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Richard Thomas (Richard Earl Thomas) was born on 13 June, 1951 in Manhattan, New York, United States, is an American actor. Discover Richard Thomas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

Popular As Richard Earl Thomas
Occupation Actor
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 13 June 1951
Birthday 13 June
Birthplace Manhattan, New York, United States
Nationality United States

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Richard Thomas Height, Weight & Measurements

At 72 years old, Richard Thomas height is 1.74 m .

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Who Is Richard Thomas's Wife?

His wife is Alma Gonzales (m. 1975-1993) Georgiana Bischoff (m. 1994)

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Wife Alma Gonzales (m. 1975-1993) Georgiana Bischoff (m. 1994)
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Children 7

Richard Thomas Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Richard Thomas worth at the age of 72 years old? Richard Thomas’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Richard Thomas's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1951

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.

He also received another Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for that role.

Thomas was born on June 13, 1951, in Manhattan, the son of Barbara Fallis and Richard S. Thomas.

His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet.

Thomas has a birthmark on his left cheek.

He has stated that this led to his being turned down for a role in a television commercial in his youth.

Thomas was educated at two private day schools for boys, first at Allen-Stevenson School, and then at the now-defunct McBurney School, both in his home district of Manhattan, New York City.

He was a student at Columbia College, the undergraduate college of Columbia University, where he majored in Chinese before switching to the English department.

After he landed the role in The Waltons, he left Columbia during his junior year because he had to commit to the role full-time in Los Angeles.

1958

In 1958, at age seven, Thomas made his Broadway debut in Sunrise at Campobello.

1959

In 1959, he appeared in the Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC television presentation of Ibsen's A Doll's House with Julie Harris, Christopher Plummer, and Hume Cronyn.

1961

He then began acting in daytime TV, appearing in soap operas such as The Edge of Night (as Ben Schultz, 1961), A Flame in the Wind and As the World Turns (as Tom Hughes, 1966–67) which were broadcast from his native Manhattan.

1969

Thomas's first major film roles were in Winning (1969) with Paul Newman (about auto racing) and Last Summer (also 1969) with Bruce Davison and Barbara Hershey (a summer coming-of-age movie).

1970

In 1970, he guest starred in NBC's Bonanza ("The Weary Willies").

1971

In 1971, Thomas appeared in The Todd Killings, a psychological thriller released by National General Pictures, directed by Barry Shear and co-starring Robert F. Lyons, Belinda Montgomery and Barbara Bel Geddes, based on the true crimes of serial killer Charles Schmid.

Also in 1971, he starred in Red Sky at Morning, and played the lead in Cactus in the Snow (an independent production, considered lost and difficult to acquire through VHS, DVD, or any other format).

1972

Beginning in 1972, Thomas became recognized worldwide for his portrayal of John-Boy Walton in the TV series The Waltons, based on the life story of writer Earl Hamner, Jr. He appeared in the original CBS television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story in 1971, which inspired the commissioning of the otherwise largely recast series, and then played the role continuously in 122 episodes.

Thomas played against type as murderer and rapist Kenneth Kinsolving in You'll Like My Mother in 1972 with Patty Duke.

1973

Thomas won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series in 1973.

1974

He played the lead roles of Private Henry Fleming in the NBC TV movie The Red Badge of Courage in 1974 and Paul Bäumer in the 1979 CBS TV movie on All Quiet on the Western Front.

1977

In March 1977, Thomas left the series and his role was taken over by Robert Wightman.

1979

In other TV films, he played Col. Warner's younger son Jim in Roots: The Next Generations (the 1979 sequel to 1977's Roots), the title role in the biopic Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr.. Story in 1983, Will Mossup in CBS's Hobson's Choice in 1983, Henry Durie in The Master of Ballantrae for Hallmark Hall of Fame, Martin Campbell in Final Jeopardy, and the adult Bill Denbrough in the 1990 television mini-series It, adapted from Stephen King's horror novel.

1980

In 1980, Thomas made his first Broadway appearance in more than 12 years when he was a replacement in Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July.

In the same year, he appeared as Shad (the young farmer entrusted to employ mercenaries to save his planet from Sador and his invading forces) in Battle Beyond the Stars.

1987

In 1987, he appeared on stage in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., in the one-man tour-de-force Citizen Tom Paine (playing Paine "like a star-spangled tiger, ferocious about freedom and ready to savage anyone who stands in his way," in a staging of Howard Fast's play set in the bicentennial year of the United States Constitution).

Thomas appeared in a quartet of performances at the Hartford Stage in Connecticut including Hamlet (1987), Peer Gynt (1989), Richard III (1994) and Tiny Alice (1996).

1990

Thomas later starred 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.

However, Thomas returned to the role in three Waltons TV movies in the 1990s, including A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion in 1993.

In 1990, he joined with Nathan Lane at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles for Terrence McNally's The Lisbon Traviata in the role of Stephan.

1993

In 1993, he played the title role in a Shakespeare Theater stage production of Richard II in Washington, D.C.

Thomas starred in the ABC TV movie Death in Small Doses, directed by Sondra Locke.

1995

He starred with Maureen O'Hara and his It co-star Annette O'Toole in the Hallmark Channel movie The Christmas Box in 1995.

1997

In 1997 and 1998, he played degenerate Joe Greene in two episodes of Touched by an Angel and four episodes of ''Promised Land.

2001

In 2001, he appeared in London's West End in a theatre production of Yasmina Reza's Art with Judd Hirsch.

2003

He starred in the series Just Cause in 2003 for the PAX TV network.

2005

He also appeared on the New York stage in The Public Theater's production in Central Park of As You Like It in 2005, Michael Frayn's Democracy on Broadway in 2004, and the Primary Stages' off-Broadway production of Terrence McNally's The Stendhal Syndrome in the same year.

He hosted the PAX TV series It's a Miracle.

2006

In 2006, Thomas began an American theater tour of Reginald Rose's play Twelve Angry Men along with Cheers star George Wendt at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Connecticut, playing the pivotal role of Juror Eight opposite Wendt's Juror One.