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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-06-13 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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Law & Order

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The Blacklist

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The Mike Douglas Show

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Chicago P.D.

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Blue Bloods

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Marcus Welby, M.D.

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The Good Wife

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White Collar

Acting

2022

A Waltons Thanksgiving as Self - Narrator (voice)

2021

Christmas vs The Walters as Roger

The Waltons' Homecoming as Self - Narrator

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ as Himself

The Unforgivable as Michael Malcolm

2020

Christmas Day in the Morning as Self

The Comey Rule as Chuck Rosenberg

2018

Every Act of Life as Self

The Price for Silence as Richard Davenport

2017

Broadway: The Next Generation as Self

Ozark as Nathan Davis

2016

Conviction as Earl Slavitt

2014

Chicago P.D. as Adam Ames

NCIS: New Orleans as Ezra Van Cleef

2013

The Americans as Frank Gaad

The Blacklist as David Foy

2012

Elementary as Mitch Barrett

2011

Time After Time

2010

Rizzoli & Isles as Prof. Dwayne Kravitz

Blue Bloods as Richard Walters

2009

Taking Woodstock as Don

The Good Wife as Ed Pratt

White Collar as William Wolcott

2008

The Lazarus Project as Cop #2

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' as Self

2006

Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater as Tennessee Williams

Wild Hearts as Bob

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King as Howard Cottrell

2005

Annie's Point as Richard Eason

2004

The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest

2002

Anna's Dream as Rod Morgan

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

2000

The Christmas Secret as Jerry McNeil

The Million Dollar Kid as Ted Hunter

Wonder Boys as Walter Gaskell

In the Name of the People

1999

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder as Charles Ingalls

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Nat Randolph

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Daniel Varney

1998

Big and Hairy as Victor Dewlap

The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson as David Robinson

1997

Riding the Rails as Narrator

A Thousand Men and a Baby as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan

A Walton Easter as John-Boy Walton

Flood: A River's Rampage as Herb Dellenbach

1996

Timepiece as Richard Evans

What Love Sees as Gordon Holly

Promised Land as Joe Greene

1995

The Invaders as Jerry Thayer

The Christmas Box as Richard Evans

Down, Out and Dangerous as Tim Willows

Death in Small Doses as Richard Lyon

A Walton Wedding as John-Boy Walton

The Outer Limits as Dr. Stephen Ledbetter

The Invaders as Jerry Thayer

1994

To Save the Children as David Young

Touched by an Angel as Joe Greene

1993

I Can Make You Love Me as Richard Farley

Linda as Paul Cowley

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion as John-Boy Walton

Precious Victims as Don Weber

Dave's World as Richard Thomas

1992

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 as Gary Brown

Lincoln as John Hay (voice)

1991

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis as Lieutenant Steven Scott

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as James O'Hanlan

1990

Andre's Mother as Cal

The Easter Story as Mark (voice)

Common Ground as Colin Diver

It as Bill Denbrough

Law & Order as Roger Jenkins

1989

Glory! Glory! as Rev. Bobby Joe

Tales from the Crypt as Dr. Trask

1988

Go Toward the Light as Greg Madison

American Experience as Narrator (voice)

1985

Final Jeopardy as Marty Campbell

Night of 100 Stars II as Self

1983

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story as Hank Williams, Jr.

Hobson's Choice as Will Mossup

1982

Barefoot In the Park as Paul Bratter

Fifth of July as Kenneth Talley Jr.

Johnny Belinda as William Richmond

American Playhouse as Cal Porter

Nature as Narrator (voice)

1981

Berlin Tunnel 21 as Sandy Mueller

1980

Battle Beyond the Stars as Shad

To Find My Son as David Benjamin

1979

All Quiet on the Western Front as Paul Bäumer

No Other Love as Andrew Madison

Roots: The Next Generations

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

Dinah! as Self

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self

1972

You'll Like My Mother as Kenny

The Waltons as John Walton Jr.

1971

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story as John-Boy Walton

Red Sky at Morning as Joshua Arnold

The Todd Killings as Billy Roy

Cactus in the Snow as Harley MacIntosh

1970

Night Gallery as Ian Evans

1969

Winning as Charley

Last Summer as Peter

Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dennis Alan Graham

1965

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

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1961

Give Us Barabbas! as Junge

The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

1, 2, 3 Go as Himself

1959

A Doll's House as Ivor

Bonanza as Billy

1958

The Christmas Tree as Joey

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards as Self - Performer

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Joey

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Paul Baumer

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry Durie

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ivor

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

Production

1983

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

Directing

1972

The Waltons as Director