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Ralph Waite

Age: 96 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: June 22, 1928

Place of birth: White Plains, New York, USA

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 w...

Known for: Acting

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The Bodyguard
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The Bodyguard

as Herb Farmer

Trouble Man
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Trouble Man

as Pete Cockrell

Crash and Burn
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Crash and Burn

as Lathan Hooks

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
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Homeward Bound II: L...

as Shadow (voice)

Cliffhanger
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Cliffhanger

as Frank

Chato's Land
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Chato's Land

as Elias Hooker

Letters to God
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Letters to God

as Mr. Perryfield

Lawman
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Lawman

as Jack Dekker

The Magnificent Seven Ride!
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The Magnificent Seve...

as Jim Mackay

Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
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Ace Ventura Jr: Pet ...

as Grandpa Ventura

Last Summer
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Last Summer

as Peter's father (uncredited)

Timequest
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Timequest

as The Traveler

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
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Mother's Day on Walt...

as John Walton

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
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A Day for Thanks on ...

as John Walton

Hot Summer Week
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Hot Summer Week

as John

Gabe the Cupid Dog
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Gabe the Cupid Dog

as R.L. Dutton

Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
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Good Old Boy: A Delt...

as Narrator (voice)

Kid Blue
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Kid Blue

as Drummer

Sparks: The Price of Passion
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Sparks: The Price of...

as Orville Lemon

Red Alert
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Red Alert

as Henry Stone

The Sporting Club
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The Sporting Club

as Olson

Five Easy Pieces
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Five Easy Pieces

as Carl Fidelio Dupea

Sin and Redemption
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Sin and Redemption

as Cal Simms

Generation Gap
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Generation Gap

as Chick

The Stone Killer
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The Stone Killer

as Mathews

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
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A Wedding on Waltons...

as John Walton

A Good Sport
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A Good Sport

as Tommy O'Bannon

Spirit
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Spirit

as Jacob Hardesty

Snake Treaty
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Snake Treaty

Blessings
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Blessings

as Sheriff

The Grissom Gang
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The Grissom Gang

as Mace

A Season of Hope
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A Season of Hope

as Sam Hackett

A Lovely Way to Die
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A Lovely Way to Die

as Sean Magruder

Angel City
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Angel City

as Jared Teeter

Sioux City
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Sioux City

as Drew McDermott

Cool Hand Luke
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Cool Hand Luke

as Alibi

The President's Man
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The President's Man

as President Mathews

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
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A Walton Thanksgivin...

as John Walton

The Gentleman Bandit
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The Gentleman Bandit

as Father Bernard Pagano

Sin & Redemption
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Sin & Redemption

as Cal Simms

25 Hill
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25 Hill

as Ed

Keys
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Keys

as Dr. C.J. Halligan

Silver City
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Silver City

as Casey Lyle

A Walton Easter
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A Walton Easter

as John Walton

On the Nickel
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On the Nickel

as C.G.

The Desperate Hours
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The Desperate Hours

as Lt. Fredericks

The Secret Life of John Chapman
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The Secret Life of J...

as John Chapman

Sunshine State
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Sunshine State

as Furman Temple

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
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Murder 101: If Wishe...

as Jacob Brawley

OHMS
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OHMS

as Floyd Wing

Wild by Law
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Wild by Law

as Aldo Leopold (voice)

Crime of Innocence
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Crime of Innocence

as Frank Hayward

The Pursuit of Happiness
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The Pursuit of Happi...

as Detective Cromie

The Borgia Stick
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The Borgia Stick

as Man from Toledo

A Walton Wedding
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A Walton Wedding

as John Walton

Carnivàle
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Carnivàle

as Norman Belthus

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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CSI: Crime Scene Inv...

as Sheriff Montgomery

The Waltons
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The Waltons

as John Walton Sr.

Roots
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Roots

The Outer Limits
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The Outer Limits

as Gene Morton

The Mississippi
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The Mississippi

as Ben Walker

NCIS
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NCIS

as Jackson Gibbs

Nichols
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Nichols

as Sam Burton

Bonanza
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Bonanza

as Hoby Miles

The Third Twin
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The Third Twin

as Senator Proust

Reading Rainbow
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Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Grey's Anatomy
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Grey's Anatomy

as Irving Waller

The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Sho...

as Self

The West
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The West

as Self (voice)

Bones
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Bones

as Hank Booth

Roots
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Roots

as Slater

Dinah!
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Dinah!

as Self

Shannon's Deal
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Shannon's Deal

as Harry

Time Trax
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Time Trax

as Lamont Carson

Murder, She Wrote
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Murder, She Wrote

as D.A. Paul Robbins

The Practice
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The Practice

as Walter Josephson