10+ Dark Behind The Scenes Secrets You Didn’t Know About The Waltons

6. Comparing The Children continued…

Some people will argue that John-Boy carried The Waltons. After all, he was the show’s central character, and an adult actor could work longer hours than child actors.

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It was simply a way of getting around the USA’s child labour laws.

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But what was slightly more confusing was the fact that Jon Walmsley, the actor who played Jason, wasn’t even American.

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Are you ready for more? Well keep going folks and you won’t be disappointed, I guarantee it.

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Jon Walmsley was actually born in Blackburn, England. Thankfully that accent wasn’t all acting. His family emigrated to the USA when he was an infant, so he’d had plenty of time to develop an American accent!

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