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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 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 portrayed Atticus Finch in the 2022-2024 tour of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Quick facts about Richard Thomas

  • Full name: Richard Thomas
  • Born: 1951-06-13
  • Nationality: United States
  • Known as: Actor
  • Wikidata ID: Q492238

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Who is Richard Thomas?

Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor.

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Richard Thomas is United States.

When was Richard Thomas born?

Richard Thomas was born on 1951-06-13.

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