Posted on 02/13/2014 6:25:11 PM PST by US Navy Vet
Ralph Waite, a hard-working actor best known for his role as the father on CBS’ hit drama “The Waltons” during the 1970s but more recently seen in recurring roles on “NCIS” and “Days of Our Lives,” has died. He was 85.
Waite was nominated for two Emmys, one for his role as John Walton Sr. on “The Waltons” in 1978 and another for his role in the miniseries “Roots” the previous year.
(Excerpt) Read more at variety.com ...
Stars of the 30s, 50s & the 70s.
OH yeah they probably write script probably next season about Gibbs dad dying off
The episodes are already film for this season probably next season when they come back in September
He’s good on The Americans. That show is extremely amoral, but he plays the one character who represents American interests without the various failings that everyone else has.
If you want see episode watch one episode of Law and Order SVU he play homeless man who turn out family man he came down with VD he was killing all these hookers turn out that the vd been treated if his insurance company gave him a shot
He just went crazy was living on the street of course Dick Wolf script writing blame insurance company for all the killing the hookers
So ADA Alex Cabot force the insurance company pay resituation or face 15 years to life in slammer for involunatary manslaughter they settle it
Bones was very good actually, and the chicks were hot.
A great actor even if he was a liberal. RIP, John Walton.
At the time I think was watching enough TV shows & I thought I couldn’t see David as anyone but Angel. :)
Good Night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp7_u0kcQRo
An outstanding actor and by all accounts a decent man, liberal politics notwithstanding. RIP.
“Though busy with a new role playing Mark Harmon’s father, Jackson “Jack” Gibbs on the popular CBS series “NCIS,” Waite said he wanted to “get re-involved in some level in my religion,” and went searching for a congregation that shared his progressive religious and political views.
He discovered Spirit of the Desert Presbyterian Fellowship, which meets Sunday evenings at United Church of the Desert on Warner Trail here.
“It was just what I was looking for,” said Waite, who lives in Palm Desert with his wife of 30 years, Linda.
The services are led by three retired pastors, including Chuck Rassieur. “We are strong advocates of peace and justice,” Rassieur said. “We are very welcoming to gays and gay issues.”
http://www.pcusa.org/news/2010/8/6/waltons-star-ralph-waite-finds-home-church/
RIP — Sad :(
Ralph Waite was the youth minister at my church, and he gave me my first Bible when I was seven.
He didn’t become an actor until later.
Waite, the oldest of five children, was born in White Plains, New York, the son of Esther (née Mitchell) and Ralph H. Waite, a construction engineer. Before becoming an actor, Waite, served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1946 to 1948, graduated from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and briefly was a social worker. He earned a master’s degree from Yale University Divinity School and was a Presbyterian minister and religious editor at Harper & Row in New York City before deciding on a career in acting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waite
And the amazing thing is how many of us as kids watched it, and Little House, because they were so good.
You could put those two shows on a network in a continuous loop and it would draw better ratings than most of the crap on today.
and seely booth's dad (from BONES)
The Waltons was a great series. I am always astounded by their self sufficiency. They grew their own food, raised animals, fixed their house, cars, machines, they hunted and fished. Drinking recipe, and shooting a gun were not a sin; men could be men and women could be women.
Just think, if we face the same conditions that the Waltons faced in the depression, the death rate today would be exponentially greater.
They were very popular shows carried by network TV.
God bless his soul.
Booth’s dad is dead?
He was in COOL HAND LUKE.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.