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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712450
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Filmography (Movies)
Gabe the Cupid Dog
Character:R.L. Dutton
Release Date:01/01/2012
25 Hill
Character:Ed
Release Date:01/01/2011
Letters to God
Character:Mr. Perryfield
Release Date:09/04/2010
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
Character:Grandpa Ventura
Release Date:24/03/2009
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
Character:Self
Release Date:16/12/2008
Generation Gap
Character:Chick
Release Date:01/11/2008
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Character:Jacob Brawley
Release Date:09/08/2007
Silver City
Character:Casey Lyle
Release Date:17/09/2004
Blessings
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:05/10/2003
Timequest
Character:The Traveler
Release Date:09/05/2003
Sunshine State
Character:Furman Temple
Release Date:21/06/2002
Spirit
Character:Jacob Hardesty
Release Date:01/08/2001
The President's Man
Character:President Mathews
Release Date:02/04/2000
A Walton Easter
Character:John Walton
Release Date:30/03/1997
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Character:Shadow (voice)
Release Date:08/03/1996
A Walton Wedding
Character:John Walton
Release Date:12/02/1995
A Season of Hope
Character:Sam Hackett
Release Date:08/01/1995
Sioux City
Character:Drew McDermott
Release Date:01/04/1994
Sin and Redemption
Character:Cal Simms
Release Date:18/03/1994
Sin & Redemption
Character:Cal Simms
Release Date:15/03/1994
Keys
Character:Dr. C.J. Halligan
Release Date:01/01/1994
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Character:John Walton
Release Date:21/11/1993
Cliffhanger
Character:Frank
Release Date:28/05/1993
The Bodyguard
Character:Herb Farmer
Release Date:25/11/1992
Wild by Law
Character:Aldo Leopold (voice)
Release Date:01/12/1991
Crash and Burn
Character:Lathan Hooks
Release Date:04/06/1990
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Character:Orville Lemon
Release Date:25/02/1990
Snake Treaty
Character:
Release Date:24/01/1989
Good Old Boy
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/11/1988
Crime of Innocence
Character:Frank Hayward
Release Date:27/10/1985
A Good Sport
Character:Tommy O'Bannon
Release Date:08/02/1984
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
Character:John Walton
Release Date:22/11/1982
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
Character:John Walton
Release Date:02/05/1982
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
Character:John Walton
Release Date:02/02/1982
The Gentleman Bandit
Character:Father Bernard Pagano
Release Date:06/05/1981
Angel City
Character:Jared Teeter
Release Date:12/11/1980
On the Nickel
Character:C.G.
Release Date:08/05/1980
OHMS
Character:Floyd Wing
Release Date:02/01/1980
Red Alert
Character:Henry Stone
Release Date:18/05/1977
The Secret Life of John Chapman
Character:John Chapman
Release Date:27/12/1976
The Stone Killer
Character:Mathews
Release Date:08/08/1973
Kid Blue
Character:Drummer
Release Date:31/01/1973
Trouble Man
Character:Pete Cockrell
Release Date:01/11/1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Character:Jim Mackay
Release Date:01/08/1972
Hot Summer Week
Character:John
Release Date:21/06/1972
Chato's Land
Character:Elias Hooker
Release Date:25/05/1972
The Grissom Gang
Character:Mace
Release Date:28/05/1971
Lawman
Character:Jack Dekker
Release Date:11/03/1971
The Sporting Club
Character:Olson
Release Date:28/02/1971
The Pursuit of Happiness
Character:Detective Cromie
Release Date:23/02/1971
Five Easy Pieces
Character:Carl Fidelio Dupea
Release Date:12/09/1970
Last Summer
Character:Peter's father (uncredited)
Release Date:10/06/1969
A Lovely Way to Die
Character:Sean Magruder
Release Date:19/04/1968
The Desperate Hours
Character:Lt. Fredericks
Release Date:13/12/1967
Cool Hand Luke
Character:Alibi
Release Date:01/11/1967
The Borgia Stick
Character:Man from Toledo
Release Date:25/02/1967
Television Appearances
Cane
Character:Father Mike
Bones
Character:Hank Booth
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Irving Waller
NCIS
Character:Jackson Gibbs
Carnivàle
Character:Norman Belthus
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Sheriff Montgomery
The Third Twin
Character:Senator Proust
The Practice
Character:Walter Josephson
The West
Character:Self (voice)
The Outer Limits
Character:Gene Morton
Time Trax
Character:Lamont Carson
Shannon's Deal
Character:Harry
Murder, She Wrote
Character:D.A. Paul Robbins
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mississippi
Character:Ben Walker
Roots
Character:
Roots
Character:Slater
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Waltons
Character:John Walton Sr.
Nichols
Character:Sam Burton
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Bonanza
Character:Hoby Miles
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