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.
56 movies · 21 shows
Gabe the Cupid Dog
2012·6.3
25 Hill
2011·6.1
Letters to God
2010·6.9
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
2009·3.4
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
2008·0.0
Generation Gap
2008·7.2
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
2007·7.2
Silver City
2004·6.1
Blessings
2003·6.5
Timequest
2003·5.0
Sunshine State
2002·6.4
Spirit
2001·6.4
The President's Man
2000·4.7
A Walton Easter
1997·7.3
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996·6.6
A Walton Wedding
1995·0.0
A Season of Hope
1995·3.5
Sioux City
1994·5.0
Sin and Redemption
1994·6.0
Keys
1994·4.5
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993·7.3
Cliffhanger
1993·6.5
The Bodyguard
1992·6.7
Wild by Law
1991·7.3
Crash and Burn
1990·4.4
Sparks: The Price of Passion
1990·6.0
Snake Treaty
1989·6.0
Good Old Boy
1988·7.0
Crime of Innocence
1985·6.0
A Good Sport
1984·9.0
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
1982·5.8
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
1982·5.7
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
1982·6.0
The Gentleman Bandit
1981·5.7
Angel City
1980·6.0
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
1980·7.8
On the Nickel
1980·7.0
OHMS
1980·7.5
Red Alert
1977·5.5
The Secret Life of John Chapman
1976·7.3
The Stone Killer
1973·6.2
Kid Blue
1973·6.9
Trouble Man
1972·6.2
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972·5.6
Hot Summer Week
1972·4.3
Chato's Land
1972·6.5
The Grissom Gang
1971·6.7
Lawman
1971·6.5
The Sporting Club
1971·4.2
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971·6.2
Five Easy Pieces
1970·7.1
Last Summer
1969·6.1
A Lovely Way to Die
1968·4.8
The Desperate Hours
1967·4.0
Cool Hand Luke
1967·7.7
The Borgia Stick
1967·8.5