
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.

Reading Rainbow

The West

グレイズ・アナトミー

BONES -骨は語る-

Shannon's Deal

カーニバル

The Borgia Stick

暴力脱獄

新アウターリミッツ

CSI:科学捜査班

NCIS ~ネイビー犯罪捜査班

The Practice

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

ボナンザ

ジェシカおばさんの事件簿

Roots

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

Generation Gap

The Waltons

ファイブ・イージー・ピーセス

Gabe the Cupid Dog

Kid Blue

Letters to God

ボディガード

The Secret Life of John Chapman

Dinah!

奇跡の旅 2 サンフランシスコの大冒険

傷だらけの挽歌

Chato's Land

クリフハンガー

A Walton Easter

Lawman

Time Trax

Sunshine State

Wild by Law

Last Summer

Spirit

The Stone Killer

Trouble Man

25 Hill

Silver City

The River Pirates

Blessings

On the Nickel

The Mississippi

Angel City

The Pursuit of Happiness

Cane

荒野の七人 真昼の決闘

Sparks: The Price of Passion

Crime of Innocence

The Mike Douglas Show

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

The Third Twin

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

The Gentleman Bandit

OHMS

Nichols

Timequest

A Lovely Way to Die

Sioux City

地獄のヒーロー ザ・プレジデント・マン

Crash and Burn

Red Alert

The Desperate Hours

Keys

A Season of Hope

The Sporting Club

ペット探偵 エース・ベンチュラJr.

Hot Summer Week

A Good Sport

A Walton Wedding

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