Richard Thomas Biography

Early Life and Education of Richard Thomas

The actor was born Richard Earl Thomas on June 13, 1951, in Manhattan, New York City, United States. His parents are Barbara Fallis and Richard S. Thomas who were dancers in the New York City Ballet and they used to own the New York School of Ballet.

Actor Richard Thomas is best known for his role in The Waltons. Source: Iconic Greats

For his schooling, he attended Allen Stevenson School and McBurney School in Manhattan. Thomas was just seven when he first made his Broadway debut and performed Sunrise at Campobello where he played the role of John Roosevelt.

Richard Thomas' Career

Richard Thomas is an actor who first began his career from the small screen by appearing in the NBC TV series, A Doll's House where he portrayed the role of Ivor. After his debut, he started being cast in many more series like The Silence, Getting Married, Barefoot in the Park, Wild Hearts, The Miracle of the Cards, The Christmas Secret and so on. He won Primetime Emmy Awards for outstanding lead actor in a Drama Series for his performance in the series, The Waltons.

Richard Thomas started working as an actor in 1959. Source: Zimbio

For his role in the play The Little Foxes he was nominated for Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Play category. Thomas' movie debut happened in 1969 when he was cast in the movie, Winning where he played the role of Charley and in the movie Last Summer in the role of Peter.

In 2000, he was seen in movies Wonder Boys, Bloodhounds Inc., and The Million Dollar Kid playing different roles. His latest movie is the 2015 movie, Anesthesia where he portrays the role of Mr. Werth. In the movie, he is joined by actors Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart and Glenn Close.

Further, Thomas also acts for theatrical plays and was announced as one of the actors for Harper Lee's adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird by the First National Tour. And, Thomas plays the character of Atticus Finch in the play directed by Bartlett Sher. Further, Thomas is joined by other talented actors including Melanie Moore, Jacqueline Williams, Justin Mark, Yaegel T. Welch and Steven Lee Johnson.

Richard Thomas' Net Worth

The actor Richard Thomas is estimated to have a net worth of $6 million. His major source of earning is from his career as a movie and television actor. As he has a very huge net worth he for sure lives a luxurious life and owns some branded properties. Some of his movies were a hit in the box office collection and his series earn lots of good ratings.

• Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

          Budget - $2 million

          Box office Collection - $7.5 million

         Cast Members - Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, and John Saxon.

Richard Thomas - Married Twice with Five Children

Richard Thomas is married to Georgiana Bischoff and they tied the knot on November 20, 1994. The couple has a son named Montana James who was born on July 28, 1996. His wife Bischoff has two daughters from her former marriages. Before marrying Bischoff he had formerly tied the knot to Alma Gonzales on the love month February 14, 1975.

The couple gave birth to a son named Richard Francisco in 1976 and triplet daughters Barbara Ayala, Gweneth Gonzales and Pilar Alma on August 26, 1981. But since they couldn't live together, they later on separated in 1993.

Richard Thomas with his wife and children. Source: Broadway Shows

Thomas is the national chairman of the Better Hearing Institute. Thomas has served as a host of the University of South Carolina's Ecumenical Service of the Family and also introduced His Holiness Pope John Paul II.

As he has a problem in hearing he uses tiny hearing aids in both of his ears. His 50% hearing loss had occurred due to the illness of otosclerosis which is primarily a bone disorder that affects the bones of the middle ear.

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