Michael Learned and Ralph Waite on 'The Waltons' in 1978. NEED TO KNOW. Stars of The Waltons gathered together on June 6 and 7 at The Hollywood Show in Burbank, Calif.

Actress Michael Learned opened up about her platonic relationship with "The Waltons" co-star Ralph Waite during a recent appearance at The Hollywood Show.

LOS ANGELES - Ralph Waite, who played the good-hearted but soft-spoken patriarch on the 1970s U.S. television drama "The Waltons," died on Thursday in Southern California, the actor's manager said.

Michael Learned, who played matriarch Olivia, recently revealed that she intentionally kept her relationship with her on-screen husband, John, the late Ralph Waite, platonic. "I just loved him and ...

Waite died at the age of 85 in 2014 “The Waltons”' Michael Learned 'Loved' Costar Ralph Waite, and Knows 'He Loved Me,' Despite Never Acting on Their Feelings Skip to main content ...