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Ralph Waite Acting Filmography (56)

Gabe the Cupid Dog
2012·R.L. Dutton
25 Hill
2011·Ed
Letters to God
2010·Mr. Perryfield
Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective
2009·Grandpa Ventura
Generation Gap
2008·Chick
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
2008·Self
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
2007·Jacob Brawley
Silver City
2004·Casey Lyle
Timequest
2003·The Traveler
Blessings
2003·Sheriff
Sunshine State
2002·Furman Temple
Spirit
2001·Jacob Hardesty
The President's Man
2000·President Mathews
A Walton Easter
1997·John Walton
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996·Shadow (voice)
A Season of Hope
1995·Sam Hackett
A Walton Wedding
1995·John Walton
Sin and Redemption
1994·Cal Simms
Sioux City
1994·Drew McDermott
Keys
1994·Dr. C.J. Halligan
Cliffhanger
1993·Frank
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993·John Walton
The Bodyguard
1992·Herb Farmer
Wild by Law
1991·Aldo Leopold (voice)
Crash and Burn
1990·Lathan Hooks
Sparks: The Price of Passion
1990·Orville Lemon
Snake Treaty
1989
Good Old Boy
1988·Narrator (voice)
Crime of Innocence
1985·Frank Hayward
A Good Sport
1984·Tommy O'Bannon
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
1982·John Walton
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
1982·John Walton
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
1982·John Walton
The Gentleman Bandit
1981·Father Bernard Pagano
Angel City
1980·Jared Teeter
On the Nickel
1980·C.G.
OHMS
1980·Floyd Wing
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
1980
Red Alert
1977·Henry Stone
The Secret Life of John Chapman
1976·John Chapman
Kid Blue
1973·Drummer
The Stone Killer
1973·Mathews
Trouble Man
1972·Pete Cockrell
Chato's Land
1972·Elias Hooker
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972·Jim Mackay
Hot Summer Week
1972·John
Lawman
1971·Jack Dekker
The Sporting Club
1971·Olson
The Grissom Gang
1971·Mace
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971·Detective Cromie
Five Easy Pieces
1970·Carl Fidelio Dupea
Last Summer
1969·Peter's father (uncredited)
A Lovely Way to Die
1968·Sean Magruder
Cool Hand Luke
1967·Alibi
The Desperate Hours
1967·Lt. Fredericks
The Borgia Stick
1967·Man from Toledo