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Richard Thomas (father) Barbara Fallis (mother) 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.
Wightman replaced Richard Thomas in the role of John-Boy Walton in the TV series The Waltons. He played the role beginning with the show's eighth season in 1979 until the end of the series in 1981. [6] He also appeared in the role in the TV movie A Day of Thanks on Walton's Mountain in 1982. His movie credits include American Gigolo and the ...
John Walton Jr. (Richard Thomas (born 1951), in the pilot episode and seasons 1 to 5, plus two guest shots in season 6; and three later 1990s movies of six made; Robert Wightman (born 1952), portrayed John-Boy later in seasons 8–9, and the later 1982 movies).
The “Waltons” star now stars in the touring production of Broadway’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” opening in Kansas City on Tuesday. From John-Boy to Atticus Finch: Richard Thomas a natural ...
Nov. 30—Richard Thomas is well aware of the common denominator between the beloved television series "The Waltons," which launched the veteran actor's career, and the treasured novel, film and ...
Richard Thomas. Age When Emmy Was Won: 21. Emmy Award Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - 1973. Role: John-Boy Walton. Show: The ... he earned the award for starring as John-Boy in the ...
The story is about the family of John Walton Jr. (known as John-Boy): his six siblings, his parents John and Olivia Walton, and paternal grandparents Zebulon "Zeb" and Esther Walton. John-Boy is the first of the seven children (15 years old in The Homecoming; 17 at the beginning of the series), [6] who becomes a journalist and novelist. Each ...
Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on The Waltons (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He later had recurring roles as two other heroic fathers; in NCIS as Jackson Gibbs, the father of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and in Bones, as Seeley Booth 's grandfather.