Richard Thomas
Acting
Born: June 13, 1951 (age 75) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Blacklist
2013
It
1990
Ozark
2017
Chicago P.D.
2014
The Unforgivable
2021
The Ice Road
2021
Elementary
2012
White Collar
2009
The Americans
2013
Billions
2016
Blue Bloods
2010
Photos (2)
Movies (66)
The Lazarus Project
Cop #2
The Unforgivable
Michael Malcolm
Taking Woodstock
Don
Wonder Boys
Walter Gaskell
All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul Bäumer
Battle Beyond the Stars
Shad
Winning
Charley Capua
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
John-Boy Walton
Linda
Paul Cowley
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Lieutenant Steven Scott
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Charles Ingalls
The Christmas Secret
Jerry McNeil
Anesthesia
Mr. Werth
The Invaders
Jerry Thayer
Last Summer
Peter
Berlin Tunnel 21
Sandy Mueller
Wild Hearts
Bob
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Hank Williams, Jr.
I Can Make You Love Me
Richard Farley
The Todd Killings
Billy Roy
No Other Love
Andrew Madison
You'll Like My Mother
Kenny
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
James O'Hanlan
The Music Teacher
Ray
Time After Time
2011
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
Red Sky at Morning
Joshua Arnold
Death in Small Doses
Richard Lyon
The Easter Story
Mark (voice)
Down, Out and Dangerous
Tim Willows
Go Toward the Light
Greg Madison
September 30, 1955
Jimmy J.
A Walton Easter
John-Boy Walton
To Save the Children
David Young
Fifth of July
Kenneth Talley Jr.
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Gary Brown
Anna's Dream
Rod Morgan
Glory! Glory!
Rev. Bobby Joe
The Miracle of the Cards
Dr. Neal Kassell
Barefoot In the Park
Paul Bratter
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John-Boy Walton
The Price for Silence
Richard Davenport
Precious Victims
Don Weber
Final Jeopardy
Marty Campbell
Johnny Belinda
William Richmond
Common Ground
Colin Diver
Timepiece
Richard Evans
Flood: A River's Rampage
Herb Dellenbach
The Million Dollar Kid
Ted Hunter
In the Name of the People
Jack Murphy
Christmas vs The Walters
Roger
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
Charles Ingalls
What Love Sees
Gordon Holly
The Christmas Box
Richard Evans
Annie's Point
Richard Eason
A Doll's House
Ivor
A Walton Wedding
John-Boy Walton
Andre's Mother
Cal
Hobson's Choice
Will Mossup
To Find My Son
David Benjamin
Getting Married
Michael Carboni
The Master of Ballantrae
Henry Durie
The Red Badge of Courage
Pvt. Henry Fleming
Big and Hairy
Victor Dewlap
The Silence
Cadet James Pelosi
Riding the Rails
Narrator
TV Shows (44)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nat Randolph · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Daniel Varney · 1 eps
Law & Order
Roger Jenkins · 1 eps
Chicago P.D.
Adam Ames · 1 eps
The Blacklist
David Foy · 1 eps
Blue Bloods
Richard Walters · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Ed Pratt · 1 eps
Elementary
Mitch Barrett · 1 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
Prof. Dwayne Kravitz · 1 eps
Bonanza
Billy · 1 eps
White Collar
William Wolcott · 1 eps
Billions
Sanford Bensinger · 3 eps
The Practice
Walter 'The Hummer' Arens · 1 eps
Nature
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Waltons
John Walton Jr. · 120 eps
The Americans
Frank Gaad · 42 eps
NCIS: New Orleans
Ezra Van Cleef · 2 eps
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Joe Greene · 2 eps
The F.B.I.
John 'Chill' Chilton · 1 eps
Ozark
Nathan Davis · 10 eps
American Playhouse
Kenneth Talley Jr. · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Cal Porter · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Dr. Stephen Ledbetter · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dennis Alan Graham · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Dr. Trask · 1 eps
Dave's World
Richard Thomas · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Ian Evans · 1 eps
It
Bill Denbrough · 2 eps
Promised Land
Joe Greene · 1 eps
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Howard Cottrell · 1 eps
Conviction
Earl Slavitt · 1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Jim Warner · 3 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joey · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Paul Baumer · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry Durie · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ivor · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Boy · 1 eps
Just Cause
22 eps
The Comey Rule
Chuck Rosenberg · 1 eps
Century City
Dr. Brezak · 1 eps
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
David Robinson · 30 eps
It's a Miracle
28 eps
The Invaders
Jerry Thayer · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 4 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 2 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Every Act of Life
Self
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Himself
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
A Waltons Thanksgiving
Self - Narrator (voice)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Self
Christmas Day in the Morning
Self
The Waltons' Homecoming
Self - Narrator
