Ralph Waite
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White Plains, New York, USA
Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor. His most famous role may be John Walton Sr. on the 1970s CBS TV series The Waltons, which he occasionally directed. He is also well known for his portrayal of the slave ship first mate Slater in the mini-series Roots. Later in his career, he appeared as Reverend Norman Balthus for 16 out of 24 episodes over the two seasons of the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005). He portrayed the recurring roles of Father Matt on the daytime serial Days of our Lives, of Jethro Gibbs's (Mark Harmon) father, Jackson Gibbs, on NCIS and of Seeley Booth's (David Boreanaz) grandfather, Hank Booth on Bones.
Appearances
6.7
The Bodyguard
Herb Farmer
6.2
Trouble Man
Pete Cockrell
4.4
Crash and Burn
Lathan Hooks
6.6
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Shadow (voice)
6.5
Cliffhanger
Frank
6.5
Chato's Land
Elias Hooker
6.9
Letters to God
Mr. Perryfield
6.5
Lawman
Jack Dekker
5.5
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Jim Mackay
3.4
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
Grandpa Ventura
6.2
Last Summer
Peter's father (uncredited)
5.0
Timequest
The Traveler
5.7
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
5.8
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
4.3
Hot Summer Week
John
7.0
Gabe the Cupid Dog
R.L. Dutton
7.0
Good Old Boy
Narrator (voice)
6.9
Kid Blue
Drummer
6.0
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Orville Lemon
5.5
Red Alert
Henry Stone
4.2
The Sporting Club
Olson
7.1
Five Easy Pieces
Carl Fidelio Dupea
6.0
Sin and Redemption
Cal Simms
7.2
Generation Gap
Chick
6.2
The Stone Killer
Mathews
6.0
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
9.0
A Good Sport
Tommy O'Bannon
6.4
Spirit
Jacob Hardesty
Snake Treaty
6.0
Snake Treaty
6.5
Blessings
Sheriff
6.7
The Grissom Gang
Mace
3.5
A Season of Hope
Sam Hackett
4.8
A Lovely Way to Die
Sean Magruder
6.0
Angel City
Jared Teeter
5.0
Sioux City
Drew McDermott
7.7
Cool Hand Luke
Alibi
4.7
The President's Man
President Mathews
7.3
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John Walton
5.7
The Gentleman Bandit
Father Bernard Pagano
6.1
25 Hill
Ed
4.5
Keys
Dr. C.J. Halligan
6.1
Silver City
Casey Lyle
7.3
A Walton Easter
John Walton
7.0
On the Nickel
C.G.
4.0
The Desperate Hours
Lt. Fredericks
7.3
The Secret Life of John Chapman
John Chapman
6.4
Sunshine State
Furman Temple
7.2
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Jacob Brawley
7.5
OHMS
Floyd Wing
7.3
Wild by Law
Aldo Leopold (voice)
6.0
Crime of Innocence
Frank Hayward
5.9
The Pursuit of Happiness
Detective Cromie
8.5
The Borgia Stick
Man from Toledo
A Walton Wedding
John Walton
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
Self
7.8
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
7.9
Carnivàle
Norman Belthus
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sheriff Montgomery
7.2
The Waltons
John Walton Sr.
7.4
Roots
7.7
The Outer Limits
Gene Morton
6.7
The Mississippi
Ben Walker
7.6
NCIS
Jackson Gibbs
6.3
Nichols
Sam Burton
7.5
Bonanza
Hoby Miles
5.5
The Third Twin
Senator Proust
8.3
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
Irving Waller
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
8.4
The West
Self (voice)
8.2
Bones
Hank Booth
7.4
Roots
Slater
7.0
Dinah!
Self
7.7
Shannon's Deal
Harry
6.5
Time Trax
Lamont Carson
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
D.A. Paul Robbins
7.7
The Practice
Walter Josephson
5.8
Cane
Father Mike