Richard Thomas Car Accident: What happened to Richard Thomas?
According to reports on Sunday, September 17, 2023, Richard Thomas was involved in a road traffic collision from which he sustained severe injuries.
The reports says it was a serious crash, however, further details are yet to be made available.
Investigation is ongoing.
Who is Richard Thomas?
Richard Earl Thomas is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award. He also received another Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for that role.
Thomas later starred in the 1990 television miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s epic horror novel It, and played Special Agent Frank Gaad on FX’s spy thriller series The Americans. More recently, he appeared in Netflix’s Ozark and is touring with To Kill a Mockingbird as Atticus Finch.
Thomas was born on June 13, 1951, in Manhattan, New York, the son of Barbara Fallis and Richard S. Thomas. His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet.
Thomas has a birthmark on his left cheek. He has stated that this led to his being turned down for a role in a television commercial in his youth.
Thomas was educated at two private day schools for boys, first at Allen-Stevenson School, and then at the now-defunct McBurney School, both in his home district of Manhattan, New York City.
