How ‘Waltons’ star Richard Thomas overcame typecasting after playing iconic TV role
Richard Thomas, star of “The Waltons,” knew it wouldn’t be easy to prove to audiences that he could play characters other than John-Boy Walton once his gig was up.
“I figured, I’d been in the show for five years,” the actor exclusively told Page Six in a new interview. “It was going to take at least five years to sort of do enough work to start to balance the scales.”
Thomas, who left the hit ’70s TV series after five seasons, was quick to stress that he “adored” the show.
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2 Comments
It’s really sad he left in the middle of the series
I only like the seasons where he’s the original John boy