What age is John-Boy Walton now?

What age is John-Boy Walton now?

The actor most known for his role as John-Boy Walton on the hit CBS drama “The Waltons,” turns 70 years old today. Richard Earl Thomas was born in Manhattan in 1951. As the son of two former New York City Ballet members, some say he was born to perform.

What is John-Boy Walton doing these days?

Richard Thomas (John-Boy Walton) More recently, he recurred as Deputy Director Van Cleef on NCIS: New Orleans and as Bodie Lord on Tell Me Your Secrets. He also narrated The Waltons’ Homecoming.

Is the real John-Boy Walton still alive?

He was 92. Hamner died in Los Angeles and had recently been battling pneumonia, said Ray Castro Jr., a friend of Hamner’s who produced a documentary, Earl Hamner Storyteller, about the writer. Castro said he learned about Hamner’s death from the writer’s daughter, Caroline.

Is Waltons a true story?

Real lives. All of the Waltons were based on real people — Hamner’s family, his grandfather and grandmother, his father and mother, and his brothers and sisters, of whom there were seven in the show but eight in real life.