Acting

Richard Thomas

1951-06-13 · 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.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Nat Randolph

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Daniel Varney

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Law & Order

1990 · Roger Jenkins

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The Blacklist

2013 · David Foy

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

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Chicago P.D.

2014 · Adam Ames

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Blue Bloods

2010 · Richard Walters

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The Good Wife

2009 · Ed Pratt

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Elementary

2012 · Mitch Barrett

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The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self - Co-Host

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The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

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Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Presenter

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Billions

2016 · Sanford Bensinger

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Rizzoli & Isles

2010 · Prof. Dwayne Kravitz

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Bonanza

1959 · Billy

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The Americans

2013 · Frank Gaad

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American Playhouse

1982 · Kenneth Talley Jr.

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American Playhouse

1982 · Cal Porter

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NCIS: New Orleans

2014 · Ezra Van Cleef

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White Collar

2009 · William Wolcott

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Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Performer

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Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Presenter

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Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Nominee

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The Practice

1997 · Walter 'The Hummer' Arens

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Touched by an Angel

1994 · Joe Greene

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The Waltons

1972 · John Walton Jr.

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Nature

1982 · Narrator (voice)

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American Experience

1988 · Narrator (voice)

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The Outer Limits

1995 · Dr. Stephen Ledbetter

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Ozark

2017 · Nathan Davis

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The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

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It

1990 · Bill Denbrough

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Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Dr. Trask

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The F.B.I.

1965 · John 'Chill' Chilton

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Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969 · Dennis Alan Graham

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Night Gallery

1970 · Ian Evans

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No poster

The Tony Danza Show

2004 · Self - Guest

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Dinah!

1974 · Self

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Dave's World

1993 · Richard Thomas

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Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

2006 · Howard Cottrell

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Promised Land

1996 · Joe Greene

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Conviction

2016 · Earl Slavitt

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MOVIE

The Unforgivable

2021 · Michael Malcolm

MOVIE

The Lazarus Project

2008 · Cop #2

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · Self

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Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · Jim Warner

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Century City

2004 · Dr. Brezak

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MOVIE

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980 · Shad

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The Comey Rule

2020 · Chuck Rosenberg

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MOVIE

Wonder Boys

2000 · Walter Gaskell

MOVIE

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979 · Paul Bäumer

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MOVIE

Taking Woodstock

2009 · Don

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Just Cause

2002

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MOVIE

Anesthesia

2016 · Mr. Werth

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The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

1998 · David Robinson

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Joey

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Paul Baumer

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Henry Durie

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Ivor

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · The Boy

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MOVIE

Last Summer

1969 · Peter

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MOVIE

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

2021 · Himself

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MOVIE

I Can Make You Love Me

1993 · Richard Farley

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It's a Miracle

1998

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MOVIE

The Invaders

1995 · Jerry Thayer

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MOVIE

Johnny Belinda

1982 · William Richmond

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MOVIE

Winning

1969 · Charley

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MOVIE

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Self

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The Invaders

1995 · Jerry Thayer

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MOVIE

Broadway: The Next Generation

— · Self

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MOVIE

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

1991 · Lieutenant Steven Scott

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MOVIE

Final Jeopardy

1985 · Marty Campbell

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MOVIE

The Christmas Secret

2000 · Jerry McNeil

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MOVIE

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

1992 · Gary Brown

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MOVIE

The Miracle of the Cards

2001 · Dr. Neal Kassell

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MOVIE

You'll Like My Mother

1972 · Kenny

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MOVIE

Barefoot In the Park

1982 · Paul Bratter

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MOVIE

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

1999 · Charles Ingalls

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MOVIE

Every Act of Life

2018 · Self

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MOVIE

The Todd Killings

1971 · Billy Roy

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