Richard Thomas (actor)

Richard Thomas
Thomas at the Peabody Awards in May 2015
Born
Richard Earl Thomas

(1951-06-13) June 13, 1951 (age 73)
Manhattan, New York, United States
EducationAllen-Stevenson School,[1] New York City (NYC)
McBurney School, also NYC
Columbia University (dropped out)
OccupationActor
Years active1958–present
Spouses
Alma Gonzales
(m. 1975; div. 1993)
Georgiana Bischoff
(m. 1994)
Children7
Parents

Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award.[2] He also received another Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for that role.[3]

Thomas later starred as Bill Denbrough in the 1990 television miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's epic horror novel It, and played Special Agent Frank Gaad on FX's spy thriller series The Americans. More recently, he appeared in Netflix's Ozark and is touring with To Kill a Mockingbird as Atticus Finch.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WSJ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Richard Thomas". Emmy Awards. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Richard Thomas". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved January 1, 2020.