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The Only Surviving Stars Of The Waltons
By SlashFilm Staff
Richard Thomas
Playing John-Boy Walton was Emmy-winning for Richard Thomas, but his continued career has proven that he is so much more than the role that made him a household name.
Thomas has been consistently acting on stage and screen for the last 50 years and has provided his voice as an audiobook narrator for over 340 titles.
Michael Learned
Michael Learned played Olivia Walton, the patient, soft-spoken matriarch. She left after season 7, but returned in season 8 and was in four reunion specials.
She is tied with Tyne Daly for the most Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (with four wins), three for "The Waltons," and the other for "Nurse."
Jon Walmsley
Most people associate Jon Walmsley with his role as Jason Walton, but he also was the voice for Christopher Robin in Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" and other cartoons.
Walmsley was a part of Richard Marx's touring band in the late 1980s, appearing in some of his music videos, including "Should've Known Better" and "Too Late to Say Goodbye."
Judy Norton
Judy Norton may have gotten her start as Mary Ellen Walton, but she's become quite a prolific television actor and fascinating figure over the last 50 years.
Norton posed for "Playboy," became a writer, director, singer, and a minister in the church of Scientology. She’s also competed in horse jumping, skydiving, skiing, and tennis.
Mary McDonough
The year the show ended, Mary Elizabeth McDonough began acting in horror movies. The scream queen path didn't quite come to fruition, but she never quit acting.
McDonough returns to play Erin Walton in reunions and did consistent guest-starring and television acting throughout the 2000s. She’s also a writer and lupus awareness activist.