Biography for
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Date of Birth

13 June 1951, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Richard Earl Thomas

Height

5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Spouse

Georgiana Bischoff	(20 November 1994 - present) 1 child
Alma Gonzales	(14 February 1975 - 22 June 1993) (divorced) 4 children

Trade Mark

Raspy Voice

Birthmark on his left cheek

Trivia

Attended Columbia University.

His parents were owners of the New York School of Ballet. Among their students were Trinka Lowe and Daniel Levans.

He first acted professionally at age seven; appeared as a cast replacement on the Broadway stage as John Roosevelt, one of the children of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, in drama "Sunrise at Campobello."

Is National Chairman of the Better Hearing Institute.

Served as the host of the University of South Carolina's Ecumenical Service of the Family and introduced His Holiness Pope John Paul II.

Uses two tiny hearing aids due to the 50% hearing loss, as a result of otosclerosis (a nerve disorder).

Speaks some Chinese, after changing his major at Columbia from Literature to Chinese. He changed his major from Literature to Chinese because he attended Columbia during the time that the Vietnam War was underway and as well as the controversy surrounding it. He was frustrated with the anti-war demonstrations and how they were interupting his educations and he felt the best way to avoid such disturbances was to change his major to Chinese.

Has one son, Montana James (born on July 28, 1996), with second and current wife, Georgiana.

He is the father of triplets - Barbara Ayala, Gweneth Gonzales and Pilar Alma.

Son, Richard Francisco, from his marriage to Alma Gonzales.

Richard Thomas left The Waltons at the end of the fifth season because he only signed a 5 year contract. He planned to pursue other acting opportunities. "The Achievement" was his last episode but he did made a comeback in Season 6 and the last three family television reunions.

Where Are They Now

(February 2007) Will be opening in the play, "Twelve Angry Men" in Dallas, co-starring George Wendt.

(2008) Does voice overs for Mercedes Benz

(May 2009) Starring in a Production of Terrance McNally's "Unusual Acts of Devotion" at the La Jolla Playhouse alongside Doris Roberts and Harriet Harris.