Ralph Waite
Biography
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-06-22
Place of birth
White Plains, New York, USA
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Cast
The Bodyguard
1992
6.70
Trouble Man
1972
6.10
Crash and Burn
1990
4.40
Cliffhanger
1993
6.50
Chato's Land
1972
6.60
Letters to God
2010
6.84
Lawman
1971
6.50
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
5.50
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
2009
3.37
Last Summer
1969
6.40
Timequest
2003
4.80
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
1982
5.00
Hot Summer Week
1972
2.00
Gabe the Cupid Dog
2012
7.00
The River Pirates
1988
6.00
Kid Blue
1973
6.90
Sparks: The Price of Passion
1990
5.50
Red Alert
1977
4.00
The Sporting Club
1971
3.90
Five Easy Pieces
1970
7.13
Sin and Redemption
1994
4.00
Generation Gap
2008
7.20
The Stone Killer
1973
6.20
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
1982
5.00
A Good Sport
1984
0.00
Spirit
2001
6.20
Snake Treaty
1989
0.00
Blessings
2003
6.00
The Grissom Gang
1971
6.60
A Season of Hope
1995
3.50
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
4.50
Angel City
1980
5.75
Sioux City
1994
5.10
Cool Hand Luke
1967
7.73
The President's Man
2000
4.50
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
7.50
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
4.75
Sin & Redemption
1994
0.00
25 Hill
2011
6.09
Keys
1994
3.67
Silver City
2004
6.10
A Walton Easter
1997
6.50
On the Nickel
1980
6.00
The Desperate Hours
1967
4.00
The Secret Life of John Chapman
1976
6.50
Sunshine State
2002
6.40
OHMS
1980
5.00
Wild by Law
1991
6.30
Crime of Innocence
1985
5.50
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
6.30
The Borgia Stick
1967
7.80
A Walton Wedding
1995
0.00
