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, ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 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 ...

After leaving her role as Olivia on THE WALTONS, Michael Learned's life took some unexpected turns, including a 10-year ...

Ralph S. Waite OBITUARY PORTER CORNERS – Ralph S. Waite (a.k.a. “”Big Scat, Big Bull, Chief””), 72, a lifelong resident of Plank Road, died Wednesday evening, June 27, 2012, at his home, following a ...

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 ...