Richard Thomas Interview: Television Icon on His Career and the Long-Lasting Impact of "The Waltons"
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Actors
Richard Thomas is best known for his leading role as John Walton Jr. (John-Boy) in the television series The Waltons which was inspired by writer, producer Earl Hamner Jr.’s own childhood and lasted nine seasons on CBS. The pilot aired as a television movie entitled The Homecoming: A Christmas Story that was broadcast on December 19, 1971.