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, the big-hearted patriarch John Walton in the ‘70s Depression-era series “The Waltons,” passed away five years ago, on Feb. 13, 2014 at age 85 — and one co-star who grew up ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of television's most enduring father figures has passed away. Ralph Waite, who played the stalwart John Walton Sr. on The Waltons, a CBS drama hit of the 1970s and early 1980s, died Thursday ...

Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor. His most famous role may be John Walton Sr. on the 1970s CBS TV series The Waltons, which he occasionally directed.