Ralph Waite
Born
June 22, 1928
Died
February 13, 2014 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Gabe the Cupid Dog
R.L. Dutton
2012
25 Hill
Ed
2011
Letters to God
Mr. Perryfield
2010
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
Grandpa Ventura
2009
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
Self
2008
Generation Gap
Chick
2008
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Jacob Brawley
2007
Bones
Hank Booth · (3 episodes)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Irving Waller · (1 episode)
2005
Silver City
Casey Lyle
2004
Blessings
Sheriff
2003
NCIS
Jackson Gibbs · (6 episodes)
2003
Carnivàle
Norman Belthus · (24 episodes)
2003
Timequest
The Traveler
2003
Sunshine State
Furman Temple
2002
Spirit
Jacob Hardesty
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sheriff Montgomery · (1 episode)
2000
The President's Man
President Mathews
2000
The Third Twin
Senator Proust · (2 episodes)
1997
A Walton Easter
John Walton
1997
The Practice
Walter Josephson · (1 episode)
1997
The West
Self (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Shadow (voice)
1996
The Outer Limits
Gene Morton · (1 episode)
1995
A Walton Wedding
John Walton
1995
A Season of Hope
Sam Hackett
1995
Sioux City
Drew McDermott
1994
Sin and Redemption
Cal Simms
1994
Sin & Redemption
Cal Simms
1994
Keys
Dr. C.J. Halligan
1994
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John Walton
1993
Cliffhanger
Frank
1993
Time Trax
Lamont Carson · (1 episode)
1993
The Bodyguard
Herb Farmer
1992
Wild by Law
Aldo Leopold (voice)
1991
Crash and Burn
Lathan Hooks
1990
Shannon's Deal
Harry · (1 episode)
1990
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Orville Lemon
1990
Snake Treaty
1989
The River Pirates
Narrator (voice)
1988
Crime of Innocence
Frank Hayward
1985
Murder, She Wrote
D.A. Paul Robbins · (1 episode)
1984
A Good Sport
Tommy O'Bannon
1984
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983
The Mississippi
Ben Walker · (23 episodes)
1983
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
1982
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
1982
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
1982
The Gentleman Bandit
Father Bernard Pagano
1981
Angel City
Jared Teeter
1980
On the Nickel
C.G.
1980
OHMS
Floyd Wing
1980
Red Alert
Henry Stone
1977
Roots
(0 episode)
1977
Roots
Slater · (2 episodes)
1977
The Secret Life of John Chapman
John Chapman
1976
Dinah!
Self · (5 episodes)
1974
The Stone Killer
Mathews
1973
Kid Blue
Drummer
1973
Trouble Man
Pete Cockrell
1972
The Waltons
John Walton Sr. · (210 episodes)
1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Jim Mackay
1972
Hot Summer Week
John
1972
Chato's Land
Elias Hooker
1972
Nichols
Sam Burton · (1 episode)
1971
The Grissom Gang
Mace
1971
Lawman
Jack Dekker
1971
The Sporting Club
Olson
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness
Detective Cromie
1971
Five Easy Pieces
Carl Fidelio Dupea
1970
Last Summer
Peter's father (uncredited)
1969
A Lovely Way to Die
Sean Magruder
1968
The Desperate Hours
Lt. Fredericks
1967
Cool Hand Luke
Alibi
1967
The Borgia Stick
Man from Toledo
1967
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Bonanza
Hoby Miles · (1 episode)
1959