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.
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Acting History
2022
A Waltons Thanksgiving as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021The Waltons' Homecoming as Self - Narrator
2021The Unforgivable as Michael Malcolm
2021Christmas vs The Walters as Roger
2021Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ as Himself
2020Christmas Day in the Morning as Self
2020The Comey Rule as Chuck Rosenberg
2018The Price for Silence as Richard Davenport
2018Every Act of Life as Self
2017Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2017Ozark as Nathan Davis
2016Conviction as Earl Slavitt
2014NCIS: New Orleans as Ezra Van Cleef
2014Chicago P.D. as Adam Ames
2013The Blacklist as David Foy
2013The Americans as Frank Gaad
2012Elementary as Mitch Barrett
2011Time After Time
2010Blue Bloods as Richard Walters
2010Rizzoli & Isles as Prof. Dwayne Kravitz
2009White Collar as William Wolcott
2009The Good Wife as Ed Pratt
2009Taking Woodstock as Don
2008The Lazarus Project as Cop #2
2008Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' as Self
2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King as Howard Cottrell
2006Wild Hearts as Bob
2006Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater as Tennessee Williams
2005Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater as Self - Narrator
2005Annie's Point as Richard Eason
2004The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2004Century City
2002Anna's Dream as Rod Morgan
2002Just Cause
2002Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues as Charles Ingalls
2001The Miracle of the Cards as Dr. Neal Kassell
2000The Christmas Secret as Jerry McNeil
2000Wonder Boys as Walter Gaskell
2000In the Name of the People as Jack Murphy
2000The Million Dollar Kid as Ted Hunter
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Nat Randolph
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Daniel Varney
1999Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder as Charles Ingalls
1998Big and Hairy as Victor Dewlap
1998It's a Miracle
1998The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson as David Robinson
1997A Thousand Men and a Baby as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
1997Flood: A River's Rampage as Herb Dellenbach
1997A Walton Easter as John-Boy Walton
1997The Practice as Walter 'The Hummer' Arens
1997Riding the Rails as Narrator
1996Timepiece as Richard Evans
1996What Love Sees as Gordon Holly
1996Promised Land as Joe Greene
1995The Christmas Box as Richard Evans
1995The Invaders as Jerry Thayer
1995The Invaders as Jerry Thayer
1995Down, Out and Dangerous as Tim Willows
1995The Outer Limits as Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
1995A Walton Wedding as John-Boy Walton
1995Death in Small Doses as Richard Lyon
1994Touched by an Angel as Joe Greene
1994To Save the Children as David Young
1993A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion as John-Boy Walton
1993Linda as Paul Cowley
1993Precious Victims as Don Weber
1993Dave's World as Richard Thomas
1993I Can Make You Love Me as Richard Farley
1992Lincoln as John Hay (voice)
1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 as Gary Brown
1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as James O'Hanlan
1991Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis as Lieutenant Steven Scott
1990It as Bill Denbrough
1990Law & Order as Roger Jenkins
1990Common Ground as Colin Diver
1990Andre's Mother as Cal
1990The Easter Story as Mark (voice)
1989Glory! Glory! as Rev. Bobby Joe
1989Tales from the Crypt as Dr. Trask
1988Go Toward the Light as Greg Madison
1988American Experience as Narrator (voice)
1985Final Jeopardy as Marty Campbell
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1983Hobson's Choice as Will Mossup
1983Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story as Hank Williams, Jr.
1982Johnny Belinda as William Richmond
1982Fifth of July as Kenneth Talley Jr.
1982Nature as Narrator (voice)
1982Barefoot In the Park as Paul Bratter
1982American Playhouse as Cal Porter
1981Berlin Tunnel 21 as Sandy Mueller
1980To Find My Son as David Benjamin
1980Battle Beyond the Stars as Shad
1979All Quiet on the Western Front as Paul Bäumer
1979No Other Love as Andrew Madison
1979Roots: The Next Generations as Jim Warner
1978Getting Married as Michael Carboni
1977September 30, 1955 as Jimmy J.
1975The Silence as Cadet James Pelosi
1974The Red Badge of Courage as Pvt. Henry Fleming
1974Dinah! as Self
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1972You'll Like My Mother as Kenny
1972The Waltons as John Walton Jr.
1971The Homecoming: A Christmas Story as John-Boy Walton
1971Cactus in the Snow as Harley MacIntosh
1971The Todd Killings as Billy Roy
1971Red Sky at Morning as Joshua Arnold
1970Night Gallery as Ian Evans
1969Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dennis Alan Graham
1969Last Summer as Peter
1969Winning as Charley
1965The F.B.I. as John 'Chill' Chilton
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
19611, 2, 3 Go as Himself
1961Give Us Barabbas! as Junge
1959A Doll's House as Ivor
1959Bonanza as Billy
1958The Christmas Tree as Joey
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1956Tony Awards as Self - Performer
1956Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Joey
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Paul Baumer
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry Durie
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ivor
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Boy
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter