Acting
Ralph Waite
Birth Date
June 22, 1928
Death Date
February 13, 2014
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
White Plains, New York, USA
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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.
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Grey's Anatomy
Irving Waller
2005 • 1 episode
NCIS
Jackson Gibbs
2003 • 7 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sheriff Montgomery
2000 • 1 episode
Bones
Hank Booth
2005 • 3 episodes
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961 • 1 episode
Murder, She Wrote
D.A. Paul Robbins
1984 • 1 episode
Bonanza
Hoby Miles
1959 • 1 episode
The Practice
Walter Josephson
1997 • 1 episode
The Waltons
John Walton Sr.
1972 • 210 episodes
The Outer Limits
Gene Morton
1995 • 1 episode
Dinah!
Self
1974 • 5 episodes
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983 • 1 episode
Carnivàle
Norman Belthus
2003 • 24 episodes
The Bodyguard
Herb Farmer
1992
Roots
1977
Cliffhanger
Frank
1993
Cool Hand Luke
Alibi
1967
Nichols
Sam Burton
1971 • 1 episode
Cane
Father Mike
2007 • 1 episode
Time Trax
Lamont Carson
1993 • 1 episode