Acting
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.
Movies with Ralph Waite
The Bodyguard
1992
Cliffhanger
1993
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Five Easy Pieces
1970
Chato's Land
1972
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
Lawman
1971
Letters to God
2010
Sunshine State
2002
The Stone Killer
1973
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
Spirit
2001
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
2009
Last Summer
1969
Silver City
2004
Crash and Burn
1990
On the Nickel
1980
The President's Man
2000
Trouble Man
1972
The Grissom Gang
1971
Kid Blue
1973
A Good Sport
1984
A Walton Easter
1997
Generation Gap
2008
Sioux City
1994
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
The Sporting Club
1971
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
The Desperate Hours
1967
Keys
1994
Snake Treaty
1989
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
Red Alert
1977
25 Hill
2011
The Borgia Stick
1967
Hot Summer Week
1972
Angel City
1980
A Walton Wedding
1995
Crime of Innocence
1985
Good Old Boy
1988
Blessings
2003
A Season of Hope
1995
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
2008
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
2007
Wild by Law
1991
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
1982
Sparks: The Price of Passion
1990
Gabe the Cupid Dog
2012
Sin and Redemption
1994
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
1982
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
1982
OHMS
1980
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
1980
The Secret Life of John Chapman
1976
Timequest
2003
TV Shows with Ralph Waite
NCIS
2003
Grey's Anatomy
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Bones
2005
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Bonanza
1959
The Waltons
1972
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Practice
1997
The Outer Limits
1995
Dinah!
1974
Carnivàle
2003
Reading Rainbow
1983
Nichols
1971
Roots
1977
Cane
2007
Time Trax
1993
Shannon's Deal
1990
The Mississippi
1983
The West
1996
The Third Twin
1997