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Ralph Waite
Born · June 22, 1928
Died · February 13, 2014 (85 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: White Plains, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Gabe the Cupid Dog
R.L. Dutton
7.0
2012
25 Hill
Ed
6.2
2011
Letters to God
Mr. Perryfield
6.8
2010
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
Grandpa Ventura
3.4
2009
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
Self
0.0
2008
Generation Gap
Chick
7.2
2008
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Jacob Brawley
7.4
2007
Bones
Hank Booth · (3 episodes)
8.2
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Irving Waller · (1 episode)
8.2
2005
Silver City
Casey Lyle
6.1
2004
Blessings
Sheriff
6.0
2003
NCIS
Jackson Gibbs · (6 episodes)
7.6
2003
Carnivàle
Norman Belthus · (24 episodes)
7.9
2003
Timequest
The Traveler
4.8
2003
Sunshine State
Furman Temple
6.4
2002
Spirit
Jacob Hardesty
6.2
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sheriff Montgomery · (1 episode)
7.6
2000
The President's Man
President Mathews
4.5
2000
The Third Twin
Senator Proust · (2 episodes)
5.1
1997
A Walton Easter
John Walton
6.5
1997
The Practice
Walter Josephson · (1 episode)
7.7
1997
The West
Self (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Shadow (voice)
6.6
1996
The Outer Limits
Gene Morton · (1 episode)
7.7
1995
A Walton Wedding
John Walton
0.0
1995
A Season of Hope
Sam Hackett
3.5
1995
Sioux City
Drew McDermott
5.1
1994
Sin and Redemption
Cal Simms
4.0
1994
Sin & Redemption
Cal Simms
0.0
1994
Keys
Dr. C.J. Halligan
5.0
1994
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John Walton
7.5
1993
Cliffhanger
Frank
6.5
1993
Time Trax
Lamont Carson · (1 episode)
6.4
1993
The Bodyguard
Herb Farmer
6.7
1992
Wild by Law
Aldo Leopold (voice)
6.3
1991
Crash and Burn
Lathan Hooks
4.5
1990
Shannon's Deal
Harry · (1 episode)
8.0
1990
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Orville Lemon
5.5
1990
Snake Treaty
0.0
1989
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
Narrator (voice)
6.0
1988
Crime of Innocence
Frank Hayward
5.5
1985
Murder, She Wrote
D.A. Paul Robbins · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
A Good Sport
Tommy O'Bannon
0.0
1984
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1983
The Mississippi
Ben Walker · (23 episodes)
6.0
1983
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
7.0
1982
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
8.0
1982
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
8.0
1982
The Gentleman Bandit
Father Bernard Pagano
6.0
1981
Angel City
Jared Teeter
6.0
1980
On the Nickel
C.G.
6.0
1980
OHMS
Floyd Wing
5.0
1980
Red Alert
Henry Stone
4.0
1977
Roots
(0 episode)
7.4
1977
Roots
Slater · (2 episodes)
7.4
1977
The Secret Life of John Chapman
John Chapman
6.5
1976
Dinah!
Self · (4 episodes)
6.7
1974
The Stone Killer
Mathews
6.2
1973
Kid Blue
Drummer
6.9
1973
Trouble Man
Pete Cockrell
6.1
1972
The Waltons
John Walton Sr. · (210 episodes)
7.1
1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Jim Mackay
5.5
1972
Hot Summer Week
John
2.0
1972
Chato's Land
Elias Hooker
6.6
1972
Nichols
Sam Burton · (1 episode)
5.0
1971
The Grissom Gang
Mace
6.6
1971
Lawman
Jack Dekker
6.6
1971
The Sporting Club
Olson
3.9
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness
Detective Cromie
6.3
1971
Five Easy Pieces
Carl Fidelio Dupea
7.1
1970
Last Summer
Peter's father (uncredited)
6.4
1969
A Lovely Way to Die
Sean Magruder
4.5
1968
The Desperate Hours
Lt. Fredericks
4.0
1967
Cool Hand Luke
Alibi
7.7
1967
The Borgia Stick
Man from Toledo
7.8
1967
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.4
1961
Bonanza
Hoby Miles · (1 episode)
7.5
1959