Attended Columbia University.
Has one son, Montana James (born on July 28, 1996), with second and current wife, Georgiana.
He first acted professionally at age seven; appeared as a cast replacement on the Broadway stage as John Roosevelt, one of the children of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, in drama "Sunrise at Campobello."
He is the father of triplets - Barbara Ayala, Gweneth Gonzales and Pilar Alma.
His parents were owners of the New York School of Ballet. Among their students were Trinka Lowe and Daniel Levans.
Is National Chairman of the Better Hearing Institute.
Richard Thomas left The Waltons at the end of the fifth season because he only signed a 5 year contract. He planned to pursue other acting opportunities. "The Achievement" was his last episode but he did made a comeback in Season 6 and the last three family television reunions.
Served as the host of the University of South Carolina's Ecumenical Service of the Family and introduced His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
Son, Richard Francisco, from his marriage to Alma Gonzales.
Speaks some Chinese, after changing his major at Columbia from Literature to Chinese. He changed his major from Literature to Chinese because he attended Columbia during the time that the Vietnam War was underway and as well as the controversy surrounding it. He was frustrated with the anti-war demonstrations and how they were interupting his educations and he felt the best way to avoid such disturbances was to change his major to Chinese.
Uses two tiny hearing aids due to the 50% hearing loss, as a result of otosclerosis (a nerve disorder).