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Ralph Waite

Highest Rated: 100% Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Lowest Rated: 14% Trouble Man (1972)

Birthday: Jun 22, 1928

Birthplace: White Plains, New York, USA

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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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 95% Cool Hand Luke
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89% 84% Five Easy Pieces
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80% 58% Sunshine State
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60% 41% The Stone Killer
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56% 44% Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
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50% 62% Kid Blue
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48% 33% Silver City
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38% 64% The Bodyguard
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26% 75% Letters to God
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Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite FIVE EASY PIECES, Ralph Waite, 1970 TROUBLE MAN, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, 1972, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. TROUBLE MAN, Robert Hooks, Ralph Waite, 1972, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Bones, Ralph Waite (L), Joanna Cassidy (R), 'The Woman in White', Season 9, Ep. #6, 10/21/2013, ©FOX TROUBLE MAN, Ralph Waite, Paul Winfield, Robert Hooks, 1972, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. FIVE EASY PIECES, from left: Ralph Waite, Susan Anspach, 1970 NCIS, Mark Harmon (L), Ralph Waite (R), 'Namesake', Season 10, Ep. #5, 10/30/2012, ©CBS NCIS, Mark Harmon (L), Ralph Waite (R), 'Better Angels', Season 11, Ep. #7, 11/05/2013, ©CBS NCIS, Mark Harmon (L), Ralph Waite (R), 'Namesake', Season 10, Ep. #5, 10/30/2012, ©CBS View more photos

Filmography

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Gabe the Cupid Dog 2012 R.L. Dutton Actor 25 Hill 88% 2011 Ed Actor Letters to God 26% 75% 2010 Cornelius Perryfield Actor Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective 32% 2009 Grandpa Ventura Actor Generation Gap 39% 2008 Chick Actor Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses 2007 Jacob Brawley Actor Silver City 48% 33% 2004 Casey Lyle Actor Blessings 2003 Sheriff Actor Sunshine State 80% 58% 2002 Furman Temple Actor Spirit 2001 Jacob Actor The Third Twin 50% 1997 Col. Charles Logan Actor A Walton Easter 1997 John Walton Actor Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 56% 44% 1996 Shadow Voice A Walton Wedding 1995 John Walton Actor Keys to Her Past 1995 Dr. C.J. Halligan Actor A Season of Hope 1995 Sam Hackett Actor Sioux City 62% 1994 Drew McDermott Actor Sin and Redemption 70% 1994 Cal Simms Actor A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion 1993 John Walton Actor Cliffhanger 68% 52% 1993 Frank Actor The Bodyguard 38% 64% 1992 Herb Farmer Actor Sparks: The Price of Passion 1990 Orville Lemon Actor Snake Treaty 1989 Martin Actor Red Earth, White Earth 1989 Martin Actor Crime of Innocence 1985 Frank Hayward Actor
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