Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor and political activist best known for The Waltons, NCIS, Bones, and Cool Hand Luke.
He was married three times and he had three children.
Film Roles
- Cool Hand Luke as Alibi
- A Lovely Way To Die as Sean Magruder
- Last Summer as Peter's Father
- Five Easy Pieces as Carl Fidelio Dupea
- The Sporting Club as Olson
- Trouble Man as Pete Cockrell
- The Stone Killer as Mathews
- Sioux City as Drew McDermott
- The Bodyguard as Herb Farmer
- Cliffhanger as Frank
- Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco as Shadow, replacing Don Ameche
Television Roles
- Bonanza as Hoby (1 episode)
- The Waltons as John Walton Sr.
- Reading Rainbow
- Murder, She Wrote as DA Paul Robbins
- Murder One as Malcolm Dietrich (1 episode)
- The Outer Limits (1995) as Gene Morton (1999)
- Carnivàle as Reverend Norman Balthus (2003-2005)
- The Practice as Walter Josephson (2004)
- Cold Case as Felton Metz (1 episode)
- CSI as Sheriff Montgomery (1 episode)
- NCIS as Jackson Gibbs (8 episodes)
- Kickin' It as Principal Keener (7 episodes)
- Days of Our Lives as Father Matt (recurring)
- Grey's Anatomy as Irving Weller (1 episode)
- Bones as Hank Booth (3 episodes)
