Ralph Waite

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jun 22, 1928 (96 years old)
Death date
Feb 13, 2014

Ralph Waite

Known For

Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
1h 33m
Movie 2009

Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective

"I will try to be normal" 12-year-old Ace Ventura Jr. promises. Thats cool, except whats normal for him is finding missing mutts, kidnapped kitties or gone gators and creating hilarious chaos every step of the way.

A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
0h 28m
Movie 2008

A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

A documentary on the making of 'Cool Hand Luke' (1967).

Carnivàle
0h 54m
TV Show 2003

Carnivàle

Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.

The Third Twin
TV Show 1997

The Third Twin

A biologist falls for a twin she is studying and confronts a scientist with evidence on a cloning scandal.

A Walton Wedding
2h 30m
Movie 1995

A Walton Wedding

In 1964, John-Boy Walton is planning his wedding to Janet Gilchrist, the editor of a New York fashion magazine and the daughter of a diplomat. The two of them plan a small wedding and he invites the family and friends from Walton's Mountain to come to New York for the celebration. However, Janet's Aunt Flo has other ideas and begins to take over their wedding preparations. Added to the wedding plan stress, John-Boy is also trying to write an article about his Grandma, but decides that he needs to go home to escape the wedding preparations, as well as to reunite with his grandmother and fill in some gaps leaving Janet in New York trying to prevent her wedding from getting out of hand. But she too leaves the city and heads for Walton's Mountain to plan their wedding there.

A Season of Hope
1h 30m
Movie 1995

A Season of Hope

When trees in their only source of income, a lemon grove, start showing signs of disease, a burdened Californian family reaches their breaking point. Is there any hope left for them?

Sin & Redemption
Movie 1994

Sin & Redemption

A rape victim learns the truth about her husband when their daughter has a life-threatening illness.

Keys
1h 34m
Movie 1994

Keys

A one-time investigator gets back in the game when a family suffers a trauma similar to her own.

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1h 32m
Movie 1993

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

The fourth Waltons reunion TV movie is set in the 1960s , with John-Boy still living in New York, trying to persuade his fiancée to marry him. Meanwhile, Ben and Cindy's daughter Virginia has died, and Cindy is finding life very lonely without her. She tells Ben that she would dearly love to adopt another baby, but Ben feels that it is not a good idea. Ben argues with his father about buying a new truck for their lumber company, but John keeps insisting that they can't afford it. Elsewhere, Erin now has three children and is separated from Paul. Her decision to start seeing another man causes some indignation among the other Walton family members. Ike and Corabeth become grandparents when Aimee has a daughter, while Elizabeth returns from Europe and reunites with Drew, her old beau.

Cliffhanger
1h 52m
Movie 1993

Cliffhanger

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

Biography

Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was 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. Later in his career, he appeared as Reverend Norman Balthus for 16 out of 24 episodes over the two seasons of the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005). He portrayed 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.

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