Acting
Richard Thomas
EN cinema · 82 credits
Born
13 June 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Richard E. Thomas · Richard Earl Thomas · ریچارد توماس
Richard Earl Thomas, an American actor, was born on June 13, 1951 in Manhattan, the son of Barbara (née Fallis) and Richard S. Thomas. His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet. Richard has a younger brother Bronwyn Thomas. 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. He is 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.
Known for
Filmography
A Waltons Thanksgiving
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Waltons' Homecoming
as Self - Narrator
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
as Himself
The Unforgivable
as Michael Malcolm
The Ice Road
Stunts
The Price for Silence
as Richard Davenport
Anesthesia
as Mr. Werth
The Lazarus Project
as Cop #2
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
2006
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
as Tennessee Williams
Wild Hearts
as Bob
Annie's Point
as Richard Eason
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
2005
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
as Self - Narrator
Anna's Dream
as Rod Morgan
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
as Charles Ingalls
Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
Stunt Double
The Miracle of the Cards
as Dr. Neal Kassell
The Christmas Secret
as Jerry McNeil
The Million Dollar Kid
as Ted Hunter
Wonder Boys
as Walter Gaskell
In the Name of the People
as Jack Murphy
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Charles Ingalls
Big and Hairy
as Victor Dewlap
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
Timepiece
as Richard Evans
What Love Sees
as Gordon Holly
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
To Save the Children
as David Young
I Can Make You Love Me
as Richard Farley
Linda
as Paul Cowley
Precious Victims
as Don Weber
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as John-Boy Walton
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
as Gary Brown
Lincoln
1992
Lincoln
as John Hay (voice)
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
The Easter Story
as Mark (voice)
Common Ground
as Colin Diver
Glory! Glory!
as Rev. Bobby Joe
Go Toward the Light
as Greg Madison
Final Jeopardy
as Marty Campbell
The Master of Ballantrae
as Henry Durie
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Hank Williams, Jr., Executive Producer
Hobson's Choice
as Will Mossup
Barefoot In the Park
as Paul Bratter
Fifth of July
as Kenneth Talley Jr.
Johnny Belinda
as William Richmond
Berlin Tunnel 21
as Sandy Mueller
To Find My Son
as David Benjamin
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Paul Bäumer
No Other Love
as Andrew Madison
Getting Married
as Michael Carboni
September 30, 1955
as Jimmy J.
The Silence
as Cadet James Pelosi
The Red Badge of Courage
as Pvt. Henry Fleming
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
1971
Cactus in the Snow
as Harley MacIntosh
Winning
as Charley Capua
Last Summer
as Peter
A Doll's House
as Ivor