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Richard Thomas
AKA: Richard E. Thomas · Richard Earl Thomas · ریچارد توماس
Acting
Born: 1951
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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.
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Comey Rule | 2020 | Chuck Rosenberg |
| Ozark | 2017 | Nathan Davis |
| Conviction | 2016 | Earl Slavitt |
| Billions | 2016 | Sanford Bensinger |
| NCIS: New Orleans | 2014 | Ezra Van Cleef |
| Chicago P.D. | 2014 | Adam Ames |
| The Blacklist | 2013 | David Foy |
| The Americans | 2013 | Frank Gaad |
| Elementary | 2012 | Mitch Barrett |
| Rizzoli & Isles | 2010 | Prof. Dwayne Kravitz |
| White Collar | 2009 | William Wolcott |
| Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | 2006 | Howard Cottrell |
| The Tony Danza Show | 2004 | Self - Guest |
| Century City | 2004 | Dr. Brezak |
| Just Cause | 2002 | Contributor |
| The Practice | 1997 | Walter 'The Hummer' Arens |
| The Outer Limits | 1995 | Dr. Stephen Ledbetter |
| Touched by an Angel | 1994 | Joe Greene |
| Dave's World | 1993 | Richard Thomas |
| It | 1990 | Bill Denbrough |
| Law & Order | 1990 | Roger Jenkins |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1989 | Dr. Trask |
| American Experience | 1988 | Narrator (voice) |
| Nature | 1982 | Narrator (voice) |
| American Playhouse | 1982 | Kenneth Talley Jr. |
| Dinah! | 1974 | Self |
| The Waltons | 1972 | John Walton Jr. |
| The Waltons | 1972 | Director |
| Night Gallery | 1970 | Ian Evans |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1969 | Dennis Alan Graham |
| The F.B.I. | 1965 | John 'Chill' Chilton |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1962 | Self |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1961 | Self - Co-Host |
| Bonanza | 1959 | Billy |
| Tony Awards | 1956 | Self - Presenter |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1944 | Self - Presenter |