Richard Thomas

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Acting

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.

Filmography

• A Waltons Thanksgiving (2022)
• The Waltons' Homecoming (2021)
• The Unforgivable (2021)
• Christmas vs The Walters (2021)
• Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ (2021)
• The Ice Road (2021)
• Christmas Day in the Morning (2020)
• The Price for Silence (2018)
• Every Act of Life (2018)
• Anesthesia (2016)
• The Music Teacher (2012)
• Time After Time (2011)
• Taking Woodstock (2009)
• The Lazarus Project (2008)
• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008)
• Wild Hearts (2006)
• Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (2006)
• Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater (2005)
• Annie's Point (2005)
• Anna's Dream (2002)
• Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002)
• Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues (2002)
• The Miracle of the Cards (2001)
• The Christmas Secret (2000)
• Wonder Boys (2000)
• In the Name of the People (2000)
• The Million Dollar Kid (2000)
• Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999)
• Big and Hairy (1998)
• A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
• Flood: A River's Rampage (1997)
• A Walton Easter (1997)
• Riding the Rails (1997)
• Timepiece (1996)
• What Love Sees (1996)
• The Christmas Box (1995)
• The Invaders (1995)
• Down, Out and Dangerous (1995)
• A Walton Wedding (1995)
• Death in Small Doses (1995)
• To Save the Children (1994)
• A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
• Linda (1993)
• Precious Victims (1993)
• I Can Make You Love Me (1993)
• Lincoln (1992)
• Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)
• Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
• Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
• Common Ground (1990)
• Andre's Mother (1990)
• The Easter Story (1990)
• Glory! Glory! (1989)
• Go Toward the Light (1988)
• Final Jeopardy (1985)
• Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
• The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
• Hobson's Choice (1983)
• Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
• Johnny Belinda (1982)
• Fifth of July (1982)
• Barefoot In the Park (1982)
• Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
• To Find My Son (1980)
• Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
• No Other Love (1979)
• Getting Married (1978)
• September 30, 1955 (1977)
• The Silence (1975)
• The Red Badge of Courage (1974)
• You'll Like My Mother (1972)
• The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
• Cactus in the Snow (1971)
• The Todd Killings (1971)
• Red Sky at Morning (1971)
• Last Summer (1969)
• Winning (1969)
• Give Us Barabbas! (1961)
• A Doll's House (1959)
• The Christmas Tree (1958)
• Broadway: The Next Generation