Ralph Waite

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-06-22

Day of death

2014-02-13 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

White Plains, New York, USA

Ralph Waite

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Bones

    Bones

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Carnivàle

    Carnivàle

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Red Alert

    Red Alert

  • Timequest

    Timequest

  • Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Roots

    Roots

  • The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

  • Cliffhanger

    Cliffhanger

  • Spirit

    Spirit

  • Kid Blue

    Kid Blue

  • The Third Twin

    The Third Twin

  • Nichols

    Nichols

  • Sioux City

    Sioux City

  • Angel City

    Angel City

  • OHMS

    OHMS

  • The Sporting Club

    The Sporting Club

  • Silver City

    Silver City

  • A Walton Easter

    A Walton Easter

  • Hot Summer Week

    Hot Summer Week

  • Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke

  • Time Trax

    Time Trax

  • Shannon's Deal

    Shannon's Deal

  • Cane

    Cane

  • 25 Hill

    25 Hill

  • A Walton Wedding

    A Walton Wedding

  • Keys

    Keys

  • The West

    The West

  • Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

    Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

  • The Mississippi

    The Mississippi

  • The Magnificent Seven Ride!

    The Magnificent Seven Ride!

  • Five Easy Pieces

    Five Easy Pieces

  • Chato's Land

    Chato's Land

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Snake Treaty

    Snake Treaty

  • Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective

    Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective

  • Letters to God

    Letters to God

  • The Stone Killer

    The Stone Killer

  • The President's Man

    The President's Man

  • The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

  • A Good Sport

    A Good Sport

  • A Lovely Way to Die

    A Lovely Way to Die

  • Crash and Burn

    Crash and Burn

  • Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

    Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

  • Trouble Man

    Trouble Man

  • A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

    A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

  • The Grissom Gang

    The Grissom Gang

  • Crime of Innocence

    Crime of Innocence

  • Last Summer

    Last Summer

  • Gabe the Cupid Dog

    Gabe the Cupid Dog

  • Good Old Boy

    Good Old Boy

  • The Gentleman Bandit

    The Gentleman Bandit

  • Sin and Redemption

    Sin and Redemption

  • On the Nickel

    On the Nickel

  • A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

  • Blessings

    Blessings

  • Sparks: The Price of Passion

    Sparks: The Price of Passion

  • A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

    A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

  • A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

    A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

  • The Borgia Stick

    The Borgia Stick

  • The Pursuit of Happiness

    The Pursuit of Happiness

  • Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

    Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

  • Sin & Redemption

    Sin & Redemption

  • The Secret Life of John Chapman

    The Secret Life of John Chapman

  • Generation Gap

    Generation Gap

  • A Season of Hope

    A Season of Hope

  • Wild by Law

    Wild by Law