PALM DESERT, Calif. – Ralph Waite, who is known for his role as John Walton Sr. on the ’70s TV show “The Waltons” has reportedly died at the age of 85. The Desert Sun, based in Palm Desert, reports ...

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 ...

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