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      Ralph Waite

      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.

      Highest rated movies

      Cool Hand Luke
      Five Easy Pieces
      Sunshine State
      Cliffhanger
      The Stone Killer
      Kid Blue
      Silver City
      The Bodyguard

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      TROUBLE MAN, Robert Hooks, Ralph Waite, 1972, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. TROUBLE MAN, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, 1972, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. FIVE EASY PIECES, Ralph Waite, 1970 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 CLIFFHANGER, Ralph Waite, 1993, (c) TriStar ON THE NICKEL, Jack Kehoe, Ralph Waite, 1980, (c) Seven Star Productions THE STONE KILLER, Charles Bronson, Ralph Waite, 1973 NCIS, from left: Billy Dee Williams, Ralph Waite, Mark Harmon, Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, 09/23/2003, ©CBS NCIS, Ralph Waite, 'Namesake', Season 10, Ep. #5, 10/30/2012, ©CBS NCIS, Ralph Waite, 'Better Angels', Season 11, Ep. #7, 11/05/2013, ©CBS LETTERS TO GOD, from left: Bailee Madison, Ralph Waite, Tanner Maguire, 2010. ©Vivendi Entertainment NCIS, Mark Harmon (L), Ralph Waite (R), 09/23/2003, ©CBS THE BODYGUARD, Kevin Costner, DeVaughn Nixon, Michelle Lamar Richards, Whitney Houston, Ralph Waite, Christopher Birt, 1992, (c) Warner Brothers ON THE NICKEL, director Ralph Waite, Hal Williams, Penelope Allen, Donald Moffat on set, 1980, (c) Seven Star Productions NCIS, Mark Harmon (L), Ralph Waite (R), 'Better Angels', Season 11, Ep. #7, 11/05/2013, ©CBS
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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Gabe the Cupid Dog R.L. Dutton (Character) - 2012
      No Score Yet 100% 25 Hill Ed (Character) - 2011
      25% 75% Letters to God Cornelius Perryfield (Character) $2.8M 2010
      No Score Yet 32% Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective Grandpa Ventura (Character) - 2009
      No Score Yet 41% Generation Gap Chick (Character) - 2008
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses Jacob Brawley (Character) - 2007
      48% 32% Silver City Casey Lyle (Character) $1.0M 2004
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Blessings Sheriff (Character) - 2003
      80% 58% Sunshine State Furman Temple (Character) $3.1M 2002
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Spirit Jacob (Character) - 2001
      No Score Yet 50% The Third Twin Col. Charles Logan (Character) - 1997
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Walton Easter John Walton (Character) - 1997
      56% 44% 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 60% Sioux City Drew McDermott (Character) - 1994
      No Score Yet 70% Sin and Redemption Cal Simms (Character) - 1994
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion John Walton (Character) - 1993
      68% 52% Cliffhanger Frank (Character) $80.5M 1993
      38% 64% 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       		- 1980
      No Score Yet No Score Yet OHMS Floyd Wing (Character) - 1980
      No Score Yet 80% Angel City Jared Teeter (Character) - 1980
      No Score Yet 14% 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% 42% The Stone Killer Mathews (Character) - 1973
      50% 62% Kid Blue Drummer (Character) - 1973
      No Score Yet 29% Girls on the Road John (Character) - 1972
      No Score Yet 24% The Magnificent Seven Ride! Jim Mackay (Character) - 1972
      14% 65% Trouble Man Pete Cockrell (Character) - 1972
      No Score Yet 57% Chato's Land Elias Hooker (Character) - 1972
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Hot Summer Week John (Character) - 1972
      89% 84% Five Easy Pieces Carl Fidelio Dupea (Character) - 1970
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Lovely Way to Die Magruder (Character) - 1968
      100% 95% Cool Hand Luke Alibi (Character) - 1967

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet 83% 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% 73% Grey's Anatomy Irving Waller (Guest Star) 2009
      No Score Yet 82% 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 87% 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% No Score Yet 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% 68% Roots Slater (Character) 1977
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1970