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