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Ralph Waite

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Ralph Waite's stalwart and steadfast TV homesteader John Walton will endure in the hearts of family-oriented viewers for decades to come. The actor was born in White Plains, New York on June 22, 1928. Educated at Bucknell University where he graduated with a BA degree, Waite existed rather aimlessly as a young adult while trying to find his way in the world... See full bio »

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2009-2013 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Father Matt
– Episode #1.12073 (2013) … Father Matt
– Episode #1.12071 (2013) … Father Matt
– Episode #1.12072 (2013) … Father Matt
– Episode #1.12070 (2013) … Father Matt (credit only)
– Episode #1.12068 (2013) … Father Matt (credit only)
See all 54 episodes »
 
2008-2012 NCIS (TV series)
Jackson Gibbs
– Namesake (2012) … Jackson Gibbs
– Life Before His Eyes (2012) … Jackson Gibbs
– Spider and the Fly (2010) … Jackson Gibbs
– Rule Fifty-One (2010) … Jackson Gibbs
– Faith (2009) … Jackson Gibbs
See all 7 episodes »
 
2012 Gabe the Cupid Dog
R.L. Dutton
 
2009-2011 Bones (TV series)
Hank Booth
– The Male in the Mail (2011) … Hank Booth
– The Foot in the Foreclosure (2009) … Hank Booth
 
2011 25 Hill
Ed
 
2011 Off the Map (TV series)
Abuelito
– On the Mean Streets of San Miguel (2011) … Abuelito
 
2010 Letters to God
Cornelius Perryfield
 
2009 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Irving Waller
– Tainted Obligation (2009) … Irving Waller
 
2009 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr. (TV movie)
Grandpa Ventura
 
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Sheriff Montgomery
– Young Man with a Horn (2008) … Sheriff Montgomery
 
2008 Generation Gap (TV movie)
Chick
 
2008 The Cleaner (TV series)
Jonus Mullins
– Lie with Me (2008) … Jonus Mullins
 
2007 Cane (TV series)
Father Mike
– The Perfect Son (2007) … Father Mike
 
2007 Cold Case (TV series)
Felton Metz '07
– World's End (2007) … Felton Metz '07
 
2007 Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (TV movie)
Jacob Brawley
 
2003-2005 Carnivàle (TV series)
Reverend Norman Balthus
– New Canaan, CA (2005) … Reverend Norman Balthus
– Outside New Canaan (2005) … Reverend Norman Balthus
– Cheyenne, WY (2005) … Reverend Norman Balthus
– Lincoln Highway, UT (2005) … Reverend Norman Balthus
– Outskirts, Damascus, NE (2005) … Reverend Norman Balthus
See all 16 episodes »
 
2004 Silver City
Casey Lyle
 
2004 The Practice (TV series)
Walter Josephson
– Avenging Angels (2004) … Walter Josephson
 
2003 Blessings (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
2002 Sunshine State
Furman Temple
 
2001 Spirit (TV movie)
Jacob
 
2001 All My Children (TV series)
Bart
– Episode #1.8064 (2001) … Bart
 
2000 Timequest
The Time Traveler
 
2000 The President's Man (TV movie)
President Mathews
 
1999 Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV series)
Dad
– A Secret Promise Kept (1999) … Dad
 
1999 Rocket Power (TV series)
Doc Freimouth
– Fall and Rise of Sam/Typhoid Sam (1999) … Doc Freimouth (voice)
 
1999 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Gene Morton
– Small Friends (1999) … Gene Morton
 
1997 The Third Twin (TV movie)
Senator Proust
 
1997 A Walton Easter (TV movie)
John Walton
 
1997 Orleans (TV series)
Otis Leblanc
 
1996 Murder One (TV series)
Malcolm Dietrich
– Chapter Eight, Year Two (1996) … Malcolm Dietrich
– Chapter Six, Year Two (1996) … Malcolm Dietrich
– Chapter Five, Year Two (1996) … Malcolm Dietrich
– Chapter Four, Year Two (1996) … Malcolm Dietrich
– Chapter Three, Year Two (1996) … Malcolm Dietrich
See all 7 episodes »
 
1996 Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco
Shadow (voice)
 
1995 A Walton Wedding (TV movie)
John Walton
 
1995 A Season of Hope (TV movie)
Sam Hackett
 
1994 Sioux City
Drew McDermott
 
1994 Sin & Redemption (TV movie)
Cal Simms
 
1994 Time Trax (TV series)
Sergeant Lamont Carson
– Missing (1994) … Sergeant Lamont Carson
 
1994 Keys (TV movie)
Dr. C.J. Halligan
 
1993 A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (TV movie)
John Walton
 
1993 Cliffhanger
Frank
 
1992 The Bodyguard
Herb Farmer
 
1990 Desperate Hours (uncredited)
 
1990 Crash and Burn (video)
Lathan Hooks
 
1990 Shannon's Deal (TV series)
Harry
– Hitting Home (1990) … Harry
 
1990 Sparks: The Price of Passion (TV movie)
Orville Lemon
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
D.A. Paul Robbins
– Alma Murder (1989) … D.A. Paul Robbins
 
