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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.
Ralph Waite (1928-2014) was an American actor best known for his role as John Walton, Sr. on The Waltons (1972-1981). He also appeared in movies, TV shows, and theater, and ran for Congress twice.
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Feb 14, 2014 · Ralph Waite, who played John Walton Sr - Papa Walton - in the long-running TV show The Waltons, passed away in 2014. He was also an actor, director, minister and former Marine who appeared in films such as Cool Hand Luke and The Bodyguard.
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Feb 14, 2014 · Feb. 14, 2014. Ralph Waite, a multifaceted actor who became etched in television history as the craggy-faced, big-hearted patriarch of a rustic Depression-era clan on the popular 1970s dramatic...
Feb 14, 2014 · Today. Ralph Waite, the actor known to millions as the kind patriarch John Walton, Sr. on "The Waltons," died at home in Palm Desert, Calif., on Thursday, NBC News confirms. He was 85.
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Feb 14, 2014 · Ralph Waite, known to millions as John Walton Sr. on the warmhearted 1970s TV series The Waltons – and, more recently, as the Mark Harmon character’s father, Jackson “Jack” Gibbs, on the CBS...
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Feb 14, 2014 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ralph Waite, who played the kind-and-steady patriarch of a tight-knit rural Southern family on the TV series “The Waltons,” died Thursday, his manager said. He was 85. Waite, who lived in California’s Palm Springs area, died at midday, manager Alan Mills said.
