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Ralph Waite

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Ralph Waite

Jun 22, 1928 – Feb 13, 201477 titles 56 movies · 21 TV
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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.

Born

Jun 22, 1928 – Feb 13, 2014

White Plains, New York, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

77

Acting credits

2

Directing

1

Writing

2

Other crew

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Career timeline

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1959 1 title(s)

1961 1 title(s)

1967 3 title(s)

1968 1 title(s)

1969 1 title(s)

1970 1 title(s)

1971 5 title(s)

1972 5 title(s)

1973 2 title(s)

1974 1 title(s)

1976 1 title(s)

1977 2 title(s)

1980 4 title(s)

1981 1 title(s)

1982 3 title(s)

1983 2 title(s)

1984 2 title(s)

1985 1 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1990 3 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1993 3 title(s)

1994 3 title(s)

1995 3 title(s)

1996 2 title(s)

1997 3 title(s)

2000 2 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)

2002 1 title(s)

2003 4 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

2005 2 title(s)

2007 2 title(s)

2008 2 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

2011 1 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)