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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-06-13 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Richard E. Thomas
Richard Earl Thomas
ریچارد توماس

Richard Thomas

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951 height 5' 8½" (1,74 m)) 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

2022

A Waltons Thanksgiving as Self - Narrator (voice)

2021		The Waltons' Homecoming as Self - Narrator
2021		The Unforgivable as Michael Malcolm
2021		Christmas vs The Walters as Roger
2021		Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ as Himself

2020		Christmas Day in the Morning as Self
2020		The Comey Rule as Chuck Rosenberg

2018		The Price for Silence as Richard Davenport
2018		Every Act of Life as Self

2017		Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2017		Ozark as Nathan Davis

2016

Conviction as Earl Slavitt

2014		NCIS: New Orleans as Ezra Van Cleef
2014		Chicago P.D. as Adam Ames

2013		The Blacklist as David Foy
2013		The Americans as Frank Gaad

2012

Elementary as Mitch Barrett

2011

Time After Time

2010		Blue Bloods as Richard Walters
2010		Rizzoli & Isles as Prof. Dwayne Kravitz

2009		White Collar as William Wolcott
2009		The Good Wife as Ed Pratt
2009		Taking Woodstock as Don

2008		The Lazarus Project as Cop #2
2008		Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' as Self

2006		Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King as Howard Cottrell
2006		Wild Hearts as Bob
2006		Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater as Tennessee Williams

2005

Annie's Point as Richard Eason

2004		The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2004		Century City

2002		Anna's Dream as Rod Morgan
2002		Just Cause
2002		Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues as Charles Ingalls

2001		The Miracle of the Cards as Dr. Neal Kassell
2001		Attention Scum

2000		The Christmas Secret as Jerry McNeil
2000		Wonder Boys as Walter Gaskell
2000		In the Name of the People
2000		The Million Dollar Kid as Ted Hunter

1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Nat Randolph
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Daniel Varney
1999		Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder as Charles Ingalls

1998		Big and Hairy as Victor Dewlap
1998		It's a Miracle
1998		The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson as David Robinson

1997		A Thousand Men and a Baby as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
1997		Flood: A River's Rampage as Herb Dellenbach
1997		A Walton Easter as John-Boy Walton
1997		The Practice
1997		Riding the Rails as Narrator

1996		Timepiece as Richard Evans
1996		What Love Sees as Gordon Holly
1996		Promised Land as Joe Greene

1995		The Christmas Box as Richard Evans
1995		The Invaders as Jerry Thayer
1995		The Invaders as Jerry Thayer
1995		Down, Out and Dangerous as Tim Willows
1995		The Outer Limits as Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
1995		A Walton Wedding as John-Boy Walton
1995		Death in Small Doses as Richard Lyon

1994		Touched by an Angel as Joe Greene
1994		To Save the Children as David Young

1993		A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion as John-Boy Walton
1993		Linda as Paul Cowley
1993		Precious Victims as Don Weber
1993		Dave's World as Richard Thomas
1993		I Can Make You Love Me as Richard Farley

1992		Lincoln as John Hay (voice)
1992		Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 as Gary Brown

1991		Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as James O'Hanlan
1991		Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis as Lieutenant Steven Scott

1990		It as Bill Denbrough
1990		Law & Order as Roger Jenkins
1990		Common Ground as Colin Diver
1990		Andre's Mother as Cal
1990		The Easter Story as Mark (voice)

1989		Glory! Glory! as Rev. Bobby Joe
1989		Tales from the Crypt as Dr. Trask

1988		Go Toward the Light as Greg Madison
1988		American Experience as Narrator (voice)

1985		Final Jeopardy as Marty Campbell
1985		Night of 100 Stars II as Self

1983		Hobson's Choice as Will Mossup
1983		Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story as Hank Williams, Jr.

1982		Johnny Belinda as William Richmond
1982		Fifth of July as Kenneth Talley Jr.
1982		Nature as Narrator (voice)
1982		Barefoot In the Park as Paul Bratter
1982		American Playhouse as Cal Porter

1981

Berlin Tunnel 21 as Sandy Mueller

1980		To Find My Son as David Benjamin
1980		Battle Beyond the Stars as Shad

1979		All Quiet on the Western Front as Paul Bäumer
1979		No Other Love as Andrew Madison
1979		Roots: The Next Generations
1979		Roots: The Next Generations as Jim Warner

1978

Getting Married as Michael Carboni

1977

September 30, 1955 as Jimmy J.

1975

The Silence as Cadet James Pelosi

1974		The Red Badge of Courage as Pvt. Henry Fleming
1974		Dinah! as Self

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self

1972		You'll Like My Mother as Kenny
1972		The Waltons as John Walton Jr.

1971		The Homecoming: A Christmas Story as John-Boy Walton
1971		Cactus in the Snow as Harley MacIntosh
1971		The Todd Killings as Billy Roy
1971		Red Sky at Morning as Joshua Arnold

1970

Night Gallery as Ian Evans

1969		Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dennis Alan Graham
1969		Last Summer as Peter
1969		Winning as Charley

1965

The F.B.I. as John 'Chill' Chilton

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961		1, 2, 3 Go as Himself
1961		Give Us Barabbas! as Junge

1959		A Doll's House as Ivor
1959		Bonanza as Billy

1958

The Christmas Tree as Joey

1956		Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Performer
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Joey
1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Paul Baumer
1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry Durie
1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ivor
1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Boy

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter

Crew

2021

The Ice Road as Stunts

2002

Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled as Stunt Double

Directing

1972

The Waltons as Director

Production

1983

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story as Executive Producer