Richard Thomas portrays lawyer Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird ... It’s a natural progression for the actor who, 50 years later, remains John-Boy in the minds of every audience ...

He’s (unofficially) recruited by the young Welsh Detective Sergeant Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth) who is gob-smacked to ...

Thomas, 72, stars as Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird ... After enjoying success as a child actor in Manhattan, Thomas moved to Los Angeles to star as John-Boy in “The Waltons ...

That role was so beloved that millions of fans still remember the actor, now 72 ... Although Atticus Finch and John-Boy are both Southern men, Thomas is quick to point out the characters are ...

which makes it much more satisfying for the actor and, I think, more approachable for the audience.” Thomas said the character of Atticus Finch in Sorkin’s adaptation is someone who up to that ...

In his words, Richard Thomas said: “It’s wonderful for John-Boy to be playing Atticus Finch in Virginia.” This week, the actor returns to the state that made him famous. In his early 20s ...

“Probably early high school,” the acclaimed actor recalls ... since he’d just been cast to play the character Atticus Finch in the touring production of “To Kill a Mockingbird ...

Oscar-nominated actor John Lithgow, who has portrayed everyone from Winston Churchill to a Cardinal at the Vatican, apparently really misses his days playing an alien. According to Lithgow ...

Dark Shadows and The Twilight Zone actor John Lasell died on Oct. 4. He was 95. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the news of his death came via an online obituary notice. The late actor ...

George Wendt, the actor and comedian, who found fame as Norm Peterson in the1980s NBC sitcom “Cheers,” passed away at 76. Wendt, who was a native of the South Side neighborhood of Beverly, started ...

It’s a natural progression for the actor who, 50 years later, remains John-Boy in the minds of every audience member of a certain age, especially given that the characters of Atticus Finch and ...

Actor Richard Thomas stars in the national touring company of To Kill A Mockingbird at MSU’s Wharton Center this week. Playing Atticus Finch, Thomas called the attorney “a character that ...