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NCIS: Get Ready for a Family Affair

On Tuesday's holiday episode of NCIS, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) will get a special visit from his father (guest star Ralph Waite), and the family connections won't stop there.

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Waite, 81, first visited the CBS hit procedural in Season 6. This time around, he will exhibit some unusual behavior that leaves Gibbs perplexed as he and the team investigate the possible hate-crime killing of the son of a retired colonel turned preacher.

Even though the episode has Christmas themes, Rocky Carroll warns that it's not exactly a heartwarming hour...read more

NCIS: Robert Wagner to Play Tony's Dad

Robert Wagner will guest-star as Tony's father in the 150th episode of NCIS, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Tony and his dad will reunite in the episode, which is slated for January.

Rena Sofer lands at NCIS

An added layer to the casting is that...read more

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Length: 01:59
Posted: 7/23/2009

Stallone plays a climber who becomes embroiled in a failed heist set in a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. watch

Echoes from the first movie as Jim (Ralph Waite) tries to convince Chris (Lee Van Cleef, in the former Yul Brynner persona) to help save a poor Mexican village in The Magnificent Seven Ride, 1972.
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Posted: 9/3/2009
Inmates played by Ralph Waite, Lou Antonio, Dennis Hopper and J.D. Cannon are in the crowd as Luke (Paul Newman) takes a pounding from Dragline (George Kennedy) in Cool Hand Luke, 1967.
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Posted: 10/3/2008
Sunshine State movie trailer - starring Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Jane Alexander, Miguel Ferrer, Ralph Waite, Timothy Hutton. Directed by John Sayles. Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13
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Length: 02:16
Posted: 3/17/2008
Crash And Burn movie trailer - starring Bill Moseley, Megan Ward, Paul Ganus, Ralph Waite. Directed by Charles Band. Genre: Sci-Fi Rating: R
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Length: 01:13
Posted: 3/17/2008
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Title Year Type
Generation Gap (Actor - Chick) 2008 TV Show Series
Silver City (Actor - Casey Lyle) 2004 Movie
Carnivale (Actor - Rev. Norman Balthus) 2003 TV Show Series
Sunshine State (Actor - Furman Temple) 2002 Movie
Homeward Bound II: Lost In San Francisco (Actor - Voice of Shadow) 1996 Movie

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Mega Buzz on Lost, House, NCIS, Gossip Girl & More!

Senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich and Mickey O'Connor answer your burning questions. Be sure to direct any new seekage of spoilers to mega_scoop@tvguide.com

I have this nagging feeling that Lost from here on will focus on the Oceanic 6, at the expense of the people - my Sawyer included! - left on the island. Please tell me I'm wrong. - Lauren
Matt: I take great pleasure in telling you that you are wrong. I then laugh derisively in your general direction. Have no fear, Lauren, the left-behinders will get plenty of air time. In fact, a (probably well-tanned) setsider tells me that Elizabeth Mitchell, for one, has never had more to do and as such is busier than a one-armed paperhanger. But is she getting busy with Your Sawyer? That's the question.

After "The Kiss," can we expect a House-Cuddy romance to bloom? - Mandy
Mickey: As I learned the hard way one hot summer night in July 1987, a kiss does not necessarily equal a relationship. Then ask yourself ... read more

Reader's Cheer of the Week: NCIS' Family Values

From Tina Morrison in Sicklerville, N.J....

Cheers to Ralph Waite for his performance on NCIS. What a pleasant surprise to see "Pa" from The Waltons after so many years!

Read the rest of this Cheer — and discuss and vote on it — after the jump. read more

Exclusive: NCIS Investigates Gibbs' Past; Ralph Waite Guest-Stars

This season, NCIS will do something it has rarely done: Tell us a little something about Leroy Jethro's background.TVGuide.com has learned exclusively that in the Oct. 14 episode, when a pair of Marines are ambushed, the NCIS team's investigation leads them to no less than Gibbs' hometown. There, viewers will meet Gibbs' father — played by guest-star Ralph Waite (The Waltons, Cool Hand Luke) — as well as learn secrets about the enigmatic special agent."Taking Gibbs [played by Mark Harmon] back to his roots was something we've talked about doing for some time," executive producer Shane Brennan tells us. "It was an easy creative decision to make, but a challenging story to tell."The writers of the hit CBS drama, of course, met the challenge, and are excited to serve up a precious glimpse into their lead character's origins. "The episode is a little piece of magic, with revelations about how Gibbs grew into the man we all admire and respect," says Brennan. "It is a funny, rev... read more

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NCIS, Ralph Waite courtesy Cliff Lipson/CBS
NCIS, Ralph Waite, Mark Harmon  courtesy Cliff Lipson/CBS
Bones, David Boreanaz, Ralph Waite, Emily Deschanel  courtesy Greg Gayne/FOX
Bones, David Boreanaz, Ralph Waite courtesy Greg Gayne/FOX
Bones, David Boreanaz, Ralph Waite  courtesy Greg Gayne/FOX
Greys Anatomy, Ralph Waite courtesy Michael Desmond/ABC
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