Richard Francisco Thomas is the son of Richard Thomas. Richard Francisco Thomas’s father 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 an Emmy Award, and received a nomination for another and two Golden Globe Awards. He also starred in the miniseries adaption of Stephen King’s It and played Special Agent Frank Gaad on FX’s spy thriller series The Americans.
Richard Francisco Thomas: Bio Summary
| Name | Richard Francisco Thomas |
| Famous as | son of Richard Thomas |
| Date of Birth | 1976 |
| Birthplace | United States of America |
| Age | 48 years old as in 2024 |
| Ethnicity | mixed |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Richard Thomas – Father Alma Gonzales – Mother |
| Siblings | Pilar Alma Thomas, Gweneth Gonzales Thomas, Barbara Ayala Thomas, Montana James Thomas |
Who is Richard Thomas’s son?
Richard Francisco Thomas is the firstborn of actor Richard Thomas and his wife Alma Gonzales. He was born in 1976, however, the exact date has not been made public. As of 2024, he is 48 years old. Francisco Thomas is not the only child of the couple.
He is followed by his triplet sister, Barbara Ayala Thomas who is the firstborn of triplets. Barbara was followed at one-minute intervals by Gwyneth Gonzales and Pilar Alma. Apart from her triplet siblings, Barbara Ayala Thomas also has one other sibling, Montana James Thomas.
When the triplets were born, Richard Thomas recalled a conversation he had with young Franciso, “When we brought the girls home, I asked, ‘What do you think?’ and he said, ‘I think I’m outnumbered.’ I told him, ‘We’re both outnumbered. We’re in this together.’ ” Francisco’s mother Alma was a part-time waitress, secretary to a press agent, and saleswoman for an imported-rug business when she met Richard.
How did Richard Francisco Thomas’s parents meet? Richard Thomas and his wife Alma Gonzales met in Middle Eastern nightclub in L.A. She caught the actor’s eye while she was dancing with friends. The actor who couldn’t resist her beauty went forward to introduce himself and joined the dance. He later took her to a Betty Boop cartoon festival on their first date.
The couple tied the knot on Valentine’s Day 1975 and Richard Francisco arrived the following year. The Triplet daughters—Pilar, Barbara, and Gwyneth—were born in 1981. Richard Francisco’s parents called their marriage a quit in 1993.
While speaking about the divorce, Alma said: “I guess I shocked him. But if you are really in touch with your mate, you can see things are not right. I wasn’t very happy [in the marriage]. There is no [single] reason why one person’s needs get met and the other person’s do not.” She continued -“But Richard is “a good person,” and the separation is “amicable, thank goodness because we have four terrific kids.“
Thomas who was caught off guard by their separation revealed: “At some point life brings you to your knees, and in my case it was a painful divorce that was not, N-O, my idea. But because of it I was dragged kicking and screaming into a happier life.“
Richard Francisco Thomas’s father is now married to Santa Fe art dealer Georgiana Bischoff and their son, Montana, was born in 1996. Bischoff has two daughters, Brooke and Kendra, from previous marriages. Thomas and Georgiana currently reside in Manhattan, New York. Although Richard Francisco Thomas is the son of a famous Hollywood personality, he has been living a very private life away from the cameras.
In 1958, at age seven, Richard Francisco Thomas’s father, Thomas made his Broadway debut in Sunrise at Campobello. In 1959, he appeared in the Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC television presentation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House with Julie Harris, Christopher Plummer, and Hume Cronyn.
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He then began acting on daytime TV. In 1970, he was in a leading role in NBC’s Bonanza in an episode called “The Weary Willies”. He then appeared in soap operas such as The Edge of Night (as Ben Schultz, 1961), A Flame in the Wind, and As the World Turns (as Tom Hughes, 1966–67), which were broadcast from his native Manhattan.
The actor received his first major film roles, appearing in Winning (1969) with Paul Newman, about auto racing, and Last Summer (also 1969) with Bruce Davison and Barbara Hershey, a summer coming-of-age movie. He became internationally known for his portrayal of John “John-Boy” Walton, Jr., in the 1970s TV series The Waltons, which was based on the life story of writer Earl Hamner, Jr.
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