Ralph Waite

ActorProducerDirectorWriter Jun 22 (died age 85) White Plains, New York, USA 1959–2012 (53 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Cool Hand Luke

Alibi

Film

The Bodyguard

Herb Farmer

Film

Cliffhanger

Frank

Film

Carnivàle

Norman Belthus

Film

Five Easy Pieces

Carl Fidelio Dupea

Film

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Shadow (voice)

Film

Letters to God

Mr. Perryfield

Film

The Waltons

John Walton Sr.

Filmography

Acting (77)

Movies (56)

Gabe the Cupid Dog

as R.L. Dutton

25 Hill

as Ed

Letters to God

as Mr. Perryfield

Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective

as Grandpa Ventura

Generation Gap

as Chick

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

2008

as Self

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

as Jacob Brawley

Silver City

as Casey Lyle

Timequest

as The Traveler

Blessings

as Sheriff

Sunshine State

as Furman Temple

Spirit

as Jacob Hardesty

The President's Man

as President Mathews

A Walton Easter

as John Walton

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

1996

as Shadow (voice)

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A Walton Wedding

1995

as John Walton

A Season of Hope

as Sam Hackett

Keys

as Dr. C.J. Halligan

Sioux City

as Drew McDermott

Sin and Redemption

as Cal Simms

Sin & Redemption

as Cal Simms

Cliffhanger

1993

as Frank

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A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

as John Walton

The Bodyguard

as Herb Farmer

Wild by Law

as Aldo Leopold (voice)

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Crash and Burn

1990

as Lathan Hooks

4.3

Sparks: The Price of Passion

as Orville Lemon

Snake Treaty

Good Old Boy

as Narrator (voice)

Crime of Innocence

as Frank Hayward

A Good Sport

as Tommy O'Bannon

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

1982

as John Walton

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A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

1982

as John Walton

5.3

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

1982

as John Walton

5.0

The Gentleman Bandit

1981

as Father Bernard Pagano

OHMS

as Floyd Wing

Angel City

as Jared Teeter

On the Nickel

as C.G.

Red Alert

as Henry Stone

The Secret Life of John Chapman

as John Chapman

The Stone Killer

as Mathews

Kid Blue

as Drummer

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

as Jim Mackay

Chato's Land

as Elias Hooker

Hot Summer Week

as John

Trouble Man

as Pete Cockrell

Lawman

as Jack Dekker

The Grissom Gang

as Mace

The Sporting Club

as Olson

The Pursuit of Happiness

1971

as Detective Cromie

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Five Easy Pieces

1970

as Carl Fidelio Dupea

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Last Summer

1969

as Peter's father (uncredited)

A Lovely Way to Die

as Sean Magruder

Cool Hand Luke

as Alibi

The Borgia Stick

as Man from Toledo

The Desperate Hours

as Lt. Fredericks

Television (21)

Cane

as Father Mike

Grey's Anatomy

as Irving Waller

Bones

as Hank Booth

NCIS

as Jackson Gibbs

Carnivàle

as Norman Belthus

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Sheriff Montgomery

The Practice

as Walter Josephson

The Third Twin

as Senator Proust

The West

as Self (voice)

The Outer Limits

as Gene Morton

Time Trax

as Lamont Carson

Shannon's Deal

as Harry

Murder, She Wrote

as D.A. Paul Robbins

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Mississippi

as Ben Walker

Roots

as Slater

Dinah!

as Self

The Waltons

as John Walton Sr.

Nichols

as Sam Burton

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Bonanza

as Hoby Miles

Crew (5)

Movies (4)

A Good Sport

1984

Executive Producer

On the Nickel

Director

On the Nickel

Producer

On the Nickel

Writer

Television (1)

The Waltons

1972

Director

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