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BumRushDaShow

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6. Oh no....

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 10:48 PM

Feb 2014

This has been a bad week....

Outside of "The Waltons", I also remembered that he played the 3rd mate to Ed Asner's Cpt. Davies on the ship that transported Kunte Kinte to the U.S. in "Roots"... The character talked about the "tight pack" and "loose pack" for the hold depending on how many were to be transproted.

Hadn't heard much about him recently.

R.I.P.

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Ralph Waite, Dad of 'The Waltons,' Dead at 86 [View all] diabeticman Feb 2014 OP

R.I.P. Tx4obama Feb 2014 #1

In the 1970's, he was America's Dad. Aristus Feb 2014 #2

so true... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #29

He was very good in that role... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #3

Good night, Pa.... Scruffy Rumbler Feb 2014 #4

Yah Stryder Feb 2014 #21

Cripes! Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #5

Oh no.... BumRushDaShow Feb 2014 #6

He's been on NCIS up until this year. Hissyspit Feb 2014 #11

And Fox's "Bones". X_Digger Feb 2014 #12

Have a co-worker who is a big "Bones" fan BumRushDaShow Feb 2014 #39

Really haven't watched NCIS BumRushDaShow Feb 2014 #38

Waite was excellent in that "Roots" role nikto Feb 2014 #33

The character was the kind that one would love to hate BumRushDaShow Feb 2014 #40

that was a great role too. I instantly forgot he was John boy's dad yurbud Feb 2014 #44

He worked until the end - was acting on Days of Our Lives as recent as the holidays tomm2thumbs Feb 2014 #7

He did some good work in HBO's Carnivale, too ProfessorPlum Feb 2014 #43

When I watch that show I see my parents as kids. texanwitch Feb 2014 #8

Great movie directed by him: Hissyspit Feb 2014 #9

He ran for Congress as Democratic candidate. Hissyspit Feb 2014 #10

Ran twice and sadly lost both times, once in in a ver tight race, the other to Mary Bono Rowdyboy Feb 2014 #15

Sad news! classof56 Feb 2014 #13

Who can forget the iconic opening images? Aristus Feb 2014 #14

oh my..forgot about that... BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #23

so have I... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #30

"The Waltons" premiered in the midst of the early '70s rural purge but still succeeded. alp227 Feb 2014 #16

I loved that show; the family was like a part of my life. n/t DebJ Feb 2014 #17

We watch the Waltons every day. justgamma Feb 2014 #18

Ah, yes... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #31

This is 3 passings in the last week or so...hope it's over. SoapBox Feb 2014 #19

Good night, Daddy... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2014 #20

Will Geer who was the old grandpa Sognefjord Feb 2014 #22

I met him once- Wll Geer... Liberty Belle Feb 2014 #24

he was also gay... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #32

Will Geer was a great man. Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #36

I will do that. Thanks! Sognefjord Feb 2014 #42

"Good night, Pa"-- thanks so much for the memories. RIP. nt Hekate Feb 2014 #25

My father...having been raised a Sharecropper during near the same time... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #26

One of my all time favorite shows. He will be missed. William769 Feb 2014 #27

Good man. R.I.P. jsr Feb 2014 #28

Sad Sherman A1 Feb 2014 #34

He had.overcome a lot in his life. mackerel Feb 2014 #35

Ralph ran for Congress as a Democrat 3 times. He tried to spare us Mary Bono.... Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #37

Kind, gentle, earthy soul. Loved his work. toby jo Feb 2014 #41

I loved the Waltons. It was a nice antidote to some of the scarier stuff going on with families in yurbud Feb 2014 #45