Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928-06-22
- Died
- 2014-02-13
- Works
- 1
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Film & TV
Acting · White Plains, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Gabe the Cupid Dog — R.L. Dutton2012
- 25 Hill — Ed2011
- Letters to God — Mr. Perryfield2010
- Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective — Grandpa Ventura2009
- Generation Gap — Chick2008
- A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke' — Self2008
- Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses — Jacob Brawley2007
- Cane — Father Mike2007
- Grey's Anatomy — Irving Waller2005
- Bones — Hank Booth2005
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials
· 2009 · cited 22,525x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,517x
- The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital
· 1997 · cited 16,027x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,320x
- Dendritic cells and the control of immunity
· 1998 · cited 10,863x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-06-22 ) June 22, 1928, White Plains, New York , U.S.
- Died
- February 13, 2014 (2014-02-13) (aged 85), Palm Desert, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- White Plains Rural Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Bucknell University and Yale Divinity School
- Occupations
- Actor, political activist
- Years active
- 1954–2014
- Political party
- Democratic
- Spouses
- Beverly Waite ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1966 ) Kerry Shear Waite ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1981 ) Linda East ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 22 June 1928
- Died
- 13 February 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ralph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- White Plains
- Place of death
- Palm Desert
- Occupation
- actor
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
Article
Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on The Waltons (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He later had recurring roles as two other heroic fathers; in NCIS as Jackson Gibbs, the father of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and in Bones, as Seeley Booth's grandfather.
Waite had supporting roles in movies such as Cool Hand Luke (1967), Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Grissom Gang (1971), The Bodyguard (1992), and Cliffhanger (1993).
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