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 ...

Basically, Atticus Finch has become an American icon. And that can present difficulties — for an actor. "Icons are unplayable, essentially," Thomas said. "Only humans play people on stage." ...

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 ...

“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 ...

The character of Atticus Finch is so beloved that when Richard ... "It takes Atticus off a pedestal -- that's a great gift to any actor," Thomas said. "It puts Atticus' story front and center ...

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 ...

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Almost every time Tug Coker steps off the stage at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts — where he stars in “To Kill A ...

The actor also tells PEOPLE how he now feels a ... his Broadway run with To Kill a Mockingbird. Daniels was playing Atticus Finch, a role made famous by Gregory Peck in the 1962 Oscar-winning ...

and the 1962 film in which Gregory Peck played Finch, did not, Thomas adds. And it makes him easier to play. "It takes Atticus off a pedestal -- that's a great gift to any actor," he says.