Updated: 3/04/2007

Name: Richard Thomas

Born:  June 13, 1951, New York, New York

Claim to Fame:   I bet 99 people out of 100 would know Richard for his portrayal of John-Boy in the 1970s TV series 'The Waltons.'

Family Life:   Georgiana Bischoff (November 1994 - present) 2 children
Alma Gonzales (February 1975 - 1993) (divorced) 4 children

He and Alma had one son and triplet daughters; and he and Georgiana have one son and one daughter.

Info: 'The Waltons' was based on the real-life of writer Earl Hamner Jr. Richard won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series in 1972.


Trivia:  His parents were both dancers with the New York City Ballet and were owners of the New York School of Ballet.

He first acted professionally at age seven; appeared as a cast replacement on the Broadway stage as John Roosevelt, one of the children of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, in drama "Sunrise at Campobello."

Is National Chairman of the Better Hearing Institute.

Served as the host of the University of South Carolina's Ecumenical Service of the Family and introduced His Holiness Pope John Paul II.

Uses two tiny hearing aids due to the 50% hearing loss, as a result of otosclerosis (a nerve disorder).

Speaks some Chinese, after changing his major at Columbia from Literature to Chinese. He changed his major from Literature to Chinese because he attended Columbia during the time that the Vietnam War was underway and as well as the controversy surrounding it. He was frustrated with the anti-war demonstrations and how they were interrupting his educations and he felt the best way to avoid such disturbances was to change his major to Chinese.

Where is He Now:  In 2006 Thomas began a national tour of Reginald Rose's acclaimed play, "Twelve Angry Men" along with George Wendt ("Norm" of "Cheers" fame) at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Connecticut. In this production he played the pivotal role of Juror Eight, opposite Wendt as Juror One.

He can also be heard providing the voiceover for recent Mercedes-Benz commercials.

WRITE TO RICHARD:
Richard Thomas
c/o Steve Tellez
Creative Artists Agency LCC (CAA-LA)
2000 Avenue Of The Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067 

