Ralph Waite
Some men want to be politicians, some want to be actors, and some even want to be ministers. Ralph Waite managed to be all three. The man known to most of the world as the patriarch from the wildly successful '70s TV show "The Waltons" was much more than the fatherly exterior he displayed. He served in the Marine Corps, didn't decide to act until he was 30, and ran for political office numerous times. But even after his death in February 2014 at the age of 85, he was forever remembered by fans as the kindly John Walton Sr.
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Ralph Waite
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gabe the Cupid Dog | R.L. Dutton (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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25 Hill | Ed (Character) | - | 2011 |
26% |
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Letters to God | Cornelius Perryfield (Character) | $2.8M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective | Grandpa Ventura (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Generation Gap | Chick (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses | Jacob Brawley (Character) | - | 2007 |
48% |
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Silver City | Casey Lyle (Character) | $1.0M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blessings | Sheriff (Character) | - | 2003 |
80% |
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Sunshine State | Furman Temple (Character) | $3.1M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spirit | Jacob (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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The Third Twin | Col. Charles Logan (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Walton Easter | John Walton (Character) | - | 1997 |
56% |
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Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Shadow (Voice) | $32.8M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Walton Wedding | John Walton (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keys to Her Past | Dr. C.J. Halligan (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Season of Hope | Sam Hackett (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Sioux City | Drew McDermott (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Sin and Redemption | Cal Simms (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | John Walton (Character) | - | 1993 |
68% |
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Cliffhanger | Frank (Character) | $80.5M | 1993 |
38% |
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The Bodyguard | Herb Farmer (Character) | $61.0K | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sparks: The Price of Passion | Orville Lemon (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Snake Treaty | Martin (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Red Earth, White Earth | Martin (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crime of Innocence | Frank Hayward (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Good Sport | Tommy O'Bannon (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Wedding on Walton's Mountain | John Walton (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain | John Walton (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain | John Walton (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gentleman Bandit | Father Bernard Pagano (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On the Nickel |
C.G. (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | OHMS | Floyd Wing (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet |
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Angel City | Jared Teeter (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet |
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Red Alert | Henry Stone (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Secret Life of John Chapman | John Chapman (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Waltons: An Easter Story | John Walton Sr. (Character) | - | 1973 |
60% |
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The Stone Killer | Mathews (Character) | - | 1973 |
50% |
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Kid Blue | Drummer (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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Girls on the Road | John (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet |
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The Magnificent Seven Ride! | Jim Mackay (Character) | - | 1972 |
14% |
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Trouble Man | Pete Cockrell (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet |
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Chato's Land | Elias Hooker (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Summer Week | John (Character) | - | 1972 |
89% |
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Five Easy Pieces | Carl Fidelio Dupea (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Lovely Way to Die | Magruder (Character) | - | 1968 |
100% |
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Cool Hand Luke | Alibi (Character) | - | 1967 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Jackson Gibbs (Guest Star) | 2008-2010 2012-2013 |
90% | 83% | Bones | Hank Booth (Guest Star) | 2009 2011 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Waltons |
John Walton (Character), Director |
1972-1981 2010 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Irving Waller (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
24% | No Score Yet | The Cleaner | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Carnivàle | Reverend Norman Balthus (Character) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Gene Morton (Character) | 1999 |
91% | 71% | Murder One | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
40% | No Score Yet | Time Trax | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | D.A. Paul Robbins (Guest Star) | 1989 |
76% | 64% | Roots | Slater (Character) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |