Richard Thomas (actor)
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Image:Rthomas.jpg Richard Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor.
He was born Richard Earl Thomas in New York City, New York, the son of Richard Thomas (born ca. 1925) and Barbara Fallis. His parents were both dancers with the New York City Ballet and were owners of the New York School of Ballet.
Thomas was seven when he made his Broadway debut in Sunrise at Campobello (1958) playing John Roosevelt, son of FDR.
He soon began his television career. In 1959, he appeared in the TV presentation of Ibsen's A Doll's House with Julie Harris, Christopher Plummer and Hume Cronyn. He then began acting in daytime TV, appearing in soap operas such as The Edge of Night and As the World Turns, which were broadcast from his native Manhattan.
Thomas received his first major roles in film, appearing in the 1969 motion pictures Winning with Paul Newman, about auto racing, and Last Summer with Barbara Hershey, a summer romance movie.
He became nationally recognized for his portrayal of John-Boy in the 1970s TV series The Waltons, which was based on the real-life of writer Earl Hamner Jr.. Thomas won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series in 1972.
Thomas has had two wives, Alma Gonzales (married 1975-divorced 1993) and Georgiana Bischoff (married 1994-present). He and Alma had one son and triplet daughters; and he and Georgiana have one son.
In 1980, Thomas made his first Broadway appearance in over twelve years when he stepped in as a replacement in Fifth of July. In 1993, he played the title role in a Shakespeare Theatre production of Richard II.
He has also served as national chairman of the Better Hearing Institute and as host of the PAX TV series It's A Miracle.
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Filmography
Actor
1950s
1960s
- The Defenders (1961)
- Great Ghost Tales (1961)
- Way Out (1961)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1961)
- 1, 2, 3 Go (1961)
- From These Roots (1961)
- The Edge of Night (1961)
- A Flame in the Wind (1964)
- Seaway (1965)
- As the World Turns (1966)
- Winning (1969)
- Last Summer (1969)
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
1970s
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970)
- Bonanza (1970)
- Bracken's World (1970)
- Medical Center (1970)
- Cactus in the Snow (1970)
- Red Sky at Morning (1971)
- The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
- The Todd Killings (1971)
- The F.B.I. (1971)
- You'll Like My Mother (1972)
- Sixteen (1972)
- Night Gallery (1972)
- The Waltons (1972-1977)
- The Thanksgiving Story (1973)
- The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (1973)
- Match Game 73 (1973)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973)
- The Red Badge of Courage (1974)
- Sisters of the Space Age (1974) (voice)
- The Silence (1975)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1977)
- Getting Married (1978)
- Great Performances: Dance in America (1978)
- The Waltons (1978)
- CBS: On the Air (1978)
- No Other Love (1979)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
1980s
- To Find My Son (1980)
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
- Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
- Barefoot in the Park (1981)
- Pavarotti & Friends (1982)
- Johnny Belinda (1982)
- Fifth of July (1982)
- Christmas at Kennedy Center with Leontyne Price (1982)
- Pavarotti & Friends (1982)
- Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
- Hobson's Choice (1983)
- The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
- Final Jeopardy (1985)
- Go Toward the Light (1988)
- Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure (1988)
- Glory! Glory! (1989)
1990s
- Andre's Mother (1990)
- Common Ground (1990)
- Tales from the Crypt (1990)
- It (1990)
- Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
- Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
- Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)
- Lincoln (1992) (TV) (voice)
- I Can Make You Love Me (1993)
- Precious Victims (1993)
- Linda (1993)
- A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
- To Save the Children (1994)
- Death in Small Doses (1995)
- A Walton Wedding (1995)
- Down, Out & Dangerous (1995)
- The Invaders (1995)
- The Outer Limits (1995)
- The Christmas Box (1995)
- West Virginia (1996)
- What Love Sees (1996)
- Timepiece (1996)
- Dangerfield (1996)
- Dave's World (1996)
- Promised Land (1996)
- A Walton Easter (1997)
- Touched by an Angel (1997)
- Riding the Rails (1997) (voice)
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997)
- A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
- Big and Hairy (1998)
- The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
- Touched by an Angel (1998)
- The Million Dollar Kid (1999)
- It's a Miracle (1999)
- The Practice (1999)
2000s
- Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2000)
- In the Name of the People (2000)
- Wonder Boys (2000)
- The Christmas Secret (2000)
- Bloodhounds, Inc. (2000)
- Just Cause (2001)
- The Miracle of the Cards (2001)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2001)
- Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002)
- Anna's Dream (2002)
- CBS at 75 (2003)
- TV Land Moguls (2004)
- The Tony Danza Show (2005)
- Broadway: The Next Generation (2006) (filming)
- Mercedes-Benz (2006) (TV commercial) (voice)
Annie's Point (2005)
Producer
- What Love Sees (1996) (co-producer)
- Summer of Fear (1996) (co-executive producer)
- For All Time (2000) (co-executive producer)
- Camping with Camus (2000) (producer)
Director
"The Waltons"