WATCH A VIDEO CLIP: Richard Thomas in The Waltons
 

CREDITS:
"Nightmares and Dreamscapes: Stephen King" (2006) .... Howard Cottrell
Wild Hearts (2006) (TV) .... Bob
Annie's Point (2005) (TV) .... Richard Eason
"Just Cause" .... Hamilton Whitney III (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Anna's Dream (2002) (TV) .... Rod Morgan
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2.... Charles Ingalls
The Miracle of the Cards (2001) (TV) .... Dr. Neal Kassell
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Daniel Varney (1 episode, 2001)
The Christmas Secret (2000) (TV) .... Jerry McNeil
Wonder Boys (2000) .... Walter Gaskell
In the Name of the People (2000) (TV) .... Jack Murphy
The Million Dollar Kid (2000) .... Ted Hunter
Beyond the Prairie(2000) (TV) .... Charles Ingalls
BloodHounds, Inc. #5: (2000) (V) .... Robert Hunter
BloodHounds, Inc. #1: (2000) (V)
BloodHounds, Inc. #3: (2000) (V) .... Robert Hunter
"The Practice" .... Walter Arens (1 episode, 1999)
- Committed (1999) TV Episode .... Walter Arens
Big and Hairy (1998) (TV) .... Victor Dewlap
"Touched by an Angel" .... Joe Greene (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
- Vengeance Is Mine: Part 1 (1998) TV Episode .... Joe Greene
- The Road Home: Part 1 (1997) TV Episode .... Joe Greene
"Promised Land" .... Joe Greene (4 episodes, 1997-1998)
- A Hand Up Is Not Part 2 (1998) TV Episode .... Joe Greene
- A Hand Up Is Not Part 1 (1998) TV Episode .... Joe Greene
- Two for the Road (1998) TV Episode .... Joe Greene
- The Road Home: Part 2 (1997) TV Episode .... Joe Greene
"The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson" (1998) .... David Robinson
A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997) (TV) .... Dr. Hugh 'Bud' Keenan
A Walton Easter (1997) (TV) .... John-Boy Walton
Flood: A River's Rampage (1997) (TV) .... Herb Dellenbach
Timepiece (1996) (TV) .... Richard Evans
"Dangerfield" .... Chris Collins (1 episode, 1996)
- Old Dog Old Tricks (1996) TV Episode .... Chris Collins
What Love Sees (1996) (TV) .... Gordon Holly
"West Virginia" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Narrator
The Christmas Box (1995) (TV) .... Richard Evans
The Invaders (1995) (TV) .... Jerry Thayer
Down, Out & Dangerous (1995) (TV) .... Tim Willows
"The Outer Limits" .... Dr. Stephen Ledbetter (1 episode, 1995)
- The New Breed (1995) TV Episode .... Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
A Walton Wedding (1995) (TV) .... John-Boy
Death in Small Doses (1995) (TV) .... Richard Lyon
To Save the Children (1994) (TV) .... David Young
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993) (TV) .... John-Boy Walton
Linda (1993) (TV) .... Paul Cowley
Precious Victims (1993) (TV) .... Don Weber
I Can Make You Love Me (1993) (TV) .... Richard Farley
Lincoln (1992) (TV) (voice) .... John Hay
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992) (TV) .... Gary Brown
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991) (TV) .... James O'Hanlan
Mission of the Shark: Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991) .... Scott
It (1990) (TV) .... William 'Stuttering Bill' Denbrough
"Tales from the Crypt" .... Dr. Trask (1 episode, 1990)
- Mute Witness to Murder (1990) TV Episode .... Dr. Trask
Common Ground (1990) (TV) .... Colin Diver
Andre's Mother (1990) (TV) .... Andre's lover
Glory! Glory! (1989) (TV) .... Rev. Bobby Joe
The Easter Story (1989) (V) (voice) .... Mark
Go Toward the Light (1988) (TV) .... Greg Madison
Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure (1988)
Final Jeopardy (1985) (TV) .... Marty Campbell
The Master of Ballantrae (1984) (TV) .... Henry Durrie
Hobson's Choice (1983) (TV) .... Will Mossup
Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story (1983) .... Hank Williams, Jr.
Johnny Belinda (1982) (TV) .... William Richmond
Fifth of July (1982) (TV) .... Kenneth Talley Jr.
Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) (TV) .... Lieutenant Sandy Mueller
Barefoot in the Park (1981) (TV) .... Paul Bratter
To Find My Son (1980) (TV) .... David Benjamin
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) .... Shad
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV) .... Paul Baumer
No Other Love (1979) (TV) .... Andrew Madison
"Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... Jim Warner
Getting Married (1978) (TV) .... Michael Carboni
"The Waltons" .... John 'John Boy' Walton Jr. / ... (122 episodes, 1972-1978)
September 30, 1955 (1977) .... Jimmy J.
The Silence (1975) (TV) .... Cadet James Pelosi
The Red Badge of Courage (1974) (TV) .... Pvt. Henry Fleming
"The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" .... Host (1973)
- H.M.S. Pinafore (1973) TV Episode .... Host
The Thanksgiving Story (1973) (TV)
You'll Like My Mother (1972) .... Kenny
"Night Gallery" .... Ian Evans (1 episode, 1972)
- The Sins of the Fathers (1972) TV Episode .... Ian Evans
Cactus in the Snow (1971) .... Harley MacIntosh
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) (TV) .... John-Boy Walton
"The F.B.I." (1 episode, 1971)
- Game of Terror (1971) TV Episode
The Todd Killings (1971) .... Billy Roy
Red Sky at Morning (1971) .... Joshua Arnold
"Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Dennis Alan Graham (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
- All the Golden Dandelions Are Gone (1970) TV Episode
- Echo of a Baby's Laugh (1969) .... Dennis Alan Graham
"Bonanza" .... Billy (1 episode, 1970)
- The Weary Willies (1970) TV Episode .... Billy
"Bracken's World" .... Alan (1 episode, 1970)
- Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon (1970) TV Episode .... Alan
"Medical Center" .... Toby Tavormina (1 episode, 1970)
- Runaway (1970) TV Episode .... Toby Tavormina
Last Summer (1969) .... Peter
Winning (1969) .... Charley
"As the World Turns" Thomas Christopher 'Tommy / ... (1966-1967)
"Seaway" .... Martin Anderson (1 episode, 1965)
- The Last Voyage (1965) TV Episode .... Martin Anderson
"A Flame in the Wind" (1964) TV Series .... Chris Austen (1964-1965)
"The Edge of Night" (1956) TV Series .... Ben Schultz, Jr. (1961)
"From These Roots" (1958) TV Series .... Richard (1961)
"The Defenders" .... Johnny Remington (1 episode, 1961)
- The Boy Between (1961) TV Episode .... Johnny Remington
"1, 2, 3 Go" (1961) TV Series .... Regular (unknown episodes)
"Great Ghost Tales" .... Conradin (1 episode, 1961)
- Srendhi Vashtar (1961) TV Episode .... Conradin
"'Way Out" .... Jeremy Keeler (1 episode, 1961)
- The Croaker (1961) TV Episode .... Jeremy Keeler
"Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Ivor / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1961)
- Give Us Barabbas! (1961) TV Episode .... The Boy
- A Doll's House (1959) TV Episode (as Richard E. Thomas) .... Ivor
- The Christmas Tree (1958) TV Episode (as Richard Earl Thomas) .... Joey
"The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Oliver Twist (1 episode, 1959)
- Oliver Twist (1959) TV Episode .... Oliver Twist

PRODUCING CREDITS:
For All Time (2000) (TV) (co-executive producer)
Camping with Camus (2000) (producer)
What Love Sees (1996) (TV) (co-producer)
Summer of Fear (1996) (TV) (co-executive producer)

DIRECTING CREDITS:
"The Waltons" (3 episodes, 1976-1977)
- John's Crossroad (1977) TV Episode
- The Great Motorcycle Race (1976) TV Episode
- The Fox (1976) TV Episode

BROADWAY CREDITS:
A Naked Girl on the Appian Way Oct 6, 2005 - Dec 4, 2005
Democracy Nov 18, 2004 - Apr 17, 2005
Love Letters (Nov 14, 1989 - Nov 19, 1989) & Oct 31, 1989 - Jan 21, 1990
The Front Page Nov 23, 1986 - Jan 11, 1987
Fifth of July Nov 5, 1980 - Jan 24, 1982
Everything in the Garden Nov 29, 1967 - Feb 10, 1968
The Playroom Dec 5, 1965 - Jan 1, 1966
Strange Interlude Mar 11, 1963 - Jun 29, 1963
Sunrise at Campobello Jan 30, 1958 - May 30, 1959

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