NCIS finales usually include big explosions or chasing down a season-long villain. Season 11 ends on a more somber note as Gibbs (Mark Harmon) puts his father Jackson Gibbs to rest, and the audience ...

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 ...

Robert Taylor will step into the late, great Ralph Waite’s shoes by playing dad to a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in CBS’ upcoming NCIS: Origins prequel series. Also new to the NCIS: Origins mix is Daniel ...

Taylor is set to step into the shoes of the late Ralph Waite in playing Jackson Gibbs, the father of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, in a recurring role. Taylor is best known for his role in Longmire. Bellomy, ...

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 ...

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. The actor played John Walton Sr., the ...

Waite, who lived in California's Palm Springs area, died at midday, manager Alan Mills said. Mills, who did not know the cause of death, said he was taken aback because Waite had been in good health ...

LOS ANGELES — Ralph Waite, who played the kind patriarch of a tight-knit rural Southern family on the TV series “The Waltons,” has died, his manager said Thursday. He was 85. Waite, who lived in the ...