Richard Thomas: movies and TV shows
Richard Thomas has 140 credits in the archive: 83 films and 57 TV series, from 1944 to 2022. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2022 · busiest year: 1995 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | A Waltons Thanksgiving | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 4.7 | 71 |
| 2021 | The Unforgivable | Michael Malcolm | Film | 7.4 | 70 |
| 2021 | The Ice Road | Film | 6.8 | 70 | |
| 2021 | Christmas vs The Walters | Roger | Film | 5.0 | 70 |
| 2021 | The Waltons' Homecoming | Self - Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 2021 | Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ | Himself | Film | 7.4 | 70 |
| 2020 | The Comey Rule | Chuck Rosenberg | TV | 6.9 | 69 |
| 2020 | Christmas Day in the Morning | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2018 | Every Act of Life | Self | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 2018 | The Price for Silence | Richard Davenport | Film | 5.5 | 67 |
| 2017 | Ozark | Nathan Davis | TV | 8.2 | 66 |
| 2016 | Billions | Sanford Bensinger | TV | 7.8 | 65 |
| 2016 | Conviction | Earl Slavitt | TV | 6.8 | 65 |
| 2016 | Anesthesia | Mr. Werth | Film | 5.7 | 65 |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Adam Ames | TV | 8.4 | 63 |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans | Ezra Van Cleef | TV | 7.3 | 63 |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | David Foy | TV | 7.6 | 62 |
| 2013 | The Americans | Frank Gaad | TV | 7.9 | 62 |
| 2012 | Elementary | Mitch Barrett | TV | 7.6 | 61 |
| 2012 | The Music Teacher | Ray | Film | 5.0 | 61 |
| 2011 | Time After Time | Film | 5.7 | 60 | |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Richard Walters | TV | 7.8 | 59 |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | Prof. Dwayne Kravitz | TV | 7.9 | 59 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Ed Pratt | TV | 7.6 | 58 |
| 2009 | White Collar | William Wolcott | TV | 8.2 | 58 |
| 2009 | Taking Woodstock | Don | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 2008 | The Lazarus Project | Cop #2 | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 2008 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Howard Cottrell | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 2006 | Wild Hearts | Bob | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 2006 | Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater | Tennessee Williams | Film | — | 55 |
| 2005 | Annie's Point | Richard Eason | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 2005 | Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater | Self - Narrator | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 53 |
| 2004 | Century City | Dr. Brezak | TV | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2002 | Just Cause | TV | 9.0 | 51 | |
| 2002 | Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled | Film | 4.6 | 51 | |
| 2002 | Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues | Charles Ingalls | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 2002 | Anna's Dream | Rod Morgan | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 2001 | The Miracle of the Cards | Dr. Neal Kassell | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Walter Gaskell | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 2000 | The Christmas Secret | Jerry McNeil | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Kid | Ted Hunter | Film | 3.4 | 49 |
| 2000 | In the Name of the People | Jack Murphy | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nat Randolph | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Daniel Varney | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1999 | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Charles Ingalls | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson | David Robinson | TV | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1998 | It's a Miracle | TV | 8.0 | 47 | |
| 1998 | Big and Hairy | Victor Dewlap | Film | 4.8 | 47 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Walter 'The Hummer' Arens | TV | 7.7 | 46 |
| 1997 | Flood: A River's Rampage | Herb Dellenbach | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 1997 | A Thousand Men and a Baby | Dr. Hugh Bud Keenan | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1997 | A Walton Easter | John-Boy Walton | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1997 | Riding the Rails | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Joe Greene | TV | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1996 | Timepiece | Richard Evans | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1996 | What Love Sees | Gordon Holly | Film | 7.8 | 45 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Stephen Ledbetter | TV | 7.7 | 44 |
| 1995 | The Invaders | Jerry Thayer | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1995 | Death in Small Doses | Richard Lyon | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1995 | A Walton Wedding | John-Boy Walton | Film | — | 44 |
