Actress Michael Learned opened up about her platonic relationship with "The Waltons" co-star Ralph Waite during a recent ...

The former-ordained-minister-turned-actor died Thursday of a "tired heart," says a friend Ralph Waite, known to millions as John Walton Sr. on the warmhearted 1970s TV series The Waltons – and ...

During a Q&A with fans, star Michael Learned said how much she loved her late costar, Ralph Waite, though the two never acted ...

Ralph Waite, who played John Walton Sr. on The Waltons for nine seasons, died Thursday at age 85. While he’s best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the patriarch on the long-running 1970s CBS ...

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," "Bones" and "Days of ...

Ralph Waite, best known for starring in the CBS series "The Waltons" from 1972 to 1981, died Thursday at his home in Palm Desert, Calif., at the age of 85.

Ralph Waite, who played the stalwart John Walton Sr. on The Waltons, a CBS drama hit of the 1970s and early 1980s, died Thursday at his home in Palm Desert, Calif., his manager, Alan Mills, said ...

Ralph Waite -- who played John Walton on 'The Waltons' -- came to acting late, but that didn’t stand in the way of his success. ... Waite died in February 2014 at age 85.

Ralph Waite, the actor known to millions as the kind patriarch John Walton, Sr. on "The Waltons," died at home in Palm Desert, Calif., on Thursday, NBC News confirms. He was 85.On "The Waltons ...

Ralph Waite, who played the kind-and-steady patriarch of a tight-knit rural Southern family on the TV series The Waltons died on Thursday, his manager said. He was 85.