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Gabe the Cupid Dog

as R.L. Dutton

2012
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective

as Grandpa Ventura

2009
Letters to God

as Mr. Perryfield

2010
Generation Gap

as Chick

2008
Silver City

as

2004
The President's Man

as President Mathews

2000
The Third Twin

as Senator Proust

1997
The Bodyguard

as Herb Farmer

2012
Crash and Burn

as Lathan Hooks

1990
Kid Blue

as Drummer

1973
The Waltons

as John Walton Sr.

1972
Trouble Man

as Pete Cockrell

1972
Chato's Land

as Elias Hooker

1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride!

as Jim Mackay

1972
Hot Summer Week

as John

1972
Lawman

as Jack Dekker

1971
The Grissom Gang

as Mace

1971
Last Summer

as Peter's father (uncredited)

1969
A Lovely Way to Die

as Sean Magruder

1968
Ralph Waite Ralph Waite

Birthday

1928-06-22

Place of Birth

White Plains, New York, USA

Biography

Ralph Waite (born June 22, 1928) is 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. More recently, he appeared as Reverend Norman Balthus for 16 out of 24 episodes over the two seasons of the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005). Currently, he has been portraying 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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