Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Known for
Acting
Born
June 13, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Photos

Richard Thomas photoRichard Thomas photo

Filmography

—
Broadway: The Next Generation poster

Broadway: The Next Generation

Movie · as Self

2024
Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth

TV · as Lenny Swift · 1 ep

2022
A Waltons Thanksgiving poster

A Waltons Thanksgiving

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2021
Christmas vs The Walters poster

Christmas vs The Walters

Movie · as Roger

2021
The Waltons' Homecoming poster

The Waltons' Homecoming

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2021
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ poster

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

Movie · as Himself

2021
The Unforgivable poster

The Unforgivable

Movie · as Michael Malcolm

2020
Christmas Day in the Morning poster

Christmas Day in the Morning

Movie · as Self

2020
The Comey Rule poster

The Comey Rule

TV · as Chuck Rosenberg · 1 ep

2018
Every Act of Life poster

Every Act of Life

Movie · as Self

2018
The Price for Silence poster

The Price for Silence

Movie · as Richard Davenport

2017
Ozark poster

Ozark

TV · as Nathan Davis · 10 eps

2016
Anesthesia poster

Anesthesia

Movie · as Mr. Werth

2016
Conviction poster

Conviction

TV · as Earl Slavitt · 1 ep

2016
Billions poster

Billions

TV · as Sanford Bensinger · 3 eps

2014
Chicago P.D. poster

Chicago P.D.

TV · as Adam Ames · 1 ep

2014
NCIS: New Orleans poster

NCIS: New Orleans

TV · as Ezra Van Cleef · 2 eps

2013
The Americans poster

The Americans

TV · as Frank Gaad · 42 eps

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as David Foy · 1 ep

2012
The Music Teacher poster

The Music Teacher

Movie · as Ray

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Mitch Barrett · 1 ep

2011
Time After Time poster

Time After Time

Movie

2010
Rizzoli & Isles poster

Rizzoli & Isles

TV · as Prof. Dwayne Kravitz · 1 ep

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Richard Walters · 1 ep

2009
Taking Woodstock poster

Taking Woodstock

Movie · as Don

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Ed Pratt · 1 ep

2009
White Collar poster

White Collar

TV · as William Wolcott · 1 ep

2008
The Lazarus Project poster

The Lazarus Project

Movie · as Cop #2

2008
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' poster

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

Movie · as Self

2006
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

Movie · as Tennessee Williams

2006
Wild Hearts poster

Wild Hearts

Movie · as Bob

2006
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King poster

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

TV · as Howard Cottrell · 1 ep

2005
Annie's Point poster

Annie's Point

Movie · as Richard Eason

2005
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater

Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2004
Century City poster

Century City

TV · as Dr. Brezak · 1 ep

2002
Anna's Dream poster

Anna's Dream

Movie · as Rod Morgan

2002
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

Movie · as Charles Ingalls

2002
Just Cause poster

Just Cause

TV · 22 eps

2001
The Miracle of the Cards poster

The Miracle of the Cards

Movie · as Dr. Neal Kassell

2000
The Christmas Secret poster

The Christmas Secret

Movie · as Jerry McNeil

2000
The Million Dollar Kid poster

The Million Dollar Kid

Movie · as Ted Hunter

2000
Wonder Boys poster

Wonder Boys

Movie · as Walter Gaskell

2000
In the Name of the People poster

In the Name of the People

Movie · as Jack Murphy

1999
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder poster

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Movie · as Charles Ingalls

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Nat Randolph, Daniel Varney · 1 ep

1998
Big and Hairy poster

Big and Hairy

Movie · as Victor Dewlap

1998
It's a Miracle poster

It's a Miracle

TV · 28 eps

1998
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson poster

The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

TV · as David Robinson · 30 eps

1997
Riding the Rails poster

Riding the Rails

Movie · as Narrator

1997
A Thousand Men and a Baby poster

A Thousand Men and a Baby

Movie · as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan

1997
A Walton Easter poster

A Walton Easter

Movie · as John-Boy Walton

1997
Flood: A River's Rampage poster

Flood: A River's Rampage

Movie · as Herb Dellenbach

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Walter 'The Hummer' Arens · 1 ep

1996
Timepiece poster

Timepiece

Movie · as Richard Evans

1996
What Love Sees poster

What Love Sees

Movie · as Gordon Holly

1996
Promised Land poster

Promised Land

TV · as Joe Greene · 1 ep

1995
The Invaders poster

The Invaders

Movie · as Jerry Thayer

1995
The Christmas Box poster

The Christmas Box

Movie · as Richard Evans

1995
Down, Out and Dangerous poster

Down, Out and Dangerous

Movie · as Tim Willows

1995
Death in Small Doses poster

Death in Small Doses

Movie · as Richard Lyon

1995
A Walton Wedding poster

A Walton Wedding

Movie · as John-Boy Walton

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Dr. Stephen Ledbetter · 1 ep

