Ralph Waite

Actor

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: June 22, 1928 in White Plains, New York, USA

Died: February 13, 2014 (Age 85)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Bodyguard Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Herb Farmer	1992
Trouble Man Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Pete Cockrell	1972
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	Shadow (voice)	1996
Cliffhanger Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Frank	1993
Chato's Land Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Elias Hooker	1972
Letters to God Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Mr. Perryfield	2010
Lawman Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Jack Dekker	1971
The Magnificent Seven Ride! Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	Jim Mackay	1972
Last Summer Movie	6.7	Actor	Peter's father (uncredited)	1969
Hot Summer Week Movie	4.2	Actor	John	1972
Gabe the Cupid Dog Movie	4.1	Actor	R.L. Dutton	2012
Kid Blue Movie	6	Actor	Drummer	1973
Five Easy Pieces Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Carl Fidelio Dupea	1970
The Stone Killer Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Mathews	1973
The Grissom Gang Movie	6.8	Actor	Mace	1971
A Lovely Way to Die Movie	4.9	Actor	Sean Magruder	1968
Sioux City Movie	5.6	Actor	Drew McDermott	1994
Cool Hand Luke Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Alibi	1967
25 Hill Movie	5.7	Actor	Ed	2011
Silver City Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	Casey Lyle	2004
The Sporting Club Movie	4.8	Actor	Olson	1971
On the Nickel Movie	7.7	Actor	C.G.	1980
Sunshine State Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Furman Temple	2002
Wild by Law Movie	6.7	Actor	Aldo Leopold (voice)	1991
The Pursuit of Happiness Movie	6.1	Actor	Detective Cromie	1971
Crash and Burn Movie	4.7	Actor	Lathan Hooks	1990
Timequest Movie	5.1	Actor	The Traveler	2003
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood Movie	6.6	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1988
Sin & Redemption Movie		Actor	Cal Simms
The Waltons TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	John Walton Sr. 210 Episodes	1972-1981
Carnivàle TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	Norman Belthus 24 Episodes	2003-2005
The Mississippi TV Show	6.8	Actor	Ben Walker 23 Episodes	1982-1984
NCIS TV Show Available on 19 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Jackson Gibbs 6 Episodes	2003
Bones TV Show Available on 7 streaming services.	8	Actor	Hank Booth 3 Episodes	2005-2017
Nichols TV Show	7.4	Actor	Sam Burton 1 Episode	1971-1972
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Sheriff Montgomery 1 Episode	2000-2015
The Outer Limits TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Gene Morton 1 Episode	1995-2002
Bonanza TV Show Available on 7 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Hoby Miles 1 Episode	1959-1973
Reading Rainbow TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Himself - Narrator (voice) 1 Episode	1983-2006
Grey's Anatomy TV Show Available on 7 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Irving Waller 1 Episode	2005
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1961-1982
The West Limited Series Available on 1 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Self (voice) 1 Episode	1996-1996
Dinah! TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self 2 Episodes	1974-1980
Murder, She Wrote TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	D.A. Paul Robbins 1 Episode	1984-1996
Shannon's Deal TV Show	7.2	Actor	Harry 1 Episode	1990-1991
Time Trax TV Show	6.8	Actor	Lamont Carson 1 Episode	1993-1994
The Practice TV Show	7.6	Actor	Walter Josephson 1 Episode	1997-2004
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr. Movie	2.3	Actor	Grandpa Ventura	2009
Sparks: The Price of Passion Movie	4.2	Actor	Orville Lemon	1990
Red Alert Movie	6.4	Actor	Henry Stone	1977
Sin & Redemption Movie	5.7	Actor	Cal Simms	1994
Generation Gap Movie	6.3	Actor	Chick	2008
Angel City Movie	6.7	Actor	Jared Teeter	1980
The President's Man Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	4.9	Actor	President Mathews	2000
Keys Movie	5.8	Actor	Dr. C.J. Halligan	1994
The Gentleman Bandit Movie	6	Actor	Father Bernard Pagano	1981
The Desperate Hours Movie	6.7	Actor	Lt. Fredericks	1967
A Walton Easter Movie	6.8	Actor	John Walton	1997
The Secret Life of John Chapman Movie	7.4	Actor	John Chapman	1976
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses Movie	6	Actor	Jacob Brawley	2007
OHMS Movie	6.1	Actor	Floyd Wing	1980
Crime of Innocence Movie	6.1	Actor	Frank Hayward	1985
The Borgia Stick Movie	7.1	Actor	Man from Toledo	1967
A Walton Wedding Movie	6.5	Actor	John Walton	1995
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain Movie	6.7	Actor	John Walton	1982
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain Movie	7	Actor	John Walton	1982
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion Movie	6.9	Actor	John Walton	1993
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain Movie	6.9	Actor	John Walton	1982
A Good Sport Movie	5.6	Actor	Tommy O'Bannon	1984
Spirit Movie	4.1	Actor	Jacob Hardesty	2001
Red Earth, White Earth Movie	5.7	Actor		1989
Blessings Movie	5.7	Actor	Sheriff	2003
A Season of Hope Movie	6.2	Actor	Sam Hackett	1995
The Third Twin Movie	5.5	Actor	Senator Proust 2 Episodes	1997
Roots Limited Series	8.2	Actor	Slater 2 Episodes	1977-1977
On the Nickel Movie	7.7	Directing	Director, Writer, Producer	1980
The Waltons TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1972-1981
A Good Sport Movie	5.6	Production	Executive Producer	1984
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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