Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born June 13, 1951
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.
MovieA Waltons Thanksgiving
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Waltons' Homecoming
2021
as Self - Narrator
MovieThe Unforgivable
2021
as Michael Malcolm
MovieChristmas vs The Walters
2021
as Roger
MoviePennywise: The Story of ‘It’
2021
as Himself
MovieChristmas Day in the Morning
2020
as Self
TVThe Comey Rule
2020
as Chuck Rosenberg
MovieThe Price for Silence
2018
as Richard Davenport
MovieEvery Act of Life
2018
as Self
TVOzark
2017
as Nathan Davis
TVConviction
2016
as Earl Slavitt
TVBillions
2016
as Sanford Bensinger
MovieAnesthesia
2016
as Mr. Werth
TVNCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Ezra Van Cleef
TVChicago P.D.
2014
as Adam Ames
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as David Foy
TVThe Americans
2013
as Frank Gaad
TVElementary
2012
as Mitch Barrett
MovieThe Music Teacher
2012
as Ray
MovieTime After Time
2011
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as Richard Walters
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Prof. Dwayne Kravitz
TVWhite Collar
2009
as William Wolcott
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Ed Pratt
MovieTaking Woodstock
2009
as Don
MovieThe Lazarus Project
2008
as Cop #2
MovieBeyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008
as Self
TVNightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006
as Howard Cottrell
MovieWild Hearts
2006
as Bob
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
2006
as Tennessee Williams
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
2005
as Self - Narrator
MovieAnnie's Point
2005
as Richard Eason
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
TVCentury City
2004
as Dr. Brezak
MovieAnna's Dream
2002
as Rod Morgan
TVJust Cause
2002
MovieBeyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002
as Charles Ingalls
MovieThe Miracle of the Cards
2001
as Dr. Neal Kassell
MovieThe Christmas Secret
2000
as Jerry McNeil
MovieWonder Boys
2000
as Walter Gaskell
MovieIn the Name of the People
2000
as Jack Murphy
MovieThe Million Dollar Kid
2000
as Ted Hunter
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Nat Randolph
MovieBeyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999
as Charles Ingalls
MovieBig and Hairy
1998
as Victor Dewlap
TVIt's a Miracle
1998
TVThe Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
1998
as David Robinson
MovieA Thousand Men and a Baby
1997
as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
MovieFlood: A River's Rampage
1997
as Herb Dellenbach
MovieA Walton Easter
1997
as John-Boy Walton
TVThe Practice
1997
as Walter 'The Hummer' Arens
MovieRiding the Rails
1997
as Narrator
MovieTimepiece
1996
as Richard Evans
MovieWhat Love Sees
1996
as Gordon Holly
TVPromised Land
1996
as Joe Greene
MovieThe Christmas Box
1995
as Richard Evans
MovieThe Invaders
1995
as Jerry Thayer
TVThe Invaders
1995
as Jerry Thayer
MovieDown, Out and Dangerous
1995
as Tim Willows
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
MovieA Walton Wedding
1995
as John-Boy Walton
MovieDeath in Small Doses
1995
as Richard Lyon
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Joe Greene
MovieTo Save the Children
1994
as David Young
MovieA Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
as John-Boy Walton
MovieLinda
1993
as Paul Cowley
MoviePrecious Victims
1993
as Don Weber
TVDave's World
1993
as Richard Thomas
MovieI Can Make You Love Me
1993
as Richard Farley
Lincoln
1992
as John Hay (voice)
MovieCrash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992
as Gary Brown
MovieYes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991
as James O'Hanlan
MovieMission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
as Lieutenant Steven Scott
TVIt
1990
as Bill Denbrough
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Roger Jenkins
MovieCommon Ground
1990
as Colin Diver
MovieAndre's Mother
1990
as Cal
MovieThe Easter Story
1990
as Mark (voice)
MovieGlory! Glory!
1989
as Rev. Bobby Joe
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Dr. Trask
MovieGo Toward the Light
1988
as Greg Madison
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
MovieFinal Jeopardy
1985
as Marty Campbell
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieThe Master of Ballantrae
1984
as Henry Durie
MovieHobson's Choice
1983
as Will Mossup
MovieLiving Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983
as Hank Williams, Jr.
MovieJohnny Belinda
1982
as William Richmond
MovieFifth of July
1982
as Kenneth Talley Jr.
TVNature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
MovieBarefoot In the Park
1982
as Paul Bratter
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Kenneth Talley Jr.
MovieBerlin Tunnel 21
1981
as Sandy Mueller
MovieTo Find My Son
1980
as David Benjamin
MovieBattle Beyond the Stars
1980
as Shad
MovieAll Quiet on the Western Front
1979
as Paul Bäumer
MovieNo Other Love
1979
as Andrew Madison
TVRoots: The Next Generations
1979
as Jim Warner
MovieGetting Married
1978
as Michael Carboni
MovieSeptember 30, 1955
1977
as Jimmy J.
MovieThe Silence
1975
as Cadet James Pelosi
MovieThe Red Badge of Courage
1974
as Pvt. Henry Fleming
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieYou'll Like My Mother
1972
as Kenny
TVThe Waltons
1972
as John Walton Jr.
MovieThe Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
as John-Boy Walton
Cactus in the Snow
1971
as Harley MacIntosh
MovieThe Todd Killings
1971
as Billy Roy
MovieRed Sky at Morning
1971
as Joshua Arnold
TVNight Gallery
1970
as Ian Evans
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dennis Alan Graham
MovieLast Summer
1969
as Peter
MovieWinning
1969
as Charley
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as John 'Chill' Chilton
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
1, 2, 3 Go
1961
as Himself
Give Us Barabbas!
1961
as Junge
MovieA Doll's House
1959
as Ivor
TVBonanza
1959
as Billy
The Christmas Tree
1958
as Joey
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Joey
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieBroadway: The Next Generation
as Self
