Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Date of Birth:

Jun 22, 1928

Place of Birth:

White Plains, New York, USA

Ralph Waite (born June 22, 1928) is 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. More recently, he appeared as Reverend Norman Balthus for 16 out of 24 episodes over the two seasons of the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005). Currently, he has been portraying 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.

filmography:

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

1993

The President's Man The President's Man

2000

The Gentleman Bandit The Gentleman Bandit

1981

Sin & Redemption Sin & Redemption

1994

25 Hill 25 Hill

2011

Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke

1967

Sioux City Sioux City

1994

The Grissom Gang The Grissom Gang

1971

Blessings Blessings

2003

A Season of Hope A Season of Hope

1995

A Lovely Way to Die A Lovely Way to Die

1968

Angel City Angel City

1980

Keys Keys

1994

Silver City Silver City

2004

Crime of Innocence Crime of Innocence

1985

Wild by Law Wild by Law

1991

The Pursuit of Happiness The Pursuit of Happiness

1971

The Borgia Stick The Borgia Stick

1967

A Walton Wedding A Walton Wedding

1995

OHMS OHMS

1980

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

2007

On the Nickel On the Nickel

1980

A Walton Easter A Walton Easter

1997

The Desperate Hours The Desperate Hours

1967

The Secret Life of John Chapman The Secret Life of John Chapman

1976

Sunshine State Sunshine State

2002

Snake Treaty Snake Treaty

1989

Spirit Spirit

2001

Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective

2009

The Magnificent Seven Ride! The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972

Last Summer Last Summer

1969

Timequest Timequest

2003

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

1982

Lawman Lawman

1971

Letters to God Letters to God

2010

Crash and Burn Crash and Burn

1990

Trouble Man Trouble Man

1972

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

1996

Cliffhanger Cliffhanger

1993

Chato's Land Chato's Land

1972

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

1982

Hot Summer Week Hot Summer Week

1972

Generation Gap Generation Gap

2008

Sin and Redemption Sin and Redemption

1994

The Stone Killer The Stone Killer

1973

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

1982

A Good Sport A Good Sport

1984

Five Easy Pieces Five Easy Pieces

1970

The Sporting Club The Sporting Club

1971

Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood

1988

Gabe the Cupid Dog Gabe the Cupid Dog

2012

Kid Blue Kid Blue

1973

Sparks: The Price of Passion Sparks: The Price of Passion

1990

Red Alert Red Alert

1977

The Bodyguard The Bodyguard

1992

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