1995
The Invaders poster

The Invaders

TV · as Jerry Thayer · 2 eps

1994
To Save the Children poster

To Save the Children

Movie · as David Young

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Joe Greene · 2 eps

1993
I Can Make You Love Me poster

I Can Make You Love Me

Movie · as Richard Farley

1993
Linda poster

Linda

Movie · as Paul Cowley

1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion poster

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

Movie · as John-Boy Walton

1993
Precious Victims poster

Precious Victims

Movie · as Don Weber

1993
Dave's World poster

Dave's World

TV · as Richard Thomas · 1 ep

1992
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 poster

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Movie · as Gary Brown

1992
Lincoln

Lincoln

Movie · as John Hay (voice)

1991
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

Movie · as Lieutenant Steven Scott

1991
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus poster

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Movie · as James O'Hanlan

1990
Andre's Mother poster

Andre's Mother

Movie · as Cal

1990
The Easter Story poster

The Easter Story

Movie · as Mark (voice)

1990
Common Ground poster

Common Ground

Movie · as Colin Diver

1990
It poster

It

TV · as Bill Denbrough · 2 eps

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Roger Jenkins · 1 ep

1989
Glory! Glory! poster

Glory! Glory!

Movie · as Rev. Bobby Joe

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Dr. Trask · 1 ep

1988
Go Toward the Light poster

Go Toward the Light

Movie · as Greg Madison

1988
American Experience poster

American Experience

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1985
Final Jeopardy poster

Final Jeopardy

Movie · as Marty Campbell

1985
Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II

Movie · as Self

1984
The Master of Ballantrae poster

The Master of Ballantrae

Movie · as Henry Durie

1983
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story poster

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

Movie · as Hank Williams, Jr.

1983
Hobson's Choice poster

Hobson's Choice

Movie · as Will Mossup

1982
Barefoot In the Park poster

Barefoot In the Park

Movie · as Paul Bratter

1982
Fifth of July poster

Fifth of July

Movie · as Kenneth Talley Jr.

1982
Johnny Belinda poster

Johnny Belinda

Movie · as William Richmond

1982
Nature poster

Nature

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Kenneth Talley Jr., Cal Porter · 1 ep

1981
Berlin Tunnel 21 poster

Berlin Tunnel 21

Movie · as Sandy Mueller

1980
Battle Beyond the Stars poster

Battle Beyond the Stars

Movie · as Shad

1980
To Find My Son poster

To Find My Son

Movie · as David Benjamin

1979
All Quiet on the Western Front poster

All Quiet on the Western Front

Movie · as Paul Bäumer

1979
No Other Love poster

No Other Love

Movie · as Andrew Madison

1979
Roots: The Next Generations poster

Roots: The Next Generations

TV · as Jim Warner · 3 eps

1978
Getting Married poster

Getting Married

Movie · as Michael Carboni

1977
September 30, 1955 poster

September 30, 1955

Movie · as Jimmy J.

1975
The Silence poster

The Silence

Movie · as Cadet James Pelosi

1974
The Red Badge of Courage poster

The Red Badge of Courage

Movie · as Pvt. Henry Fleming

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
You'll Like My Mother poster

You'll Like My Mother

Movie · as Kenny

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · as John Walton Jr. · 120 eps

1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story poster

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Movie · as John-Boy Walton

1971
Red Sky at Morning poster

Red Sky at Morning

Movie · as Joshua Arnold

1971
The Todd Killings poster

The Todd Killings

Movie · as Billy Roy

1971
Cactus in the Snow

Cactus in the Snow

Movie · as Harley MacIntosh

1970
Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery

TV · as Ian Evans · 1 ep

1969
Winning poster

Winning

Movie · as Charley Capua

1969
Last Summer poster

Last Summer

Movie · as Peter

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

Marcus Welby, M.D.

TV · as Dennis Alan Graham · 1 ep

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as John 'Chill' Chilton · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1961
Give Us Barabbas!

Give Us Barabbas!

Movie · as Junge

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 4 eps

1961
1, 2, 3 Go

1, 2, 3 Go

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

1959
A Doll's House poster

A Doll's House

Movie · as Ivor

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Billy · 1 ep

1958
The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree

Movie · as Joey

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Performer, Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Joey, Paul Baumer, Henry Durie, Ivor, The Boy · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep