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Ralph Waite

Acting
Known For

85 Years Old

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.

Born

White Plains, New York, USA on 22nd June 1928

Died

13th February 2014

All Credits

Grey's Anatomy Image
Grey's Anatomy
Irving Waller
NCIS Image
NCIS
Jackson Gibbs
Bones Image
Bones
Hank Booth
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Image
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sheriff Montgomery
Bonanza Image
Bonanza
Hoby Miles
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Murder, She Wrote Image
Murder, She Wrote
D.A. Paul Robbins
The Waltons Image
The Waltons
John Walton Sr.
Shannon's Deal Image
Shannon's Deal
Harry
Carnivàle Image
Carnivàle
Norman Belthus
The Practice Image
The Practice
Walter Josephson
Time Trax Image
Time Trax
Lamont Carson
Roots Image
Roots
Slater
Roots Image
Roots
Nichols Image
Nichols
Sam Burton
Reading Rainbow Image
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Outer Limits Image
The Outer Limits
Gene Morton
The Mississippi Image
The Mississippi
Ben Walker
The Third Twin Image
The Third Twin
Senator Proust
Dinah! Image
Dinah!
Self
The West Image
The West
Self (voice)
The Bodyguard Image
The Bodyguard
Herb Farmer
Cliffhanger Image
Cliffhanger
Frank
Cool Hand Luke Image
Cool Hand Luke
Alibi
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Image
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Shadow (voice)
The Magnificent Seven Ride! Image
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Jim Mackay
Chato's Land Image
Chato's Land
Elias Hooker
Lawman Image
Lawman
Jack Dekker
Spirit Image
Spirit
Jacob Hardesty
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective Image
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
Grandpa Ventura
Five Easy Pieces Image
Five Easy Pieces
Carl Fidelio Dupea
Letters to God Image
Letters to God
Mr. Perryfield
The Stone Killer Image
The Stone Killer
Mathews
Trouble Man Image
Trouble Man
Pete Cockrell
Sunshine State Image
Sunshine State
Furman Temple
The President's Man Image
The President's Man
President Mathews
Crash and Burn Image
Crash and Burn
Lathan Hooks
Silver City Image
Silver City
Casey Lyle
A Lovely Way to Die Image
A Lovely Way to Die
Sean Magruder
Kid Blue Image
Kid Blue
Drummer
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain Image
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
Sparks: The Price of Passion Image
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Orville Lemon
Crime of Innocence Image
Crime of Innocence
Frank Hayward
The Pursuit of Happiness Image
The Pursuit of Happiness
Detective Cromie
Last Summer Image
Last Summer
Peter's father (uncredited)
Gabe the Cupid Dog Image
Gabe the Cupid Dog
R.L. Dutton
The Grissom Gang Image
The Grissom Gang
Mace
A Walton Wedding Image
A Walton Wedding
John Walton
25 Hill Image
25 Hill
Ed
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion Image
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John Walton
Timequest Image
Timequest
The Traveler
Sioux City Image
Sioux City
Drew McDermott
Red Alert Image
Red Alert
Henry Stone
OHMS Image
OHMS
Floyd Wing
No Image
Sin and Redemption
Cal Simms
A Walton Easter Image
A Walton Easter
John Walton
Blessings Image
Blessings
Sheriff
The Sporting Club Image
The Sporting Club
Olson
The Borgia Stick Image
The Borgia Stick
Man from Toledo
On the Nickel Image
On the Nickel
C.G.
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses Image
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Jacob Brawley
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke' Image
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
Self
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain Image
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
The River Pirates Image
The River Pirates
Narrator (voice)
Generation Gap Image
Generation Gap
Chick
A Season of Hope Image
A Season of Hope
Sam Hackett
The Desperate Hours Image
The Desperate Hours
Lt. Fredericks
Angel City Image
Angel City
Jared Teeter
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain Image
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
Hot Summer Week Image
Hot Summer Week
John
The Gentleman Bandit Image
The Gentleman Bandit
Father Bernard Pagano
Keys Image
Keys
Dr. C.J. Halligan
A Good Sport Image
A Good Sport
Tommy O'Bannon
No Image
Snake Treaty
No Image
Wild by Law
Aldo Leopold (voice)
The Secret Life of John Chapman Image
The Secret Life of John Chapman
John Chapman
No Image
Sin & Redemption
Cal Simms