NPR: Ralph Waite https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=276745983 Ralph Waite en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:46:29 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Ralph Waite https://www.npr.org/tags/276745983/ralph-waite Actor Ralph Waite, Father On 'Waltons,' Dies At 85 More recently, Waite had a recurring role on the CBS hit <em>NCIS</em> — as the father of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, played by Mark Harmon. Fri, 14 Feb 2014 02:01:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/02/14/276745921/actor-ralph-waite-father-on-waltons-dies-at-85 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/02/14/276745921/actor-ralph-waite-father-on-waltons-dies-at-85 NCIS as Jackson Gibbs.'/>

More recently, Waite had a recurring role on the CBS hit NCIS — as the father of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, played by Mark Harmon.

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