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Ralph Waite was born in White Plains, New York on June 22, 1928. Educated at Bucknell University where he graduated with a BA degree, Waite existed rather aimlessly as a young adult while trying to find his way in the world. Occupations came and went, including social worker, religious editor for Harper & Row, and even Presbyterian minister after spending three years at the Yale School of Divinity. At age 30, however, he began to study acting and found his true life's passion.
Waite made his professional NY debut in a 1960 production of "The Balcony" at the Circle in the Square and was seen on Broadway in "Blues for Mister Charlie" before earning fine reviews in 1965 alongside Faye Dunaway in "Hogan's Goat". This was enough to encourage him to move West where he began collecting bit parts in prestigious movies, including Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Five Easy Pieces (1970). One of those films, the coming-of-age Last Summer (1969) starred an up-and-coming talent named Richard Thomas, who, of course, would figure prominently in Waite's success story in years to come. Waite continued to thrive as well on the stage appearing in both contemporary plays ("The Trial of Lee Harvey Osward") as well as Shakespearean classics (Claudius in "Hamlet" and Orsino in "Twelfth Night").
Stardom came for him in the form of the gentle, homespun Depression-era series The Waltons (1972). In the TV-movie pilot, the roles of John and Olivia Walton were played by Andrew Duggan and Patricia Neal. The Earl Hamner Jr. series, however, would welcome Waite along with Michael Learned, and make both, as well as Richard Thomas playing their son John-Boy, household names. Waite also directed several episodes of the series during the nine seasons. Throughout the seventies, he strove to expand outside his Walton patriarchal casting with other TV mini-movie endeavors. Those included Roots (1977), for which he received an Emmy nomination, the title role in The Secret Life of John Chapman (1976), OHMS (1980), Angel City (1980) and The Gentleman Bandit (1981). He also appeared in a few films including On the Nickel (1980) which he wrote and directed.
Throughout the run of the series, Waite continued to revert back to his theater roots from time to time. Notable was his role as Pozzo in Waiting for Godot (1977), which was televised by PBS, and a return to Broadway with "The Father" in 1981. Waite also founded the Los Angeles Actors Theatre in 1975 and served as its artistic director.
The Waltons (1972), which earned him an Emmy nomination, ended in 1981 and Waite ventured on to other TV character roles during the 80s and 90s but less visibly. In his second TV series The Mississippi (1982), which was produced by his company Ralph Waite Productions, he played a criminal lawyer who abandoned his practice (almost) for a leisurely life captaining a riverboat. It lasted only a year. There have been other more recent theater excursions including "Death of a Salesman" (1998), "The Gin Game" (1999), "Ancestral Voices (2000) and "This Thing of Darkness" (2002). He also had a recurring role on the offbeat HBO series Carnivàle (2003) and in 2009 began putting time in on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives (1965) as Father Matt. Waite was able to carry with him a certain grizzled, rumpled, craggy-faced, settled-in benevolence, although he was quite capable of villainy. He always seemed more comfortable in front of the camera wearing a dusty pair of work clothes than a suit. He continued to act well into his 80s, most notably playing the father of Mark Harmon on NCIS (2003).
For many years, Waite had held passionate political ambitions. He twice ran unsuccessfully for a Congressional seat -- in 1990 and 1998. A Palm Desert resident during his second attempt, the 70-year-old Californian was a Democratic hopeful for a seat left vacant by the late Sonny Bono after his fatal skiing accident in 1998. He was ultimately defeated by Bono's widow, Mary Bono.
