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Richard Thomas
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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 Gol…
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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.
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Richard Thomas's Filmography
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A Waltons Thanksgiving
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Waltons' Homecoming
as Self - Narrator
The Unforgivable
as Michael Malcolm
Christmas vs The Walters
as Roger
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
as Himself
Christmas Day in the Morning
as Self
The Price for Silence
as Richard Davenport
Every Act of Life
as Self
Anesthesia
as Mr. Werth
The Music Teacher
as Ray
Time After Time
Taking Woodstock
as Don
The Lazarus Project
as Cop #2
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
as Self
Wild Hearts
as Bob
No Poster
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
as Tennessee Williams
No Poster
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
as Self - Narrator
Annie's Point
as Richard Eason
Anna's Dream
as Rod Morgan
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
as Charles Ingalls
The Miracle of the Cards
as Dr. Neal Kassell
The Christmas Secret
as Jerry McNeil
Wonder Boys
as Walter Gaskell
In the Name of the People
as Jack Murphy
The Million Dollar Kid
as Ted Hunter
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Charles Ingalls
Big and Hairy
as Victor Dewlap
A Thousand Men and a Baby
as Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
Flood: A River's Rampage
as Herb Dellenbach
A Walton Easter
as John-Boy Walton
Riding the Rails
as Narrator
Timepiece
as Richard Evans
What Love Sees
as Gordon Holly
The Christmas Box
as Richard Evans
The Invaders
as Jerry Thayer
Down, Out and Dangerous
as Tim Willows
A Walton Wedding
as John-Boy Walton
Death in Small Doses
as Richard Lyon
To Save the Children
as David Young
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as John-Boy Walton
Linda
as Paul Cowley
Precious Victims
as Don Weber
I Can Make You Love Me
as Richard Farley
No Poster
Lincoln
as John Hay (voice)
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
as Gary Brown
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as James O'Hanlan
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
as Lieutenant Steven Scott
Common Ground
as Colin Diver
Andre's Mother
as Cal
The Easter Story
as Mark (voice)
Glory! Glory!
as Rev. Bobby Joe
Go Toward the Light
as Greg Madison
Final Jeopardy
as Marty Campbell
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
The Master of Ballantrae
as Henry Durie
Hobson's Choice
as Will Mossup
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Hank Williams, Jr.
Johnny Belinda
as William Richmond
Fifth of July
as Kenneth Talley Jr.
Barefoot In the Park
as Paul Bratter
Berlin Tunnel 21
as Sandy Mueller
To Find My Son
as David Benjamin
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Shad
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
You'll Like My Mother
as Kenny
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
as John-Boy Walton
No Poster
Cactus in the Snow
as Harley MacIntosh
The Todd Killings
as Billy Roy
Red Sky at Morning
as Joshua Arnold
Last Summer
as Peter
Winning
as Charley Capua
No Poster
Give Us Barabbas!
as Junge
A Doll's House
as Ivor
No Poster
The Christmas Tree
as Joey
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self