Thomas first played eldest Walton son and budding writer, John-Boy, in the holiday TV movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, which served as the pilot for The Waltons. The actor continued in the role on the CBS historical drama series for 124 episodes, from 1972 to 1978. Thomas won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Drama Series in 1973.
“When I was a boy, I auditioned for a Greyhound bus commercial and they took my dad aside and said, ‘He’s a nice boy, but unless you get that thing taken off his face, his chance for a career is very slim,’” the actor told the outlet. “So that just goes to show you what the industry knows!”
“It made me a star,” Thomas said. “It gave me the leverage that allowed me to work steadily my whole life. It will be ‘John-Boy Dies’ when I’m gone. That’s fine with me. There are worse ways to be remembered!”
After The Waltons ended, Thomas continued to work in TV as an actor and producer and as a performer on the Broadway stage.
“Come on!” he told the outlet. “[Foreheads] are one of the most expressive parts [of the face]. I don’t want to freeze any of it. I mean, it’s falling apart, but what the hell?”
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