Ralph Waite
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.
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's...
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Cliffhanger
as FrankA year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his...
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Cool Hand Luke
as AlibiWhen petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't...
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Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Shadow (voice)When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and...
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Chato's Land
as Elias HookerIn 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that...
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Five Easy Pieces
as Carl Fidelio DupeaA drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't...
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The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Jim MackayMarshal Chris Adams turns down a friend's request to help stop the depredations of a gang of...
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Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
as Grandpa Ventura"I will try to be normal" 12-year-old Ace Ventura Jr. promises. Thats cool, except whats normal...
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Lawman
as Jack DekkerWhile passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their...
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The Stone Killer
as MathewsA Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian...
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Letters to God
as Mr. PerryfieldA young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and...
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Silver City
as Casey LyleThe discovery of a corpse and the ensuing probe by an idealistic journalist threatens to unravel...
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The President's Man
as President MathewsTo many, Joshua McCord is a charismatic Asian studies professor. To the President of the United...
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Crash and Burn
as Lathan HooksUnicom is a powerful organization overseeing most of the world after its economic collapse. They...
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Crime of Innocence
as Frank HaywardTwo teenage girls are locked up for a minor offence by a harsh judge who thinks a night in jail...
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The Sporting Club
as OlsonThe wealthy members of an exclusive backwoods retreat face an existential threat from both a...
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A Walton Easter
as John WaltonIn 1969, John-Boy is a TV news anchorperson in New York and he is in the throes of writing a new...
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Sioux City
as Drew McDermottA young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with...
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Trouble Man
as Pete CockrellIt seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky...
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A Lovely Way to Die
as Sean MagruderA cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a...
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A Walton Wedding
as John WaltonIn 1964, John-Boy Walton is planning his wedding to Janet Gilchrist, the editor of a New York...
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Kid Blue
as DrummerBickford Waner, an apparently naive young man from Fort Worth, arrives in the tiny Texas town of...
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Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
as Jacob BrawleyDr. Maxwell is called in to investigate the kidnapping of a prize race horse. When the case...
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Blessings
as SheriffReleased from jail after a term basically served instead of friends he refused to rat out,...
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Spirit
as Jacob HardestyWhen Kelly and her father move to New Orleans after the death of her mother, strange things...
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Last Summer
as Peter's father (uncredited)During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl...
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Keys
as Dr. C.J. HalliganA one-time investigator gets back in the game when a family suffers a trauma similar to her own.
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Generation Gap
as ChickWhen a rebellious teenager is forced to spend the summer with his grandfather, their differences...
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A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as John WaltonThe fourth Waltons reunion TV movie is set in the 1960s , with John-Boy still living in New...
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A Season of Hope
as Sam HackettWhen trees in their only source of income, a lemon grove, start showing signs of disease, a...
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Sunshine State
as Furman TempleA woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must...
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The Grissom Gang
as MaceThe Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss...
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Sparks: The Price of Passion
as Orville LemonA female mayor (Victoria Principal) of Albuquerque gets embroiled in a fight over the...
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The Pursuit of Happiness
as Detective CromieWilliam Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So...
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Hot Summer Week
as JohnTwo girls pick up a crazed hitchhiker who may or may not be the serial killer murdering hippies...
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The Borgia Stick
as Man from ToledoA suburban couple discovers that they are pawns for a powerful crime syndicate. They try to...
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The Secret Life of John Chapman
as John ChapmanThe true story of John Chapman, a college president who took a sabbatical and went out and got a...
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A Good Sport
as Tommy O'BannonThe stylish editor of a fashion magazine and a rumpled sports reporter endeavor to keep their...
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25 Hill
as EdThis is the story of an 11-year-old boy whose derby dreams are left in pieces when his soldier...
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Gabe the Cupid Dog
as R.L. DuttonWhen Eric and Marsha break off their long-term relationship, journalist Eric is able to weather...
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A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
as John WaltonErin Walton is considering marrying her boyfriend Paul but her old boyfriend Ashley, who left...
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Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
as John WaltonMary Ellen marries Jonesy but they don't exactly have a good start.
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The Gentleman Bandit
as Father Bernard PaganoBased on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano, who was accused of several...
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Timequest
as The TravelerA story about a man who travels back in time to Fort Worth, Texas on Novemeber 22, 1963 and...
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On the Nickel
as C.G.Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in...
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The Desperate Hours
as Lt. FredericksThe Hilliards are a middle class family whose lives are put in danger when escaped convict Glenn...
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Red Alert
as Henry StoneA computer at a nuclear power plant malfunctions and receives erroneous information of a...
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A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
as John WaltonMost of the Waltons have split up in the days approaching Thanksgiving 1947. But most of the...
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OHMS
as Floyd WingA conservative, Midwestern farmer rallies his neighbors against a power company planning to...
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Angel City
as Jared TeeterJared Teeter has to work in a forced labor camp in Florida to make ends meet. "Angel City" is no...
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Grey's Anatomy
as Irving WallerFollows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...
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NCIS
as Jackson GibbsFrom murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents...
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sheriff MontgomeryA Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the...
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Bones
as Hank BoothDr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special...
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Bonanza
as Hoby MilesThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...
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Murder, She Wrote
as D.A. Paul RobbinsAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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The Waltons
as John Walton Sr.The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Practice
as Walter JosephsonA provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...
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Carnivàle
as Norman BelthusCarnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression...
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The Outer Limits
as Gene MortonAnthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...
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Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode...
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Roots
as uncreditedThe epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in...
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Roots
as SlaterThe epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in...
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Dinah!
as SelfDinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started...
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Time Trax
as Lamont CarsonTime Trax is an American/Australian co-produced science fiction television series that first...
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Nichols
as Sam BurtonNichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United...
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Shannon's Deal
as HarryShannon's Deal is an American legal drama. The show centers on a successful Philadelphia...
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The West
as Self (voice)The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the...
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The Mississippi
as Ben WalkerThe Mississippi was a television series which ran for 2 seasons from 1982 to 1984. The series...
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The Third Twin
as Senator ProustA biologist falls for a twin she is studying and confronts a scientist with evidence on a...
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