Waite died in Palm Desert, California on February 13, 2014, at age 85. He is survived by his third wife, Linda East, whom he married in 1982 and two daughters from his first marriage.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Ken Jones was born on 20 February 1930 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Doing Time (1979), Melody (1971) and W. Somerset Maugham (1969). He was married to Sheila Fay. He died on 13 February 2014 in Prescot, Merseyside, England, UK.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Balu Mahendra was born on 20 May 1939 in Sri Lanka. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Moondram Pirai (1982), Kokila (1977) and Veedu (1988). He was married to Ahileshwari. He died on 13 February 2014 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.- Iris Russell was born on 22 February 1922 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya [now Malaysia]. She was an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), Timeslip (1970) and Bleak House (1959). She was married to William Gordon Chapman. She died on 13 February 2014 in Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Jean Valmont was born on 4 October 1936 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for Fantastic Planet (1973), Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires (1974) and Mack Sennett, roi du comique (2000). He died on 13 February 2014 in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Edward Zebrowski was born on 26 July 1935 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a writer and director, known for Hospital of the Transfiguration (1979), Ocalenie (1972) and W bialy dzien (1981). He died on 13 February 2014 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Geoff L'Cise was born on 4 April 1936 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), Doomwatch (1972) and Sing and Swing (1963). He was married to Juanita Hayden. He died on 13 February 2014.
- Richard Møller Nielsen was born on 19 August 1937 in Ubberud, Fyn, Denmark. He was married to Jonna. He died on 13 February 2014 in Odense, Denmark.
- John Mortimore was born on 14 May 1933 in Bristol, England, UK. He died on 13 February 2014 in Bristol, England, UK.
- Georg Huntemann was born on 10 June 1929 in Bremen, Germany. He died on 13 February 2014 in Bremen, Germany.
- Ken'ichi Yamamoto was a writer, known for Castle Under Fiery Skies (2009), Ask This of Rikyu (2013) and Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Vol. 2 (1999). He was married to Eiko. He died on 13 February 2014 in Kyoto, Japan.
- Clay Towery was born on 8 July 1963 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990), Scary Movie (1991) and Sakura taisen (2000). He was married to Stephanie DAnn Swenson. He died on 13 February 2014 in Texas, USA.
- Piero d'Inzeo was born on 4 March 1923 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He died on 13 February 2014 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Janusz Stanny was born on 29 February 1932 in Warsaw, Poland. Janusz was a production designer, known for Straszydla (1984) and The Cigarette (1967). Janusz died on 13 February 2014 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Production Manager
- Location Management
- Actor
Gjorgi Gjorgijevski was born on 18 March 1958 in Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He was a production manager and actor, known for Kontakt (2005), Hi-Fi (1987) and Misery (1975). He died on 13 February 2014 in Skopje, Macedonia.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Marty Thau was born on 7 December 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Downtown 81 (2000), Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC (2022) and Looking for Johnny (2014). He died on 13 February 2014 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Charlie Tammaro was born on 28 October 1955. Charlie is known for The Squid and the Whale (2005), Roger Dodger (2002) and Pieces of April (2003). Charlie died on 13 February 2014.- Hanna Wojciechowski was born on 5 August 1932 in Warsaw, Poland. Hanna was married to Jozef Wojciechowski. Hanna died on 13 February 2014 in Monrovia, California, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Jacek Malipan was born on 20 April 1937 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was a cinematographer, known for Przygody psa Cywila (1971), Na strazy swej stac bede (1984) and Pieklo i niebo (1966). He died on 13 February 2014 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.- Sándor Herpai was born on 3 February 1954 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Moziklip (1987) and Tantörténet (1976). He died on 13 February 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Georgiy Martynyuk is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor.
Was born in Chkalov (now Orenburg). His father was an official. Mother worked in a veterinary laboratory. Parents wanted Georgiy to become a doctor. But he chose the acting profession and went to the capital to enroll.
In 1962 Martynyuk graduated from the State Institute of Theater Arts named after Anatoli Lunacharsky. Since 1962 - actor at the theater on Malaya Bronnaya.
He made his film debut also in 1962 in the film U tvoego poroga (1963). His first prominent role was Burmin in Vladimir Basov's film Metel (1965) based on the story by Alexander Pushkin. Then there were successful works in the films Gibel eskadry (1966) (sailor Gayday) and Shchit i mech (1968) (Aleksey Zubov/Alois Hagen).
Georgiy Martynyuk gained national fame for his role as police major Pal Palych Znamenskiy in the television series Sledstvie vedut znatoki (1971). The series became so popular that it was shown on television intermittently for 22 years.