Ralph Waite

Acting

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.

Fullname:

Ralph Waite

Date of Birth:

1928-06-22

Country:

White Plains, New York, USA

Media of

Ralph Waite

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Filmography of

Ralph Waite

Found 48 movies in total

Gabe the Cupid Dog

R.L. Dutton

... 2012

25 Hill

Ed

... 2011

Letters to God

Mr. Perryfield

... 2010

... 2009

... 2008

... 2007

Silver City

Casey Lyle

... 2004

Sunshine State

Furman Temple

... 2002

The President's Man

President Mathews

... 2000

A Walton Easter

John Walton

... 1997

A Walton Wedding

John Walton

... 1995

A Season of Hope

Sam Hackett

... 1995

Sioux City

Drew McDermott

... 1994

Sin and Redemption

Cal Simms

... 1994

Keys

Dr. C.J. Halligan

... 1994

... 1993

Cliffhanger

Frank

... 1993

The Bodyguard

Herb Farmer

... 1992

Wild by Law

Aldo Leopold (voice)

... 1991

... 1990

Crash and Burn

Lathan Hooks

... 1990

Crime Of Innocence

Frank Hayward

... 1984

... 1982

... 1982

The Gentleman Bandit

Father Bernard Pagano

... 1981

Angel City

Jared Teeter

... 1980

... 1980

OHMS

Floyd Wing

... 1980

Red Alert

Henry Stone

... 1977

... 1976

... 1973

Kid Blue

Drummer

... 1973

Trouble Man

Pete Cockrell

... 1972

... 1972

... 1972

Chato's Land

Elias Hooker

... 1972

... 1971

Lawman

Jack Dekker

... 1971

... 1971

The Pursuit of Happiness

Detective Cromie

... 1971

Five Easy Pieces

Carl Fidelio Dupea

... 1970

Last Summer

Peter's father

... 1969

A Lovely Way to Die

Sean Magruder

... 1968

The Desperate Hours

Lt. Fredericks

... 1967

... 1967

The Borgia Stick

Man from Toledo

... 1967