Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas is known for The Unforgivable (2021), Wonder Boys (2000), Taking Woodstock (2009).
Biography
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.
Questions about Richard Thomas
How many Richard Thomas films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 71 films with Richard Thomas, from 1958 to 2022.
What is the best rated Richard Thomas film?
The best rated Richard Thomas film in the catalogue is The Unforgivable (2021), rated 7.4.
What was the first Richard Thomas film?
The first Richard Thomas film in the catalogue is Winning, from 1969.
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1973)
Known for
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7.4 The Unforgivable
2021
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6.8 Wonder Boys
2000
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6.0 The Lazarus Project
2008
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6.2 Taking Woodstock
2009
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6.7 All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
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5.4 Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
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5.7 Anesthesia
2016
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6.2 Last Summer
1969
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6.3 Johnny Belinda
1982
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7.4 Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
2021
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6.3 Final Jeopardy
1985
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6.7 I Can Make You Love Me
1993
Trivia
- Also works as
- screenwriter · film producer · television director
- Studied at
- Columbia University · McBurney School · Allen-Stevenson School
- Father
- Richard Thomas
- Mother
- Barbara Fallis
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
80 films — 71 in the catalogue
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5.3 A Waltons Thanksgiving
2022 · Self - Narrator (voice)
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6.0 The Waltons' Homecoming
2021 · Self - Narrator
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7.4
The Unforgivable
2021 · Michael Malcolm
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5.0 Christmas vs The Walters
2021 · Roger
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7.4
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
2021 · Himself
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Christmas Day in the Morning
2020 · Self
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5.5 The Price for Silence
2018 · Richard Davenport
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6.4 Every Act of Life
2018 · Self
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5.7
Anesthesia
2016 · Mr. Werth
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5.0 The Music Teacher
2012 · Ray
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5.7 Time After Time
2011
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6.2
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Don
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6.0
The Lazarus Project
2008 · Cop #2
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008 · Self
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6.3 Wild Hearts
2006 · Bob
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Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
2006 · Tennessee Williams
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9.0
Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
2005 · Self - Narrator
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5.6 Annie's Point
2005 · Richard Eason
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8.0 Anna's Dream
2002 · Rod Morgan
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6.0 Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002 · Charles Ingalls
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7.0 The Miracle of the Cards
2001 · Dr. Neal Kassell
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5.9 The Christmas Secret
2000 · Jerry McNeil
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6.8
Wonder Boys
2000 · Walter Gaskell
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5.5 In the Name of the People
2000 · Jack Murphy
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3.4 The Million Dollar Kid
2000 · Ted Hunter
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7.0 Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999 · Charles Ingalls
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4.8 Big and Hairy
1998 · Victor Dewlap
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6.0 A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997 · Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan
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5.3 Flood: A River's Rampage
1997 · Herb Dellenbach
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7.3 A Walton Easter
1997 · John-Boy Walton
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6.2 Riding the Rails
1997 · Narrator
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7.0 Timepiece
1996 · Richard Evans
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7.8 What Love Sees
1996 · Gordon Holly
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5.5 The Christmas Box
1995 · Richard Evans
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5.0 The Invaders
1995 · Jerry Thayer
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5.7 Down, Out and Dangerous
1995 · Tim Willows
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A Walton Wedding
1995 · John-Boy Walton
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6.5 Death in Small Doses
1995 · Richard Lyon
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6.2 To Save the Children
1994 · David Young
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7.3 A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993 · John-Boy Walton
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4.8 Linda
1993 · Paul Cowley
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7.0 Precious Victims
1993 · Don Weber
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6.7
I Can Make You Love Me
1993 · Richard Farley
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7.3
Lincoln
1992 · John Hay (voice)
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5.9 Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992 · Gary Brown
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7.2 Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991 · James O'Hanlan
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6.4 Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991 · Lieutenant Steven Scott
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8.5 Common Ground
1990 · Colin Diver
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Andre's Mother
1990 · Cal
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7.4 The Easter Story
1990 · Mark (voice)
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8.0 Glory! Glory!
1989 · Rev. Bobby Joe
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7.7 Go Toward the Light
1988 · Greg Madison
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6.3
Final Jeopardy
1985 · Marty Campbell
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6.8 Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
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6.3 The Master of Ballantrae
1984 · Henry Durie
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7.0 Hobson's Choice
1983 · Will Mossup
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7.3 Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983 · Hank Williams, Jr.
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6.3
Johnny Belinda
1982 · William Richmond
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7.0 Fifth of July
1982 · Kenneth Talley Jr.
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6.3 Barefoot In the Park
1982 · Paul Bratter
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6.7 Berlin Tunnel 21
1981 · Sandy Mueller
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6.4 To Find My Son
1980 · David Benjamin
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5.4
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Shad
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6.7
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 · Paul Bäumer
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8.0 No Other Love
1979 · Andrew Madison
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6.0 Getting Married
1978 · Michael Carboni
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6.8 September 30, 1955
1977 · Jimmy J.
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9.0 The Silence
1975 · Cadet James Pelosi
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7.3 The Red Badge of Courage
1974 · Pvt. Henry Fleming
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6.3 You'll Like My Mother
1972 · Kenny
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7.3 The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971 · John-Boy Walton
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9.0
Cactus in the Snow
1971 · Harley MacIntosh
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4.6 The Todd Killings
1971 · Billy Roy
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7.1 Red Sky at Morning
1971 · Joshua Arnold
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6.2
Last Summer
1969 · Peter
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6.0 Winning
1969 · Charley
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10.0
Give Us Barabbas!
1961 · Junge
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10.0 A Doll's House
1959 · Ivor
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2.0
The Christmas Tree
1958 · Joey
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Broadway: The Next Generation
no date · Self
Series and TV shows
34 titles
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6.9
The Comey Rule
2020 · Chuck Rosenberg
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8.2
Ozark
2017 · Nathan Davis · 10 ep.
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7.8
Billions
2016 · Sanford Bensinger · 3 ep.
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6.8
Conviction
2016 · Earl Slavitt
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7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Ezra Van Cleef · 2 ep.
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8.4
Chicago P.D.
2014 · Adam Ames
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7.9
The Americans
2013 · Frank Gaad · 42 ep.
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7.6
The Blacklist
2013 · David Foy
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7.6
Elementary
2012 · Mitch Barrett
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7.8
Blue Bloods
2010 · Richard Walters
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7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · Prof. Dwayne Kravitz
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7.6
The Good Wife
2009 · Ed Pratt
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8.2
White Collar
2009 · William Wolcott
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7.0
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006 · Howard Cottrell
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8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Daniel Varney
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7.6
The Practice
1997 · Walter 'The Hummer' Arens
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7.7
The Outer Limits
1995 · Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
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7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Joe Greene · 2 ep.
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6.9
It
1990 · Bill Denbrough · 2 ep.
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7.3
Law & Order
1990 · Roger Jenkins
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8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Dr. Trask
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6.5
American Experience
1988 · Narrator (voice)
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7.9
Nature
1982 · Narrator (voice)
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7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Jim Warner · 3 ep.
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7.1
The Waltons
1972 · John Walton Jr. · 120 ep.
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7.1
The Waltons
1972 · Director · 5 ep.
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7.8
Night Gallery
1970 · Ian Evans
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6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Dennis Alan Graham
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5.6
The F.B.I.
1965 · John 'Chill' Chilton
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7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Appearance
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5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Co-host · 4 ep.
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7.5
Bonanza
1959 · Billy
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7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Presenter
People data: TMDb.
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