richard earl thomas played john boy walton after the war.
richard earl thomas played john boy walton after the war.
who played john boy walton after the war?
richard earl thomas
richard thomas (actor)









































richard earl thomas (born june 13, 1951) is an american actor. he is best known for his leading role as budding author john-boy walton in the cbs drama "the waltons", for which he won one emmy award and received nominations for another emmy award and two golden globe awards. he also played special agent frank gaad on fx's spy thriller series "the americans" (2013–2016), appeared in stephen king's miniseries "it" (1990), and had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film "wonder boys" (2000).









































section::::early life.
richard thomas (actor)
jason (jon walmsley) was born in the winter of 1918, son of john ("daddy") walton and olivia ("mama", liv) walton (née daly); grandson of zebulon tyler ("grandpa" zeb) walton and esther ("grandma") walton (née morgan); nephew of benjamin ("uncle" ben) walton ii, an unknown aunt or uncle walton, and frances daly who lives in edgemont; brother of john-boy walton, mary ellen walton, benjamin (ben) walton, erin esther walton, james robert (jim-bob) walton and his stillborn twin brother joseph zebulon walton, and elizabeth tyler walton, 1st cousin of olivia, and cousin-in-law of bob hill. jason has a good relationship with all his siblings, but is especially close to his older brother john-boy. though the two brothers have very different personalities and interests, they get along very well. the two became very close when john-boy began college and their bond grew even stronger as the years went by. age 15 in season one, he is a somewhat-introverted but good-natured musician who enjoys composing music for harmonica, guitar, and piano, some of which graced the show. he is a favorite of the baldwin sisters, who often ask him to play the piano and sing for them. in season three, jason attends the kleinberg conservatory of music; in season four he lands a job playing honkytonk piano at local tavern the dew drop inn (which he later comes to own), much to grandma's and olivia's chagrin. in season five, jason joins the national guard to earn some extra money. in season seven, after the attack on pearl harbor, he struggles with the idea of killing another man and considers becoming a conscientious objector. he ultimately decides against this, and by season eight he joins the army and is promoted to the rank of sergeant. while stationed as a drill instructor in the fictitious camp rockfish near walton’s mountain, he meets a beautiful wac sergeant, antoinette “toni” hazelton, who is also musically talented. though jason initially gets on toni’s nerves, they eventually fall in love and marry. they have several children, all named after country singers of the time.
list of the waltons characters