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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.
Eventually finding his best friend, "C.G." (Waite), still living on the nickel, the two men reminisce, and Sam gets a fresh look at the lifestyle he had once vigorously abandoned. The film is a multi-level odyssey through the slums of L.A., as well as Sam's personal ruminations as he re-evaluates the nostalgia he had felt for the free and ...
OHMS is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film directed by Dick Lowry. [1] [2] It stars Ralph Waite, David Birney, Talia Balsam, Dixie Carter and also features Leslie Nielsen [3] as the Governor.
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 ...
The Gentleman Bandit is a 1981 TV movie directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Ralph Waite. [3] It is based on the real story of Reverend Bernard Thomas Pagano. Plot
The remains of U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Bode, 20, of Racine, were identified using anthropological analysis and mitochondrial DNA, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Thursday.
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 ...
A cenotaph for Tacoma-raised Ralph Keil was placed at Mountain View Memorial Park in Lakewood by his parents after his he was killed in the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.