Ralph Waite

Known for ActingBorn 1928-06-22Died 2014-02-13White Plains, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

A Good Sport

The West

Grey's Anatomy

Bones

The Borgia Stick

Reading Rainbow

Carnivàle

The Outer Limits

NCIS

The Practice

The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Shannon's Deal

Cool Hand Luke

Murder, She Wrote

A Walton Easter

OHMS

Generation Gap

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

Wild by Law

Roots

Bonanza

The Secret Life of John Chapman

Letters to God

The Waltons

Good Old Boy

Five Easy Pieces

On the Nickel

Dinah!

Kid Blue

The Bodyguard

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Blessings

The Mississippi

Gabe the Cupid Dog

Cliffhanger

Time Trax

Spirit

The Grissom Gang

Sunshine State

Chato's Land

Lawman

25 Hill

Silver City

Nichols

Sin and Redemption

Trouble Man