The Walton's star Richard Thomas is no exception to this. From 1972 to 1981 Richard Thomas portrayed "John Boy Walton" a role that made him world famous. Richard Thomas on his The Waltons role ...

Don’t be surprised if — or rather, when — someone calls, “Good night, John-Boy” to Richard Thomas at the end of his performance in “To Kill a Mockingbird” at the Eccles Theater.

The Waltons' actor Richard Thomas has said he didn't want to get typecast as John-Boy Walton, which was one reason he decided to leave the show. As the oldest son of Olivia and John Walton ...

Went with dear friends to see our pal Richard Thomas’ AMAZING performance in ... as thrive in their own personal pursuits, such as John-Boy’s dream to be a writer, Jason’s desire to be ...

Richard Thomas as John-Boy on The Waltons. (CBS) Thomas says the whole point of performing is to have audiences believe in the character he's playing. "We want when we get on stage and give a ...

So perhaps it is appropriate that Richard Thomas, the original John-Boy, was cast as Atticus Finch in the national tour of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which will run Oct. 24-29 at the Music Hall ...

Richard Thomas — like millions of others — read ... who is still best remembered for his role as John-Boy Walton in “The Waltons” classic TV show. “I went to a sort of very forward ...

Richard Thomas is well aware of the common denominator ... Thomas moved to Los Angeles to star as John-Boy in “The Waltons” in 1972. “ ‘The Waltons’ benefitted from great writing ...