1989 Red Earth, White Earth (TV movie)
Martin
 
1988 The River Pirates
Narrator
 
1985 Crime of Innocence (TV movie)
Frank Hayward
 
1984 Growing Pains (TV movie)
Rob
 
1983-1984 The Mississippi (TV series)
Ben Walker
– Home Again (1984) … Ben Walker
– Abigail (1984) … Ben Walker
– Informed Consent (1984) … Ben Walker
– Wheels of Justice (1984) … Ben Walker
– Going Back to Hannibal (1984) … Ben Walker
See all 23 episodes »
 
1984 A Good Sport (TV movie)
Tommy O'Bannon
 
1982 A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (TV movie)
John Walton
 
1982 Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (TV movie)
John Walton
 
1982 A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (TV movie)
John Walton
 
1981 The Gentleman Bandit (TV movie)
Father Bernard Pagano
 
1972-1981 The Waltons (TV series)
John Walton, Sr. / John Walton Sr.
– The Move (1981) … John Walton, Sr.
– The Last Ten Days (1981) … John Walton, Sr.
– The Pursuit (1981) … John Walton, Sr.
– The Premonition (1980) … John Walton, Sr.
– The Triumph (1980) … John Walton, Sr.
See all 196 episodes »
 
1980 Angel City (TV movie)
Jared Teeter
 
1980 The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (TV movie)
John Walton Sr. / Himself
 
1980 On the Nickel
C.G.
 
1980 OHMS (TV movie)
Floyd Wing
 
1977 Red Alert (TV movie)
Henry Stone
 
1977 Waiting for Godot (TV movie)
Pozzo
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
Slater
– Episode #1.1 (1977) … Slater
– Episode #1.2 (1977) … Slater
– Episode #1.3 (1977) … Slater
 
1976 The Secret Life of John Chapman (TV movie)
John Chapman
 
1973 Kid Blue
Drummer
 
1973 The Stone Killer
Mathews
 
1973 The Thanksgiving Story (TV movie)
 
1972 Trouble Man
Pete Cockrell
 
1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Jim Mackay
 
1972 Hot Summer Week
John
 
1972 Chato's Land
Elias Hooker
 
1971 Nichols (TV series)
Sam Burton
– The Specialists (1971) … Sam Burton
 
1971 The Grissom Gang
Mace
 
1971 Lawman
Jack Dekker
 
1971 The Sporting Club
Olson
 
1971 The Pursuit of Happiness
Detective Cromie
 
1970 Five Easy Pieces
Carl Fidelio Dupea
 
1970 Bonanza (TV series)
Hoby Miles
– The Lady and the Mark (1970) … Hoby Miles
 
1969 Last Summer
Peter's Father (uncredited)
 
1967-1968 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
Robert Stryker
– 'L' Is for Love and Larceny (1968)
– Murder for Infinity (1967) … Robert Stryker
 
1968 A Lovely Way to Die
Sean Magruder
 
1967 Cool Hand Luke
Alibi
 
1967 The Borgia Stick (TV movie)
Man from Toledo
 
1966 Hawk (TV series)
Chauffeur
– Death Comes Full Circle (1966) … Chauffeur
 
1954 Look Up and Live (TV series)
Host
– Sounds of Alienation … Host
 
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1983 The Mississippi (TV series)
– Mardi Gras (1983)
 
1980 On the Nickel
 
1973-1980 The Waltons (TV series)
– The Inspiration (1980)
– The Unthinkable (1980)
– Founder's Day (1979)
– The Captive (1978)
– The Rumor (1978)
See all 16 episodes »
 
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1974-1978 The Waltons (TV series)
– Day of Infamy (1978) (performer: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen")
– The Conflict (1974) (performer: "The Old Spinning Wheel")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1984 A Good Sport (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1980 On the Nickel
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making 'Cool Hand Luke' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2010 A Walton's Family Reunion (TV documentary)
Himself - Actor
 
2008 A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making 'Cool Hand Luke' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 The West (TV series documentary)
– Fight No More Forever (1996) (voice)
– The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1996) (voice)
 
1987 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
– Rumpelstiltskin (1987) … Himself (voice)
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 July 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 CBS: On the Air (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1975-1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.208 (1976) … Himself
– Episode #2.152 (1976) … Himself
– Episode #1.187 (1975) … Himself
 

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(June 2002): Plays Frank/Donald in "This Thing of Darkness" play by Craig Lucas and David Schulner (Atlantic Theater Company, New York City, New York, USA).

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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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First ran for congress in 1990, losing against then rep. Al McCandless (R). See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer