

Richard Thomas
Acting
June 13, 1951
New York City, New York, USA
Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) 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.
The Filmography


The Price for Silence

Wild Hearts

Annie's Point

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues

The Christmas Secret

Wonder Boys

In the Name of the People

The Million Dollar Kid

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Big and Hairy

A Thousand Men and a Baby

Flood: A River's Rampage

A Walton Easter

Riding the Rails

Timepiece

What Love Sees

The Christmas Box

The Invaders
