Ralph Waite
Birthday
1928/06/22
Day of death
2014/02/13 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
White Plains, New York, USA
Also know as
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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...Read more
Acting
(1992) The Bodyguard
as Herb Farmer
(1972) Trouble Man
as Pete Cockrell
(1990) Crash and Burn
as Lathan Hooks
(1996) Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Shadow (voice)
(1993) Cliffhanger
as Frank
(1972) Chato's Land
as Elias Hooker
(2010) Letters to God
as Mr. Perryfield
(1971) Lawman
as Jack Dekker
(1972) The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Jim Mackay
(2009) Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
as Grandpa Ventura
(1969) Last Summer
as Peter's father (uncredited)
(2003) Timequest
as The Traveler
(1982) Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
as John Walton
(1982) A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
as John Walton
(1972) Hot Summer Week
as John
(2012) Gabe the Cupid Dog
as R.L. Dutton
(1988) Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
as Narrator (voice)
(1973) Kid Blue
as Drummer
(1990) Sparks: The Price of Passion
as Orville Lemon
(1977) Red Alert
as Henry Stone
(1971) The Sporting Club
as Olson
(1970) Five Easy Pieces
as Carl Fidelio Dupea
(1994) Sin and Redemption
as Cal Simms
(2008) Generation Gap
as Chick
(1973) The Stone Killer
as Mathews
(1982) A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
as John Walton
(1984) A Good Sport
as Tommy O'Bannon
(2001) Spirit
as Jacob Hardesty
(1989) Snake Treaty
as ---
(2003) Blessings
as Sheriff
(1971) The Grissom Gang
as Mace
(1995) A Season of Hope
as Sam Hackett
(1968) A Lovely Way to Die
as Sean Magruder
(1980) Angel City
as Jared Teeter
(1994) Sioux City
as Drew McDermott
(1967) Cool Hand Luke
as Alibi
(2000) The President's Man
as President Mathews
(1993) A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as John Walton
(1981) The Gentleman Bandit
as Father Bernard Pagano
(1994) Sin & Redemption
as Cal Simms
(2011) 25 Hill
as Ed
(1994) Keys
as Dr. C.J. Halligan
(2004) Silver City
as Casey Lyle
(1997) A Walton Easter
as John Walton
(1980) On the Nickel
as C.G.
(1967) The Desperate Hours
as Lt. Fredericks
(1976) The Secret Life of John Chapman
as John Chapman
(2002) Sunshine State
as Furman Temple
(2007) Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
as Jacob Brawley
(1980) OHMS
as Floyd Wing
(1991) Wild by Law
as Aldo Leopold (voice)
(1985) Crime of Innocence
as Frank Hayward
(1971) The Pursuit of Happiness
as Detective Cromie
(1967) The Borgia Stick
as Man from Toledo
(1995) A Walton Wedding
as John Walton
(2003) Carnivàle
as Norman Belthus
(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sheriff Montgomery
(1972) The Waltons
as John Walton Sr.
(1977) Roots
as ---
(1995) The Outer Limits
as Gene Morton
(1983) The Mississippi
as Ben Walker
(2003) NCIS
as Jackson Gibbs
(1971) Nichols
as Sam Burton
(1959) Bonanza
as Hoby Miles
(1997) The Third Twin
as Senator Proust
(1983) Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
(2005) Grey's Anatomy
as Irving Waller
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1996) The West
as Self (voice)
(2005) Bones
as Hank Booth
(1977) Roots
as Slater
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1990) Shannon's Deal
as Harry
(1993) Time Trax
as Lamont Carson
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as D.A. Paul Robbins
(1997) The Practice
as Walter Josephson