Though he is best known for his role as Jim Bob Walton in the popular television series The Waltons, this Texas-born actor also appeared in the 1977 film Walking Tall: Final Chapter and in the 1982 CBS miniseries The Blue and the Gray. He joined the cast of The Waltons in the December, 1971 made-for-TV movie (The Homecoming: A Christmas Story) that launched the series.
