Richard Thomas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951 height 5' 8½" (1,74 m)) 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.

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Winning (1969)

Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Goldstone
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Joanne Woodward  •  Robert Wagner  •  Richard Thomas

Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Goldstone
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Joanne Woodward  •  Robert Wagner  •  Richard Thomas

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy T. Murakami
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Robert Vaughn  •  John Saxon  •  George Peppard

A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy T. Murakami
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Robert Vaughn  •  John Saxon  •  George Peppard

Last Summer (1969)

During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Barbara Hershey  •  Richard Thomas  •  Bruce Davison  •  Catherine Burns

During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Barbara Hershey  •  Richard Thomas  •  Bruce Davison  •  Catherine Burns

Red Sky at Morning (1971)

Before going off to World War II, Frank Arnold (Richard Crenna) relocates his wife, Ann (Claire Bloom), and son, Joshua (Richard Thomas), to New Mexico. Joshua has a difficult time fitting in, finding himself a minority in a predominantly Latino community, and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Goldstone
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Catherine Burns  •  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Richard Crenna

Before going off to World War II, Frank Arnold (Richard Crenna) relocates his wife, Ann (Claire Bloom), and son, Joshua (Richard Thomas), to New Mexico. Joshua has a difficult time fitting in, finding himself a minority in a predominantly Latino community, and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Goldstone
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Catherine Burns  •  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Richard Crenna

Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)

In Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Michaels
CAST:  Robert Freitag  •  Horst Buchholz  •  Jacques Breuer  •  Richard Thomas

In Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Michaels
CAST:  Robert Freitag  •  Horst Buchholz  •  Jacques Breuer  •  Richard Thomas

The Todd Killings (1971)

Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year old who charms his way into the lives of high school kids in a small California town. Girls find him attractive and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  Robert F. Lyons  •  Richard Thomas  •  Belinda Montgomery  •  Ed Asner

Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year old who charms his way into the lives of high school kids in a small California town. Girls find him attractive and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  Robert F. Lyons  •  Richard Thomas  •  Belinda Montgomery  •  Ed Asner

I Can Make You Love Me (1993)

A beautiful young computer technician starting off her career in Silicon Valley during the Eighties, is stalked and harassed by a nerdy, dangerous and mentally-unstable colleague with a twisted obsession.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Switzer
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Brooke Shields  •  Viveka Davis  •  William Allen Young

A beautiful young computer technician starting off her career in Silicon Valley during the Eighties, is stalked and harassed by a nerdy, dangerous and mentally-unstable colleague with a twisted obsession.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Switzer
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Brooke Shields  •  Viveka Davis  •  William Allen Young

The Red Badge of Courage (1974)

During the Civil War, a young man enthusiastically joins the Union army thirsting to find glory and honor, but his first battle opens his eyes to reality.....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Philips
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Michael Brandon  •  Wendell Burton  •  Lee de Broux

During the Civil War, a young man enthusiastically joins the Union army thirsting to find glory and honor, but his first battle opens his eyes to reality.....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Philips
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Michael Brandon  •  Wendell Burton  •  Lee de Broux

The Invaders (1995)

Nolan Wood is a pilot who uncovers a plot to promote the ecological destruction of Earth in order to pave the way for alien colonization. Now, with the help of a dedicated, open-minded doctor, Wood embarks on a desperate race to convince authorities of this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Shapiro
CAST:  Scott Bakula  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Richard Thomas  •  Roy Thinnes

Nolan Wood is a pilot who uncovers a plot to promote the ecological destruction of Earth in order to pave the way for alien colonization. Now, with the help of a dedicated, open-minded doctor, Wood embarks on a desperate race to convince authorities of this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Shapiro
CAST:  Scott Bakula  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Richard Thomas  •  Roy Thinnes

Getting Married (1978)

A man falls madly in love with a pretty newscaster and goes all out to win her heart and her hand in marriage before she weds another man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Hilliard Stern
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Bess Armstrong  •  Dena Dietrich  •  Mark Harmon

A man falls madly in love with a pretty newscaster and goes all out to win her heart and her hand in marriage before she weds another man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Hilliard Stern
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Bess Armstrong  •  Dena Dietrich  •  Mark Harmon

To Find My Son (1980)

