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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.
In the TV series it inspired, The Waltons, the role of John Walton was played by Ralph Waite. Even earlier, Henry Fonda had played essentially the same role in the movie based on Earl Hamner's writing that inspired them both, Spencer's Mountain (1963), although the character's name was different.
Family patriarch John, called Daddy by his children, (pilot, Andrew Duggan (1923–1988); series and sequels, Ralph Waite, 1928–2014) is a hard-working, industrious man who runs a small family sawmill on his property on Walton's Mountain. He is the second son of Esther Walton (née Morgan) and Zebulon Tyler Walton.
Ralph Waite reprised his role as Gibbs' father. "Better Angels" is written by Gina Monreal and directed by Tony Wharmby. On the day the episode aired, executive producer Gary Glasberg revealed some insight, and said it was an emotional story "based on some real historical storytelling". The episode also featured "some terrific flashbacks to ...
Ralph Waite played Ben Walker, a successful criminal attorney who, after retiring his law practice, sought a simpler life on the Mississippi River as the captain of a stern wheel river boat. Conflicting with his desire for an easy retirement from legal practice, he'd find at every port someone who needed a good attorney, and he would end up ...
Portrayed by Ralph Waite. Hank Booth (seasons 5–9) was Seeley and Jared Booth's paternal grandfather. He was a Korean War veteran and served in the 720th Military Police Battalion [20] and the 82nd Airborne Division. [21] The character was described by series creator Hart Hanson as "Booth's plainspoken, loving, war hero grandfather". [22]
He’s played some of the biggest characters in film, from Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter to Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights, but Oscar-nominated actor Ralph Fiennes says he has never been offered ...
After portraying a landlady in an earlier episode of The Waltons, Rea permanently joined the cast in 1979 in the role of Rose Burton, a cousin of Olivia Walton, a surrogate parental figure replacing Ellen Corby (Grandma), Michael Learned (Olivia), and the following year, Ralph Waite (John).