Richard Thomas
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: June 13, 1951
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Common Ground
Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focuses on an African-American mother determined to get her children a quality education and a white lawyer trying to deal with inner city problems.
Broadway: The Next Generation
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
A Doll's House
A wealthy woman's attempts to help her financially troubled husband go unrewarded.
Just Cause
Just Cause is an award-winning Canadian legal drama television series produced by Mind's Eye Entertainment. Filming was done in Vancouver, British Columbia but the series is set in San Francisco, California.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Chicago P.D.
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
Filmography
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self - Narrator
as Michael Malcolm
as Roger
as Himself
as Self
as Chuck Rosenberg
as Richard Davenport
as Self
as Nathan Davis
as Earl Slavitt
as Ezra Van Cleef
as Adam Ames
as David Foy
as Frank Gaad
as Mitch Barrett
as Richard Walters
as Prof. Dwayne Kravitz
as William Wolcott
as Ed Pratt
as Don
as Cop #2
as Howard Cottrell
as Bob
as Richard Eason
as Rod Morgan
as Dr. Neal Kassell
as Jerry McNeil
as Walter Gaskell
as Jack Murphy
as Ted Hunter
as Nat Randolph
as Daniel Varney
as Charles Ingalls
as Victor Dewlap
as David Robinson
as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
as Herb Dellenbach
as John-Boy Walton
as Walter 'The Hummer' Arens
as Narrator
as Richard Evans
as Gordon Holly
as Joe Greene
as Richard Evans
as Jerry Thayer
as Jerry Thayer
as Tim Willows
as Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
as John-Boy Walton
as Richard Lyon
as Joe Greene
as David Young
as John-Boy Walton
as Paul Cowley
as Don Weber
as Richard Thomas
as Richard Farley
as Gary Brown
as James O'Hanlan
as Lieutenant Steven Scott
as Bill Denbrough
as Roger Jenkins
as Colin Diver
as Cal
as Mark (voice)
as Rev. Bobby Joe
as Dr. Trask
as Greg Madison
as Narrator (voice)
as Marty Campbell
as Self
as Will Mossup
as Hank Williams, Jr.
as William Richmond
as Kenneth Talley Jr.
as Narrator (voice)
as Paul Bratter
as Cal Porter
as Sandy Mueller
as David Benjamin
as Shad
as Paul Bäumer
as Andrew Madison
as Jim Warner
as Michael Carboni
as Jimmy J.
as Cadet James Pelosi
as Pvt. Henry Fleming
as Self
as Kenny
as John Walton Jr.
as John-Boy Walton
as Billy Roy
as Joshua Arnold
as Ian Evans
as Dennis Alan Graham
as Peter
as Charley
as John 'Chill' Chilton
as Self - Co-Host
as Self
as Ivor
as Billy
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Performer
as Self - Nominee
as Joey
as Paul Baumer
as Henry Durie
as Ivor
as The Boy
as Self - Presenter