Richard Thomas Interview: Television Icon on His Career and the Long-Lasting Impact of "The Waltons"
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Parker, Posted in 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.