Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Acting
Born 1928-06-22 White Plains, New York, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.8
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 Carniv...
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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.

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Cane poster
Cane
as Father Mike
2007-09-25
Grey's Anatomy poster
Grey's Anatomy
as Irving Waller
2005-03-27
NCIS poster
NCIS
as Jackson Gibbs
2003-09-23
Carnivàle poster
Carnivàle
as Norman Belthus
2003-09-14
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sheriff Montgomery
2000-10-06
The Practice poster
The Practice
as Walter Josephson
1997-03-04
The Outer Limits poster
The Outer Limits
as Gene Morton
1995-03-26
Time Trax poster
Time Trax
as Lamont Carson
1993-01-20

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