| 1995 | The Christmas Box | Richard Evans | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1995 | The Invaders | Jerry Thayer | TV | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1995 | Down, Out and Dangerous | Tim Willows | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Joe Greene | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1994 | To Save the Children | David Young | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1993 | Dave's World | Richard Thomas | TV | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1993 | I Can Make You Love Me | Richard Farley | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1993 | Precious Victims | Don Weber | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1993 | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | John-Boy Walton | Film | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1993 | Linda | Paul Cowley | Film | 4.8 | 42 |
| 1992 | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Gary Brown | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1992 | Lincoln | John Hay (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1991 | Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis | Lieutenant Steven Scott | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1991 | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | James O'Hanlan | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Roger Jenkins | TV | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1990 | It | Bill Denbrough | TV | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1990 | The Easter Story | Mark (voice) | Film | 7.4 | 39 |
| 1990 | Common Ground | Colin Diver | Film | 8.5 | 39 |
| 1990 | Andre's Mother | Cal | Film | — | 39 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Dr. Trask | TV | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1989 | Glory! Glory! | Rev. Bobby Joe | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1988 | Go Toward the Light | Greg Madison | Film | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1985 | Final Jeopardy | Marty Campbell | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1984 | The Master of Ballantrae | Henry Durie | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1983 | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Hank Williams, Jr. | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1983 | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Film | 7.3 | 32 | |
| 1983 | Hobson's Choice | Will Mossup | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1982 | Nature | Narrator (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 31 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Kenneth Talley Jr. | TV | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Cal Porter | TV | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1982 | Johnny Belinda | William Richmond | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1982 | Barefoot In the Park | Paul Bratter | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1982 | Fifth of July | Kenneth Talley Jr. | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1981 | Berlin Tunnel 21 | Sandy Mueller | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Shad | Film | 5.4 | 29 |
| 1980 | To Find My Son | David Benjamin | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Jim Warner | TV | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1979 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Paul Bäumer | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1979 | No Other Love | Andrew Madison | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1978 | Getting Married | Michael Carboni | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1977 | September 30, 1955 | Jimmy J. | Film | 6.8 | 26 |
| 1975 | The Silence | Cadet James Pelosi | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1974 | The Red Badge of Courage | Pvt. Henry Fleming | Film | 7.3 | 23 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 22 |
| 1972 | The Waltons | John Walton Jr. | TV | 7.2 | 21 |
| 1972 | The Waltons | TV | 7.2 | 21 | |
| 1972 | You'll Like My Mother | Kenny | Film | 6.3 | 21 |
| 1971 | The Todd Killings | Billy Roy | Film | 4.6 | 20 |
| 1971 | Red Sky at Morning | Joshua Arnold | Film | 7.1 | 20 |
| 1971 | Cactus in the Snow | Harley MacIntosh | Film | 9.0 | 20 |
| 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | John-Boy Walton | Film | 7.3 | 20 |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Ian Evans | TV | 7.8 | 19 |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dennis Alan Graham | TV | 6.6 | 18 |
| 1969 | Last Summer | Peter | Film | 6.2 | 18 |
| 1969 | Winning | Charley | Film | 6.0 | 18 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | John 'Chill' Chilton | TV | 5.6 | 14 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 11 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 11 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 10 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 10 |
| 1961 | Give Us Barabbas! | Junge | Film | 10.0 | 10 |
| 1961 | 1, 2, 3 Go | Himself | TV | 9.0 | 10 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Billy | TV | 7.5 | 8 |
| 1959 | A Doll's House | Ivor | Film | 10.0 | 8 |
| 1958 | The Christmas Tree | Joey | Film | 2.0 | 7 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 5 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 5 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | — | 5 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Joey | TV | 8.8 | 0 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Paul Baumer | TV | 8.8 | 0 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Henry Durie | TV | 8.8 | 0 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Ivor | TV | 8.8 | 0 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | The Boy | TV | 8.8 | 0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 6 |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | Film | — | — |