Richard Thomas
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Richard Thomas is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as John-Boy Walton on the television series "The Waltons."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Thomas canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5349684 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Thomas Context triple: [The Waltons, notableCastMember, Richard Thomas]
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A.
Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher is an American actor acclaimed for his powerful dramatic roles and his Emmy-winning performances in both television and film.
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B.
Timothy Busfield
Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
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C.
Tom Mison
Tom Mison is an English actor best known for playing Ichabod Crane in the supernatural drama television series "Sleepy Hollow."
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D.
Jason Patric
Jason Patric is an American film and stage actor known for roles in movies such as "The Lost Boys," "Sleepers," and "Speed 2: Cruise Control."
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E.
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church is an American actor known for roles in the TV series "Wings" and films such as "Sideways" and "Spider-Man 3."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Thomas Target entity description: Richard Thomas is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as John-Boy Walton on the television series "The Waltons."
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A.
Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher is an American actor acclaimed for his powerful dramatic roles and his Emmy-winning performances in both television and film.
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B.
Timothy Busfield
Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
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C.
Tom Mison
Tom Mison is an English actor best known for playing Ichabod Crane in the supernatural drama television series "Sleepy Hollow."
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D.
Jason Patric
Jason Patric is an American film and stage actor known for roles in movies such as "The Lost Boys," "Sleepers," and "Speed 2: Cruise Control."
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E.
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church is an American actor known for roles in the TV series "Wings" and films such as "Sideways" and "Spider-Man 3."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Battle Beyond the Stars (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle Beyond the Stars
It (1990 television miniseries) ⓘ
linked to:
It (1990 miniseries)
Ozark (television series) ⓘ
linked to:
Ozark universe
Taking Woodstock (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Taking Woodstock
The Americans (television series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Americans
The Waltons (television series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Waltons
Wonder Boys (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Wonder Boys
|
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | The Waltons ⓘ |
| birthName | Richard Earl Thomas ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-06-13 ⓘ |
| earlyCareer | child actor ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia College, Columbia University ⓘ |
| emmyWinningRole |
John-Boy Walton on The Waltons
ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Landon
|
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasChild |
children (with Georgiana Bischoff)
ⓘ
son (with Alma Gonzales) ⓘ triplet daughters (with Alma Gonzales) ⓘ |
| knownFor | portrayal of John-Boy Walton on The Waltons ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| name | Richard Thomas ⓘ |
| notableAwardYear | 1973 Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | John-Boy Walton ⓘ |
| notableWork |
It (1990 television miniseries)
ⓘ
linked to:
It (1990 miniseries)
Ozark (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Ozark universe
The Americans (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Americans
The Waltons ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| parent |
Barbara Fallis
ⓘ
Richard S. Thomas ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| portrayed |
FBI Special Agent Frank Gaad in The Americans
ⓘ
Nathan Davis in Ozark ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City area (various times in life)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City (as an adult, various periods)
|
| spouse |
Alma Gonzales
ⓘ
Georgiana Bischoff ⓘ |
| theaterWork | Broadway productions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Thomas Description of subject: Richard Thomas is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as John-Boy Walton on the television series "The Waltons."
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.