List of the best Ralph Waite movies: Trouble Man(1972), Sunshine State(2002), Spirit(2001), Girls on the Road(1972), The Bodyguard(1992), The Stone Killer(1973), Gabe the Cupid Dog(2012), Five Easy Pieces(1970), Letters to God(2010), Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective(2009), Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses(2007), 25 Hill(2011) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1972
99 Minutes
Pete Cockrell
detective hustler mobster police officer criminal thrilling rousing cool south central pool hall hotel gambling set-up investigation organized crime racism escape underdog 1970s
A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out the way.
Drama
USA
2002
141 Minutes
Furman Temple
Edie Falco Angela Bassett Jane Alexander Ralph Waite James McDaniel Timothy Hutton Mary Alice Bill Cobbs Mary Steenburgen Alex Lewis Gordon Clapp
hotel owner ex-husband boyfriend actress mother troubled youth intricate engaging florida island hotel resort race relationships family business land grab returning home love rescue
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
Mystery & Thriller
2001
88 Minutes
Jacob
Elisabeth Moss Greg Evigan Austin O'Brien Ralph Waite James Asmus Douglas M. Griffin Lindsay Mayo Valerie Wildman
After the death of her mother, a woman moves to New Orleans and begins to think her house is haunted.
Mystery & Thriller
1972
80 Minutes
John
Kathleen Cody Michael Ontkean Dianne Hull Ralph Waite John McMurtry Pamela Serpe Richard Grayling Charlie Picerni
Romance, Drama
USA
1992
130 Minutes
Herb Farmer
Kevin Costner Whitney Houston Gary Kemp Bill Cobbs Ralph Waite Tomas Arana Michele Lamar Richards Mike Starr Christopher Birt De'Vaughn Nixon
singer bodyguard manager stalker roadie sister emotional backstage stage hotel mansion concert hall death threat stalking unlikely romance pop music stardom love quest 1990s
A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to an R&B singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's.
Crime, Drama
Italy|USA
1973
95 Minutes
Mathews
Charles Bronson Martin Balsam Norman Fell David Sheiner Ralph Waite Eddie Firestone Walter Burke David Moody Charles Tyner Paul Koslo Stuart Margolin
ex-cop gangster henchman resident local mobster thrilling intense suspenseful office metro city new york city street crime scene big city race against time serendipity dangerous job suspicion dysfunction
A top New York detective is sent to Los Angeles where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
Adventure
USA
2012
91 Minutes
R.L. Dutton
Boti Bliss Brian Krause Linden Ashby Pete Sepenuk Michael Woods Ralph Waite John Diehl Kirstin Dorn Kyle Silverstein Mike Korich Barbara Niven
master journalist owner amusing london england love quarantine identity love
When Eric and Marsha break off their long-term relationship, journalist Eric is able to weather it pretty well. He still has his long time canine companion Gabe, and his boss, Ms Andrews, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1970
96 Minutes
Carl Fidelio Dupea
Jack Nicholson Karen Black Susan Anspach Billy Green Bush Fannie Flagg Sally Struthers Ralph Waite Helena Kallianiotes Richard Stahl Marlena Macguire Lois Smith
blue-collar worker girlfriend sister father mother rebel quirky gutsy california washington state diner culture clash family class distinctions discovery 1970s
A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Drama
USA
2010
114 Minutes
Cornelius Perryfield
Robyn Lively Patrick Doughtie Jeffrey Johnson Tanner Maguire Maree Cheatham Michael Christopher Bolten Bailee Madison Ralph Waite Lisa Curtis Christopher Schmidt Lyanna Tumaneng
A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and community and inspiring hope among everyone he encounters. An unsuspecting substitute postman with ... See full summary »
Comedy, Adventure
2009
89 Minutes
Grandpa Ventura
Josh Flitter Emma Lockhart Ann Cusack Cullen Douglas Austin Rogers Reed Alexander Ralph Waite Art LaFleur
pet detective animal expert amusing hysterical melodramatic playful united states wrongful conviction adventure growing up transformation 21st century
The son (Josh Flitter) of a supersleuth comes to the rescue when his mother is the prime suspect in the kidnapping of a baby panda.
Mystery & Thriller
2007
96 Minutes
Jacob Brawley
Dick Van Dyke Barry Van Dyke Shane Van Dyke Stacy Edwards Keith Harvey Ray Abruzzo Brad Beyer Ralph Waite Erica Gimpel Tomas Arana Marina Black
A criminology professor (Dick Van Dyke) investigates when a family member of a horse owner dies in a suspicious fire.
Drama
USA
2011
115 Minutes
Ed
Corbin Bernsen Nathan Gamble Maureen Flannigan Rolonda Watts Bailee Madison Timothy Omundson Meg Foster Michael Tucker Ralph Waite Brad Raider
The story of an 11-year-old boy whose derby dreams are left in pieces when his soldier father is killed in Afghanistan. The boy teams up with a father figure whose own son, a firefighter, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1994
102 Minutes
Drew McDermott
Lou Diamond Phillips Salli Richardson-Whitfield Melinda Dillon Lise Cutter Bill Allen Apesanahkwat John Dye Gary Farmer Ralph Waite Adam Roarke
native american doctor mother police officer grandfather friend dark profound beverly hills, calif. sioux city, iowa indian reservation police station family bloodline tragic death investigation native americans murder quest mystery 1990s
A young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with his cultural roots and solves a mystery in this thriller. Because of his upbringing, Jesse ... See full summary »
Drama
1990
97 Minutes
Orville Lemon
Victoria Principal Ted Wass Héctor Elizondo Bill Lucking Gary Farmer Thomas Callaway Gracie Harrison Elaine Stritch Ralph Waite Steven Tyler Lois Geary
Albuquerque's new mayor (Victoria Principal) has her hands full with developers, sexual blackmail and a killer at large.
Drama
USA
1967
129 Minutes
Alibi
Paul Newman George Kennedy J.D. Cannon Lou Antonio Robert Drivas Strother Martin Jo Van Fleet Wayne Rogers Anthony Zerbe Ralph Waite Harry Dean Stanton
prisoner warden guard police officer mother brash cool moving bleak amusing gritty florida prison farm hideout country road church cell prison rebellion escape
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
Western
USA
1972
100 Minutes
Lee Van Cleef Stefanie Powers Mariette Hartley Michael Callan Luke Askew Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Bill Lucking James Sikking Ed Lauter Allyn Ann McLerie Ralph Waite
marshal bounty hunter bandit wife prisoner journalist gritty raw striking arizona territory magdalena, mexico small town prison mission retribution settling down frontier justice kidnapping reform gunfight
Forced by personal circumstances, Marshal Chris Adams recruits a writer and five prisoners to help him eliminate a gang of Mexican bandits.