Personal Info
Birthday
June 13, 1951
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Directed Movies (1)
Acting Filmography (119)
4.7
A Waltons Thanksgiving
Movie2022
6.0
The Waltons' Homecoming
Movie2021
7.4
The Unforgivable
Movie2021
5.0
Christmas vs The Walters
Movie2021
7.4
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Movie2021
No Backdrop
0.0
Christmas Day in the Morning
Movie2020
6.9
The Comey Rule
TV Series2020
5.5
The Price for Silence
Movie2018
6.4
Every Act of Life
Movie2018
8.2
Ozark
TV Series2017
6.8
Conviction
TV Series2016
7.8
Billions
TV Series2016
5.7
Anesthesia
Movie2016
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
TV Series2014
8.4
Chicago P.D.
TV Series2014
7.6
The Blacklist
TV Series2013
7.9
The Americans
TV Series2013
7.6
Elementary
TV Series2012
5.0
The Music Teacher
Movie2012
5.7
Time After Time
Movie2011
7.8
Blue Bloods
TV Series2010
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
TV Series2010
8.2
White Collar
TV Series2009
7.6
The Good Wife
TV Series2009
6.2
Taking Woodstock
Movie2009
6.0
The Lazarus Project
Movie2008
No Backdrop
0.0
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Movie2008
7.0
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
TV Series2006
6.3
Wild Hearts
Movie2006
5.6
Annie's Point
Movie2005
No Backdrop
6.0
Century City
TV Series2004
No Backdrop
8.0
Anna's Dream
Movie2002
No Backdrop
9.0
Just Cause
TV Series2002
No Backdrop
6.0
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
Movie2002
No Backdrop
7.0
The Miracle of the Cards
Movie2001
5.9
The Christmas Secret
Movie2000
6.8
Wonder Boys
Movie2000
5.5
In the Name of the People
Movie2000
3.4
The Million Dollar Kid
Movie2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV Series1999
7.0
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Movie1999
4.8
Big and Hairy
Movie1998
8.0
It's a Miracle
TV Series1998
6.0
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
TV Series1998
6.0
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Movie1997
No Backdrop
5.3
Flood: A River's Rampage
Movie1997
No Backdrop
7.3
A Walton Easter
Movie1997
7.7
The Practice
TV Series1997
No Backdrop
6.0
Riding the Rails
Movie1997
No Backdrop
7.0
Timepiece
Movie1996
No Backdrop
7.8
What Love Sees
Movie1996
No Backdrop
6.5
Promised Land
TV Series1996
5.5
The Christmas Box
Movie1995
5.0
The Invaders
Movie1995
No Backdrop
5.5
The Invaders
TV Series1995
No Backdrop
5.7
Down, Out and Dangerous
Movie1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
TV Series1995
No Backdrop
0.0
A Walton Wedding
Movie1995
6.5
Death in Small Doses
Movie1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
TV Series1994
6.2
To Save the Children
Movie1994
No Backdrop
7.3
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Movie1993
No Backdrop
4.8
Linda
Movie1993
No Backdrop
7.0
Precious Victims
Movie1993
6.5
Dave's World
TV Series1993
6.7
I Can Make You Love Me
Movie1993
No Backdrop
5.9
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Movie1992
7.0
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Movie1991
6.4
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Movie1991
6.9
It
TV Series1990
7.3
Law & Order
TV Series1990
No Backdrop
8.5
Common Ground
Movie1990
No Backdrop
0.0
Andre's Mother
Movie1990
7.4
The Easter Story
Movie1990
No Backdrop
8.0
Glory! Glory!
Movie1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
TV Series1989
7.7
Go Toward the Light
Movie1988
6.5
American Experience
TV Series1988
No Backdrop
6.3
Final Jeopardy
Movie1985
No Backdrop
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie1985
No Backdrop
6.3
The Master of Ballantrae
Movie1984
No Backdrop
7.0
Hobson's Choice
Movie1983
7.3
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Movie1983
No Backdrop
6.3
Johnny Belinda
Movie1982
7.0
Fifth of July
Movie1982
7.9
Nature
TV Series1982
No Backdrop
6.0
Barefoot In the Park
Movie1982
6.6
American Playhouse
TV Series1982
6.7
Berlin Tunnel 21
Movie1981
No Backdrop
6.4
To Find My Son
Movie1980
5.4
Battle Beyond the Stars
Movie1980
6.7
All Quiet on the Western Front
Movie1979
8.0
No Other Love
Movie1979
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
TV Series1979
6.0
Getting Married
Movie1978
6.8
September 30, 1955
Movie1977
No Backdrop
9.0
The Silence
Movie1975
No Backdrop
7.3
The Red Badge of Courage
Movie1974
7.0
Dinah!
TV Series1974
No Backdrop
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV Series1973
6.3
You'll Like My Mother
Movie1972
7.2
The Waltons
TV Series1972
7.3
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Movie1971
4.6
The Todd Killings
Movie1971
7.1
Red Sky at Morning
Movie1971
7.8
Night Gallery
TV Series1970
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV Series1969
6.1
Last Summer
Movie1969
6.0
Winning
Movie1969
5.6
The F.B.I.
TV Series1965
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
No Backdrop
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
TV Series1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
TV Series1961
No Backdrop
10.0
A Doll's House
Movie1959
7.5
Bonanza
TV Series1959
No Backdrop
0.0
Tony Awards
TV Series1956
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV Series1951
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
TV Series1944
No Backdrop
0.0
Broadway: The Next Generation
MovieN/A