Richard Thomas
Known for acting · Born 13 June 1951 · 75 · New York City, New York, USA
131 credits
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
The Americans
2013
The Waltons
1972
The Unforgivable
2021
Ozark
2017
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
1998
Last Summer
1969
It
1990
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
2021
I Can Make You Love Me
1993
It's a Miracle
1998
Acting (127)
2022A Waltons ThanksgivingSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2021The UnforgivableMichael MalcolmFilm
2021Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’HimselfFilm
2021Christmas vs The WaltersRogerFilm
2021The Waltons' HomecomingSelf - NarratorFilm
2020The Comey RuleChuck RosenbergSeries
2020Christmas Day in the MorningSelfFilm
2018Every Act of LifeSelfFilm
2018The Price for SilenceRichard DavenportFilm
2017OzarkNathan Davis · 10 episodesSeries
2016BillionsSanford Bensinger · 3 episodesSeries
2016AnesthesiaMr. WerthFilm
2016ConvictionEarl SlavittSeries
2014Chicago P.D.Adam AmesSeries
2014NCIS: New OrleansEzra Van Cleef · 2 episodesSeries
2013The BlacklistDavid FoySeries
2013The AmericansFrank Gaad · 42 episodesSeries
2012ElementaryMitch BarrettSeries
2012The Music TeacherRayFilm
2011Time After TimeFilm
2010Blue BloodsRichard WaltersSeries
2010Rizzoli & IslesProf. Dwayne KravitzSeries
2009White CollarWilliam WolcottSeries
2009The Good WifeEd PrattSeries
2009Taking WoodstockDonFilm
2008The Lazarus ProjectCop #2Film
2008Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'SelfFilm
2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen KingHoward CottrellSeries
2006Wild HeartsBobFilm
2006Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American TheaterTennessee WilliamsFilm
2005Annie's PointRichard EasonFilm
2005Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky TheaterSelf - NarratorFilm
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2004Century CityDr. BrezakSeries
2002Just Cause · 22 episodesSeries
2002Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder ContinuesCharles IngallsFilm
2002Anna's DreamRod MorganFilm
2001The Miracle of the CardsDr. Neal KassellFilm
2000Wonder BoysWalter GaskellFilm
2000The Christmas SecretJerry McNeilFilm
2000The Million Dollar KidTed HunterFilm
2000In the Name of the PeopleJack MurphyFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNat Randolph, Daniel VarneySeries
1999Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls WilderCharles IngallsFilm
1998The Adventures of Swiss Family RobinsonDavid Robinson · 30 episodesSeries
1998Big and HairyVictor DewlapFilm
1998It's a Miracle · 28 episodesSeries
1997The PracticeWalter 'The Hummer' ArensSeries
1997Riding the RailsNarratorFilm
1997Flood: A River's RampageHerb DellenbachFilm
1997A Walton EasterJohn-Boy WaltonFilm
1997A Thousand Men and a BabyDr. Hugh Bud KeenanFilm
1996TimepieceRichard EvansFilm
1996Promised LandJoe GreeneSeries
1996What Love SeesGordon HollyFilm
1995The Outer LimitsDr. Stephen LedbetterSeries
1995The Christmas BoxRichard EvansFilm
1995Down, Out and DangerousTim WillowsFilm
1995The InvadersJerry ThayerFilm
1995Death in Small DosesRichard LyonFilm
1995The InvadersJerry Thayer · 2 episodesSeries
1995A Walton WeddingJohn-Boy WaltonFilm
1994Touched by an AngelJoe Greene · 2 episodesSeries
1994To Save the ChildrenDavid YoungFilm
1993I Can Make You Love MeRichard FarleyFilm
1993LindaPaul CowleyFilm
1993Dave's WorldRichard ThomasSeries
1993Precious VictimsDon WeberFilm
1993A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionJohn-Boy WaltonFilm
1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232Gary BrownFilm
1992LincolnJohn Hay (voice)Film
1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausJames O'HanlanFilm
1991Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. IndianapolisLieutenant Steven ScottFilm
1990ItBill Denbrough · 2 episodesSeries
1990Law & OrderRoger JenkinsSeries
1990The Easter StoryMark (voice)Film
1990Common GroundColin DiverFilm
1990Andre's MotherCalFilm
1989Tales from the CryptDr. TraskSeries
1989Glory! Glory!Rev. Bobby JoeFilm
1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)Series
1988Go Toward the LightGreg MadisonFilm
1985Final JeopardyMarty CampbellFilm
1985Night of 100 Stars IISelfFilm
1984The Master of BallantraeHenry DurieFilm
1983Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. StoryHank Williams, Jr.Film
1983Hobson's ChoiceWill MossupFilm
1982NatureNarrator (voice)Series
1982American PlayhouseKenneth Talley Jr., Cal PorterSeries
1982Barefoot In the ParkPaul BratterFilm
1982Johnny BelindaWilliam RichmondFilm
1982Fifth of JulyKenneth Talley Jr.Film
1981Berlin Tunnel 21Sandy MuellerFilm
1980Battle Beyond the StarsShadFilm
1980To Find My SonDavid BenjaminFilm
1979All Quiet on the Western FrontPaul BäumerFilm
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsJim Warner · 3 episodesSeries
1979No Other LoveAndrew MadisonFilm
1978Getting MarriedMichael CarboniFilm
1977September 30, 1955Jimmy J.Film
1975The SilenceCadet James PelosiFilm
1974The Red Badge of CouragePvt. Henry FlemingFilm
1974Dinah!Self · 2 episodesSeries
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SelfSeries
1972The WaltonsJohn Walton Jr. · 120 episodesSeries
1972You'll Like My MotherKennyFilm
1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryJohn-Boy WaltonFilm
1971The Todd KillingsBilly RoyFilm
1971Red Sky at MorningJoshua ArnoldFilm
1971Cactus in the SnowHarley MacIntoshFilm
1970Night GalleryIan EvansSeries
1969WinningCharley CapuaFilm
1969Last SummerPeterFilm
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Dennis Alan GrahamSeries
1965The F.B.I.John 'Chill' ChiltonSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host · 4 episodes, Self · 2 episodesSeries
1961Give Us Barabbas!JungeFilm
19611, 2, 3 GoHimselfSeries
1959BonanzaBillySeries
1959A Doll's HouseIvorFilm
1958The Christmas TreeJoeyFilm
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer, Self - Presenter · 2 episodes, Self - NomineeSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameJoey, Paul Baumer, Henry Durie, Ivor, The BoySeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - PresenterSeries
—Broadway: The Next GenerationSelfFilm
Crew (2)
2021The Ice RoadStuntsFilm
2002Wishmaster: The Prophecy FulfilledStunt DoubleFilm
Directing (1)
1972The WaltonsDirectorSeries
Production (1)
1983Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. StoryExecutive ProducerFilm