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Where Is the Cast of ‘The Waltons’ Now? Catch Up With the 9 Stars
Don’t say goodnight just yet, John-Boy! The Walton family returned to TV again in 2022’s A Waltons Thanksgiving, a follow-up to 2021’s The Waltons’ Homecoming, a film on The CW which marked the 50th anniversary of the TV movie that sparked The Waltons back in 1971.
The series, an Emmy-winning CBS historical drama about a Depression-era family in rural Virginia, ultimately aired nine seasons between 1972 and 1981. But the show’s popularity was so enduring that the cast reunited for six TV movies between 1982 and 1997. This latest film celebrates the 50th anniversary of when The Waltons series began in 1972.
With Thanksgiving 2024 around the corner, we’re checking in with the cast of this beloved family show. What has the cast been up to since? Scroll down and see for yourself…
The Waltons
The Waltons: Homecoming
David W. Harper
Eric Scott
Jon Walmsley
Judy Norton
Kami Cotler
Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Michael Learned
Ralph Waite
Richard Thomas
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List of The Waltons characters
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It’s been decades since he played the role that made him a household name, but Richard Thomas still hears “Good night, John-Boy” wherever he goes.
“It will be ‘John-Boy Dies’ in the news when I’m gone,” the actor, 71, tells Closer. “And that’s fine with me.”
For the stars who played the close-knit Walton family on the Depression-era drama set in rural Virginia, the bonds they created on the show — which aired from 1972 to 1981 and spawned six TV movie sequels — have lasted almost 50 years. “I still think of them as my family,” says Michael Learned, 83, the Emmy-winning actress who played devoted matriarch Olivia. “Whenever we are together, there’s a lot of joy, laughter and warmth.”
That family feeling made the set a wonderful place to work. “We actually had lunch together almost every single day,” recalls Mary McDonough, 61, who played Erin. “I remember doing another show, and when they called for lunch, all the cast members scattered. I thought, ‘That is so strange! I wonder why they don’t have lunch together?’”
The show’s family meals were also heartwarming on screen, but filming them wasn’t exactly fun. “It would sometimes take hours just to get through the dinner scenes,” says Michael. “By the end, the kids would be flicking mashed potatoes and peas at each ot