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Ralph Waite
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Died February 13, 2014 (85 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2015 | Larry Kramer in Love and Anger · as Richard Weeks |
| 2012 | Gabe the Cupid Dog · as R.L. Dutton |
| 2011 | 25 Hill · as Ed |
| 2011 | Off the Map (TV Series) · as Abuelito |
| 2010 | Letters to God · as Mr. Perryfield |
| 2009 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr. · as Grandpa Ventura |
| 2008 | Generation Gap · as Chick |
| 2008 | The Cleaner (TV Series) · as Jonus Mullins |
| 2007 | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses · as Jacob Brawley |
| 2007 | Cane (TV Series) · as Father Mike |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Irving Waller |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Hank Booth |
| 2004 | Silver City · as Casey Lyle |
| 2003 | Carnivàle (TV Series) · as Norman Belthus |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Jackson Gibbs |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Felton Metz '07 |
| 2002 | Sunshine State · as Furman Temple |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | Timequest · as The Time Traveler |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Sheriff Montgomery |
| 1999 | Rocket Power (TV Series) · as Doc Freimouth |
| 1997 | A Walton Easter · as John Walton |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Walter Josephson |
| 1997 | Der dritte Zwilling (TV Series) · as Senator Proust |
| 1997 | The Third Twin · as Senator Proust |
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco · as Shadow (voice) |
| 1995 | A Season of Hope · as Sam Hackett |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Murder One (TV Series) · as Malcolm Dietrich |
| 1994 | Sin & Redemption · as Cal Simms |
| 1994 | Sioux City · as Drew McDermott |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger · as Frank |
| 1993 | Time Trax (TV Series) · as Lamont Carson |
| 1992 | The Bodyguard · as Herb Farmer |
| 1990 | Crash and Burn · as Lathan Hooks |
| 1990 | Sparks: The Price of Passion · as Orville Lemon |
| 1989 | Red Earth, White Earth · as Martin |
| 1988 | The River Pirates · as Narrator |
| 1985 | Crime of Innocence · as Frank Hayward |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as D.A. Paul Robbins |
| 1982 | A Wedding on Walton's Mountain · as John Walton |
| 1982 | A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain · as John Walton |
| 1982 | Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain · as John Walton |
| 1980 | On the Nickel · as C.G. |
| 1977 | Red Alert · as Henry Stone |
| 1977 | Roots (TV Series) · as Slater |
| 1973 | The Stone Killer · as Mathews |
| 1973 | Kid Blue · as Drummer |
| 1972 | Trouble Man · as Pete Cockrell |
| 1972 | Chato's Land · as Elias Hooker |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! · as Jim Mackay |
| 1972 | Girls on the Road · as John |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as John Walton Sr. |
| 1971 | The Grissom Gang · as Mace |
| 1971 | The Pursuit of Happiness · as Detective Cromie |
| 1971 | The Sporting Club · as Olson |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Sam Burton |
| 1971 | Lawman · as Jack Dekker |
| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces · as Carl Fidelio Dupea |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Bart |
| 1969 | Last Summer · as Peter's father |
| 1968 | A Lovely Way to Die · as Sean Magruder |
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke · as Alibi |
| 1967 | The Borgia Stick · as Man from Toledo |
| 1966 | Hawk (TV Series) · as Chauffeur |
| 1965 | Days of Our Lives (TV Series) · as Father Matt |
| 1959 |