Ralph Waite: movies and TV shows
Ralph Waite has 83 credits in the archive: 60 films and 23 TV series, from 1959 to 2012. Highest rated: The West (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1959 – 2012 · busiest year: 1980 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gabe the Cupid Dog | R.L. Dutton | Film | 6.3 | 84 |
| 2011 | 25 Hill | Ed | Film | 6.1 | 83 |
| 2010 | Letters to God | Mr. Perryfield | Film | 6.9 | 82 |
| 2009 | Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective | Grandpa Ventura | Film | 3.4 | 81 |
| 2008 | Generation Gap | Chick | Film | 7.2 | 80 |
| 2008 | A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke' | Self | Film | — | 80 |
| 2007 | Cane | Father Mike | TV | 5.8 | 79 |
| 2007 | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses | Jacob Brawley | Film | 7.2 | 79 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Irving Waller | TV | 8.2 | 77 |
| 2005 | Bones | Hank Booth | TV | 8.2 | 77 |
| 2004 | Silver City | Casey Lyle | Film | 6.1 | 76 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Jackson Gibbs | TV | 7.6 | 75 |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Norman Belthus | TV | 7.9 | 75 |
| 2003 | Timequest | The Traveler | Film | 5.0 | 75 |
| 2003 | Blessings | Sheriff | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 2002 | Sunshine State | Furman Temple | Film | 6.4 | 74 |
| 2001 | Spirit | Jacob Hardesty | Film | 6.4 | 73 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sheriff Montgomery | TV | 7.6 | 72 |
| 2000 | The President's Man | President Mathews | Film | 4.7 | 72 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Walter Josephson | TV | 7.7 | 69 |
| 1997 | The Third Twin | Senator Proust | TV | 5.5 | 69 |
| 1997 | A Walton Easter | John Walton | Film | 7.3 | 69 |
| 1996 | The West | Self (voice) | TV | 8.4 | 68 |
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Shadow (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 68 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Gene Morton | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1995 | A Walton Wedding | John Walton | Film | — | 67 |
| 1995 | A Season of Hope | Sam Hackett | Film | 3.5 | 67 |
| 1994 | Sioux City | Drew McDermott | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 1994 | Keys | Dr. C.J. Halligan | Film | 4.5 | 66 |
| 1994 | Sin and Redemption | Cal Simms | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger | Frank | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1993 | Time Trax | Lamont Carson | TV | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1993 | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | John Walton | Film | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1992 | The Bodyguard | Herb Farmer | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1991 | Wild by Law | Aldo Leopold (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 63 |
| 1990 | Shannon's Deal | Harry | TV | 7.7 | 62 |
| 1990 | Crash and Burn | Lathan Hooks | Film | 4.4 | 62 |
| 1990 | Sparks: The Price of Passion | Orville Lemon | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1989 | Snake Treaty | Film | 6.0 | 61 | |
| 1988 | Good Old Boy | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1985 | Crime of Innocence | Frank Hayward | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | D.A. Paul Robbins | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1984 | A Good Sport | Tommy O'Bannon | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1984 | A Good Sport | Film | 9.0 | 56 | |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 55 |
| 1983 | The Mississippi | Ben Walker | TV | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1982 | A Wedding on Waltons Mountain | John Walton | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1982 | A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain | John Walton | Film | 5.8 | 54 |
| 1982 | Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain | John Walton | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1981 | The Gentleman Bandit | Father Bernard Pagano | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1980 | On the Nickel | C.G. | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1980 | On the Nickel | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1980 | On the Nickel | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1980 | On the Nickel | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1980 | The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons | Film | 7.8 | 52 | |
| 1980 | Angel City | Jared Teeter | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1980 | OHMS | Floyd Wing | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1977 | Roots | TV | 7.4 | 49 | |
| 1977 | Roots | Slater | TV | 7.4 | 49 |
| 1977 | Red Alert | Henry Stone | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1976 | The Secret Life of John Chapman | John Chapman | Film | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1973 | The Stone Killer | Mathews | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1973 | Kid Blue | Drummer | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1972 | The Waltons | John Walton Sr. | TV | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1972 | The Waltons | TV | 7.2 | 44 | |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! | Jim Mackay | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 1972 | Chato's Land | Elias Hooker | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1972 | Hot Summer Week | John | Film | 4.3 | 44 |
| 1972 | Trouble Man | Pete Cockrell | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1971 | Nichols | Sam Burton | TV | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1971 | Lawman | Jack Dekker | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1971 | The Grissom Gang | Mace | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1971 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Detective Cromie | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1971 | The Sporting Club | Olson | Film | 4.2 | 43 |
| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces | Carl Fidelio Dupea | Film | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1969 | Last Summer | Peter's father (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1968 | A Lovely Way to Die | Sean Magruder | Film | 4.8 | 40 |
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | Alibi | Film | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1967 | The Desperate Hours | Lt. Fredericks | Film | 4.0 | 39 |
| 1967 | The Borgia Stick | Man from Toledo | Film | 8.5 | 39 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Hoby Miles | TV | 7.5 | 31 |