Most Recent Role: Howard Cottrell on Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Alias Name(s): Richard earl Thomas Richard e Thomas
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Birthday: 6-13-1951
Birth Name: Richard Earl Thomas
Alias Name(s): Richard earl Thomas Richard e Thomas
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Birthday: 6-13-1951
Birth Name: Richard Earl Thomas
He is an American actor, best known as budding author "John-Boy" on the CBS television series The Waltons.He's the son of Richard Thomas (born circa 1925) and the former Barbara Fallis. His parents were each dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet.
Most Recent Appearance
Autopsy Room Four
Wednesday 2 August 2006 on TNT
A businessman on vacation, Howard Cottrell, plays a game of golf and is bit by a snake. He is taken to the nearby hospital's autopsy room, but the staff is unaware that he is in a deathlike coma but not dead. Now Howard will have to be a silent but fully conscious witness to his own autopsy...
Richard was on the tv show Pavarotti & Friends: in 1982.
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Richard was on the show Christmas at Kennedy Center with Leontyne Price: in 1982.
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Richard was in the movie Fifth of July: in 1982.
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Richard was in the movie Johnny Belinda: in 1982.
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Richard was in the movie Barefoot in the Park: in 1981.
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Other Appearances
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It's A Miracle
Host (1998-2003) |
Just Cause
Hamilton 'Whit' Whitney III |
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Roots: The Next Generations
Jim Warner |
Swiss Family Robinson
David Robinson |
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The Edge of Night
Ben Schultz, Jr. (1961) |
The Waltons
John-Boy Walton |
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American Playhouse
The Fifth of July Kenneth Talley Jr. |
Bonanza
The Weary Willies Billy |
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Bracken's World
Fallen, Fallen is Babylon Alan |
Century City
Sweet Child of Mine Dr. Brezak |
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Dangerfield
Old Dog: Old Tricks Chris Collins |
Dave's World
L.A. Times Himself |
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The Waltons
John's Crossroad |
The Waltons
The Great Motorcycle Race |
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The Waltons
The Collision |
The Waltons
The Fox |
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The Waltons
The Song |
| Other | |
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The Waltons
The Revelation John-Boy Walton |
The Waltons
The Return (2) John-Boy Walton |
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The Waltons
The Return (1) John-Boy Walton |
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