A young man wishes to adopt a problematical eight-year-old boy being kept in an institution. Simply because he is single, he has an uphill battle with the government bureaucracy, and particularly with a power-hungry administrator. After many delays, they deny his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Molly Cheek  •  Julie Cobb  •  Steve Kanaly

A young man wishes to adopt a problematical eight-year-old boy being kept in an institution. Simply because he is single, he has an uphill battle with the government bureaucracy, and particularly with a power-hungry administrator. After many delays, they deny his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Molly Cheek  •  Julie Cobb  •  Steve Kanaly

Precious Victims (1993)

Paula and Robert Sims are desperate: their 12 days old baby has been kidnapped! Since there's no trace of the kidnappers, they address the public for help. Shortly after their daughter is found dead. When the same happens three years later to their second daughter, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Robyn Lively  •  Park Overall  •  Robby Benson

Paula and Robert Sims are desperate: their 12 days old baby has been kidnapped! Since there's no trace of the kidnappers, they address the public for help. Shortly after their daughter is found dead. When the same happens three years later to their second daughter, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Robyn Lively  •  Park Overall  •  Robby Benson

September 30, 1955 (1977)

A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Susan Tyrrell  •  Deborah Benson  •  Lisa Blount

A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Susan Tyrrell  •  Deborah Benson  •  Lisa Blount

Glory! Glory! (1989)

A rock singer revives a failing TV ministry, but the cost may be high when she falls for a reporter planning an exposé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lindsay Anderson
CAST:  Ellen Greene  •  James Whitmore  •  Richard Thomas  •  Winston Rekert

A rock singer revives a failing TV ministry, but the cost may be high when she falls for a reporter planning an exposé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lindsay Anderson
CAST:  Ellen Greene  •  James Whitmore  •  Richard Thomas  •  Winston Rekert

The Easter Story (1990)

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is a television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that tells of three young adventurers—Derek, Margo, and 'their nomad friend' Moki—who travel back in time to watch biblical events take place in the past. This segment ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Joe Spano  •  Adrienne Barbeau  •  Darleen Carr

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is a television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that tells of three young adventurers—Derek, Margo, and 'their nomad friend' Moki—who travel back in time to watch biblical events take place in the past. This segment ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Joe Spano  •  Adrienne Barbeau  •  Darleen Carr

Lincoln (1992)

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James A. Edgar  •  Peter W. Kunhardt
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  James Earl Jones  •  Glenn Close  •  Richard Widmark

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James A. Edgar  •  Peter W. Kunhardt
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  James Earl Jones  •  Glenn Close  •  Richard Widmark

Wonder Boys (2000)

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Tobey Maguire  •  Frances McDormand  •  Katie Holmes

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Tobey Maguire  •  Frances McDormand  •  Katie Holmes

The Christmas Box (1995)

A ski-shop owner reluctantly moves himself, his wife, and his daughter in to an estate as live-in help for an elderly widow. While struggling to balance his career and family life, he has recurring dreams about an angel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Cole
CAST:  Annette O'Toole  •  Maureen O'Hara  •  Kelsey Mulrooney  •  Richard Thomas

A ski-shop owner reluctantly moves himself, his wife, and his daughter in to an estate as live-in help for an elderly widow. While struggling to balance his career and family life, he has recurring dreams about an angel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Cole
CAST:  Annette O'Toole  •  Maureen O'Hara  •  Kelsey Mulrooney  •  Richard Thomas

Linda (1993)

Two couples, friends for a long time, decide to go away together. Things soon take a turn for the worse when Linda and Jeff spend far too much time together instead of with their respective spouses, Paul and Stella.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathaniel Gutman
CAST:  Virginia Madsen  •  Richard Thomas  •  Ted McGinley  •  Laura Harrington

Two couples, friends for a long time, decide to go away together. Things soon take a turn for the worse when Linda and Jeff spend far too much time together instead of with their respective spouses, Paul and Stella.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathaniel Gutman
CAST:  Virginia Madsen  •  Richard Thomas  •  Ted McGinley  •  Laura Harrington

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)

Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to prepare for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Richard Thomas  •  James Coburn  •  Leon Russom

Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to prepare for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Richard Thomas  •  James Coburn  •  Leon Russom
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