Ralph Waite

Personal Info

Birthday

June 22, 1928

Day of Death

2014-02-13

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

White Plains, New York, USA

Ralph Waite

Biography

Ralph Waite 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.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

NCIS

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Bones

Bonanza

Murder, She Wrote

The Waltons

The Practice

Filmography

2012
Gabe the Cupid Dog
as R.L. Dutton
2011
25 Hill
as Ed
2010
Letters to God
as Mr. Perryfield
2009
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
as Grandpa Ventura
2008
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
as Self
Generation Gap
as Chick
2007
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
as Jacob Brawley
2004
Silver City
as Casey Lyle
2003
Blessings
as Sheriff
Timequest
as The Traveler
2002
Sunshine State
as Furman Temple
2001
Spirit
as Jacob Hardesty
2000
The President's Man
as President Mathews
1997
A Walton Easter
as John Walton
1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Shadow (voice)
1995
A Walton Wedding
as John Walton
A Season of Hope
as Sam Hackett
1994
Sioux City
as Drew McDermott
Sin and Redemption
as Cal Simms
Sin & Redemption
as Cal Simms
Keys
as Dr. C.J. Halligan
1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as John Walton
Cliffhanger
as Frank
1992
The Bodyguard
as Herb Farmer
1991
Wild by Law
as Aldo Leopold (voice)
1990
Crash and Burn
as Lathan Hooks
Sparks: The Price of Passion
as Orville Lemon
1988
Good Old Boy
as Narrator (voice)
1985
Crime of Innocence
as Frank Hayward
1984
A Good Sport
as Tommy O'Bannon
1982
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
as John Walton
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
as John Walton
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
as John Walton
1981
The Gentleman Bandit
as Father Bernard Pagano
1980
Angel City
as Jared Teeter
On the Nickel
as C.G.
OHMS
as Floyd Wing
1977
Red Alert
as Henry Stone
1976
The Secret Life of John Chapman
as John Chapman
1973
The Stone Killer
as Mathews
Kid Blue
as Drummer
1972
Trouble Man
as Pete Cockrell
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Jim Mackay
Hot Summer Week
as John
Chato's Land
as Elias Hooker
1971
The Grissom Gang
as Mace
Lawman
as Jack Dekker
The Sporting Club
as Olson
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Detective Cromie
1970
Five Easy Pieces
as Carl Fidelio Dupea
1969
Last Summer
as Peter's father (uncredited)
1968
A Lovely Way to Die
as Sean Magruder
1967
The Desperate Hours
as Lt. Fredericks
Cool Hand Luke
as Alibi
The Borgia Stick
as Man from Toledo