelosi

The Red Badge of Courage poster

The Red Badge of Courage 3rd December 1974 as Pvt. Henry Fleming

You'll Like My Mother poster

You'll Like My Mother 13th October 1972 as Kenny

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story poster

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story 19th December 1971 as John-Boy Walton

Cactus in the Snow 1st December 1971 as Harley MacIntosh

The Todd Killings poster

The Todd Killings 20th October 1971 as Billy Roy

Red Sky at Morning poster

Red Sky at Morning 12th May 1971 as Joshua Arnold

Last Summer poster

Last Summer 19th June 1969 as Peter

Winning poster

Winning 22nd May 1969 as Charley

Give Us Barabbas! 24th March 1961 as Junge

A Doll's House poster

A Doll's House 15th November 1959 as Ivor

The Christmas Tree 14th December 1958 as Joey

Broadway: The Next Generation poster

Broadway: The Next Generation as Self

The Comey Rule poster

The Comey Rule 27th September 2020 as Chuck Rosenberg

Ozark poster

Ozark 21st July 2017 as Nathan Davis

Conviction poster

Conviction 3rd October 2016 as Earl Slavitt

Billions poster

Billions 17th January 2016 as Sanford Bensinger

NCIS: New Orleans poster

NCIS: New Orleans 23rd September 2014 as Ezra Van Cleef

Chicago P.D. poster

Chicago P.D. 8th January 2014 as Adam Ames

The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist 23rd September 2013 as David Foy

The Americans poster

The Americans 30th January 2013 as Frank Gaad

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Mitch Barrett

Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods 24th September 2010 as Richard Walters

Rizzoli & Isles poster

Rizzoli & Isles 12th July 2010 as Prof. Dwayne Kravitz

White Collar poster

White Collar 23rd October 2009 as William Wolcott

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as Ed Pratt

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King poster

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King 12th July 2006 as Howard Cottrell

The Tony Danza Show 13th September 2004 as Self - Guest

Century City poster

Century City 16th March 2004

Just Cause poster

Just Cause 15th September 2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Daniel Varney

It's a Miracle poster

It's a Miracle 6th September 1998

The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson poster

The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson 1st September 1998 as David Robinson

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Walter 'The Hummer' Arens

Promised Land poster

Promised Land 17th September 1996 as Joe Greene

The Invaders poster

The Invaders 12th November 1995 as Jerry Thayer

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 26th March 1995 as Dr. Stephen Ledbetter

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Joe Greene

Dave's World poster

Dave's World 20th September 1993 as Richard Thomas

It poster

It 18th November 1990 as Bill Denbrough

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Roger Jenkins

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Dr. Trask

American Experience poster

American Experience 4th October 1988 as Narrator (voice)

Nature poster

Nature 10th October 1982 as Narrator (voice)

American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse 12th January 1982 as Cal Porter

Roots: The Next Generations poster

Roots: The Next Generations 18th February 1979 as Jim Warner

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ... poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ... 2nd April 1973 as Self

The Waltons poster

The Waltons 14th September 1972 as John Walton Jr.

Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery 16th December 1970 as Ian Evans

Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

Marcus Welby, M.D. 23rd September 1969 as Dennis Alan Graham

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as John 'Chill' Chilton

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

1, 2, 3 Go 8th October 1961 as Himself

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Billy

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Nominee

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as The Boy

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Presenter