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Richard Thomas

Actor • Born 1951

Richard Thomas

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999Chicago P.D. posterChicago P.D.Series • 2014The Blacklist posterThe BlacklistSeries • 2013Blue Bloods posterBlue BloodsSeries • 2010The Good Wife posterThe Good WifeSeries • 2009Elementary posterElementarySeries • 2012Bonanza posterBonanzaSeries • 1959Rizzoli & Isles posterRizzoli & IslesSeries • 2010It posterItSeries • 1990Billions posterBillionsSeries • 2016American Experience posterAmerican ExperienceSeries • 1988The Practice posterThe PracticeSeries • 1997White Collar posterWhite CollarSeries • 2009American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982Elsbeth posterElsbethSeries • 2024The Waltons posterThe WaltonsSeries • 1972The Americans posterThe AmericansSeries • 2013Nature posterNatureSeries • 1982NCIS: New Orleans posterNCIS: New OrleansSeries • 2014Ozark posterOzarkSeries • 2017Touched by an Angel posterTouched by an AngelSeries • 1994The Outer Limits posterThe Outer LimitsSeries • 1995The F.B.I. posterThe F.B.I.Series • 1965