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Richard Thomas’s Milestones
| Featured on the ABC daytime drama "Flame in the Wind/A Time for Us" | |
| Reprised role of John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series "The Waltons" | |
| TV directing debut, episodes of "The Waltons" | |
| Was third actor to portray Tom Hughes on the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns" | |
| 1957 | Stage debut in Sacandaga, NY production of "Damn Yankees" |
| 1958 | Broadway debut, "Sunrise at Campobello" |
| 1959 | TV debut in Hallmark Hall of Fame production "A Christmas Tree" (NBC) |
| 1961 - 1962 | TV series debut as a regular on the NBC children's educational series "1, 2, 3, Go!" |
| 1969 | Feature film debut "Winning" |
| 1971 | First played John-Boy Walton in "The Homecoming--A Christmas Story" (CBS) |
| 1974 | Played first stage role as an adult in L.A. production of Shaw's "Saint Joan" |
| 1978 | Played Hamlet at Hartford (CT) Stage Company |
| 1983 | Made excutive producing debut with NBC TV-movie, "Living Proof: The Hank Williams Story" (also starred) |
| 1985 | Won praise for stage performance in title role of "The Count of Monte Cristo" in washington, DC |
| 1993 | Reprised role of John-Boy Walton in TV special "A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion" (CBS) |
| 1995 | Played John-Boy again in "A Walton Wedding" (CBS) |
| 1998 | Co-hosted "It's a Miracle" on Pax TV |
| 2000 | Appeared on the London stage in "Art"; rejoined the play in July 2001, appearing with Joe Morton and Judd Hirsch |
| 2004 | Returned to broadway in Michael Frayn's "Democracy" |
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