Ralph Waite
Actor
Born June 22, 1928 in White 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.
Filmography
Gabe the Cupid Dog
R.L. Dutton
25 Hill
Ed
Letters to God
Mr. Perryfield
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
Grandpa Ventura
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
Self
Generation Gap
Chick
Cane
Father Mike
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Jacob Brawley
Bones
Hank Booth
Grey's Anatomy
Irving Waller
Silver City
Casey Lyle
Blessings
Sheriff
NCIS
Jackson Gibbs
Carnivàle
Norman Belthus
Timequest
The Traveler
Sunshine State
Furman Temple
Spirit
Jacob Hardesty
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sheriff Montgomery
The President's Man
President Mathews
The Third Twin
Senator Proust
A Walton Easter
John Walton
The Practice
Walter Josephson
The West
Self (voice)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Shadow (voice)
The Outer Limits
Gene Morton
A Walton Wedding
John Walton
A Season of Hope
Sam Hackett
Sioux City
Drew McDermott
Sin and Redemption
Cal Simms
Keys
Dr. C.J. Halligan
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John Walton
Cliffhanger
Frank
Time Trax
Lamont Carson
The Bodyguard
Herb Farmer
Wild by Law
Aldo Leopold (voice)
Crash and Burn
Lathan Hooks
Shannon's Deal
Harry
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Orville Lemon
Good Old Boy
Narrator (voice)
Crime of Innocence
Frank Hayward
Murder, She Wrote
D.A. Paul Robbins
A Good Sport
Tommy O'Bannon
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mississippi
Ben Walker
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
John Walton
The Gentleman Bandit
Father Bernard Pagano
Angel City
Jared Teeter
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
On the Nickel
C.G.
OHMS
Floyd Wing
Red Alert
Henry Stone
Roots
The Secret Life of John Chapman
John Chapman
Dinah!
Self
The Stone Killer
Mathews
Kid Blue
Drummer
Trouble Man
Pete Cockrell
The Waltons
John Walton Sr.
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Jim Mackay
Hot Summer Week
John
Chato's Land
Elias Hooker
Nichols
Sam Burton
The Grissom Gang
Mace
Lawman
Jack Dekker
The Sporting Club
Olson
The Pursuit of Happiness
Detective Cromie
Five Easy Pieces
Carl Fidelio Dupea
Last Summer
Peter's father (uncredited)
A Lovely Way to Die
Sean Magruder
The Desperate Hours
Lt. Fredericks
Cool Hand Luke
Alibi
The Borgia Stick
Man from Toledo
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Bonanza
Hoby Miles