LOS ANGELES - Ralph Waite, who played the good-hearted but soft-spoken patriarch on the 1970s U.S. television drama "The Waltons," died on Thursday in Southern California, the actor's manager said. He ...

Ralph Waite was determined to make an unforgettable impression on his TV wife Michael Learned. It was 50 years ago that “The Waltons,” a series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great ...

Ralph Waite, who played the patriarch of Walton's Mountain on the long-running family drama "The Waltons," and appeared as the father of Mark Harmon's Jethro Gibbs on "NCIS," has died. He passed away ...

Stars of The Waltons gathered together on June 6 and 7 at The Hollywood Show in Burbank, Calif. During a Q&A with fans, star Michael Learned said how much she loved her late costar, Ralph Waite, ...

After deciding to pursue acting, Waite landed roles in movies such as Cool Hand Luke and Five Easy Pieces. But it was playing the stern-but-loving father John Walton that made him instantly ...

“We had advised parents of that before school started,” said Medina City Schools Director of Business Affairs Jon Burkhart. “We’ve been picking kids up at the end of each street that live in that area ...

Gibbs tries to figure out what is behind his father’s (Ralph Waite) change in behavior while Gibbs investigates the death of a reverend’s enlisted son. “Faith” – When the enlisted son of retired ...

During his sophomore year, the United States joined World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As soon as he graduated in June 1944, he joined the Army and was shipped to France on the Queen ...

For decades, the parents on The Waltons brought cheer to fans with their steady, honest love. Michael Learned, who played matriarch Olivia, recently revealed that she intentionally kept her ...