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THE WALTONS (1972–1981) Cast THEN and NOW, Who Passed Away After 51 Years?
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All but three are still alive. Will Geer (Grandpa Walton) passed away in 1978, while the show was still running. Ellen Corby (Grandma Walton) passed away in 1999 and Ralph Waite (John Walton, Sr.) passed away in 2014.
Here's what the rest of The Waltons cast has been up to: Michael Learned (Olivia Walton): Toured with a stage production of Driving Miss Daisy and appeared in the independent film Afterlife. Richard Thomas (John-Boy): Plays Frank Gaad on the FX drama The Americans. John Walmsley (Jason): Plays and composes music.
The cast has remained close over the years. Learned described them as my second family. We spent more time together shooting the show than we did with our own families, she said. So of course, we became close.
In a 1999 interview with the Archive of American Television, Waltons creator Earl Hamner said he and producers were unsure if Neal's health would allow her to commit to the schedule of a weekly television series; so, instead, they cast Michael Learned in the role of Olivia Walton.
Tom Bower. Tom Bower, the busy character actor who portrayed Dr. Curtis Willard on The Waltons and the janitor, Marvin, who helps John McClane foil the terrorists at the airport in Die Hard 2, has died. He was 86.