Tom Bower
Known for Acting · 141 credits
- Born
- 1938-01-03
- Died
- 2024-05-30
- Place of birth
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- 톰 바우어 · تام باور · Tim Bower · Ralph Thomas Bower
Biography
Ralph Thomas Bower (January 3, 1938 – May 30, 2024) was an American actor who appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles from 1973 to 2023. On television, he played physician Curtis Willard (husband of Mary-Ellen) on The Waltons (1975 - 1978). Bower also appeared in numerous series in guest roles, including Hill Street Blues, The X-Files, The West Wing, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In film, he had prominent supporting roles in notable films such as River's Edge (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Die Hard 2 (1990), Nixon (1995), Pollock (2000), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Appaloosa (2008), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), The Killer Inside Me (2010), and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). Bower was also an award-winning stage actor.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Law & Order
1990
as Whitten
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Mr. Schultz
NCIS
2003
as Miller Thompson
Criminal Minds
2005
as Damon Miller
The Office
2005
as Heinrich
The X-Files
1993
as Sheriff Harden
Monk
2002
as Bennie Wentworth
The West Wing
1999
as General Barrie
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Jonathan Bailey
Bosch
2015
as John Caffrey
Dallas
1978
as Mancuso
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Redmond Jones
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Pop-Pop
Miami Vice
1984
as C.I.A. Agent Carter
The Practice
1997
as John Pierce
NYPD Blue
1993
as Victor Ugo
Private Practice
2007
as Dennis Hoffman
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Joe
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Mr. Royce
Hill Street Blues
1981
as De Petrus
The Waltons
1972
as Dr. Curtis Willard / Rex Barker
The Rockford Files
1974
as Officer Hensley / Jeff Cooperman
Ray Donovan
2013
as Judge Roger Wettick
The Division
2001
as Bishop
The Guardian
2001
as Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
Goliath
2016
as Jim
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Baxter
Lou Grant
1977
as Lind
Kojak
1973
as Brenner
Roswell
1999
as Everett Hubble
Baretta
1975
as Eddie Ryan
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Marty Torrance
China Beach
1988
as Archie Winslow
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Trumble
Ice
2016
as Jonah Kreshman
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Eli Nugent
Misfits of Science
1985
as Jeffries
Kingston: Confidential
1977
as Vincent Ross
Love, Lies and Murder
1991
as Leverette
The Dain Curse
1978
as Sgt. O'Gar
Movies (101)
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
as Gas Station Attendant
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Lou
Die Hard 2
1990
as Marvin
The Negotiator
1998
as Omar (uncredited)
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
North Country
2005
as Gray Suchett
We Have a Ghost
2023
as Ernest Scheller
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Russ Fielding
Nixon
1995
as Frank Nixon
Appaloosa
2008
as Abner Raines
Out of the Furnace
2013
as Dan Dugan
Crazy Heart
2009
as Bill Wilson
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
as Pat McDonagh
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
as Len Files
13 Sins
2014
as Father
Light of My Life
2019
as Tom
High Crimes
2002
as FBI Agent Mullins
Pollock
2000
as Dan Miller
Raising Cain
1992
as Sgt, Cully
River's Edge
1986
as Bennett
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
as Gen. Pike
Shimmer
1993
as Mr. Speck
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Sheriff Bob Maples
Raymond & Ray
2022
as Harris
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Hector
True Believer
1989
as Cecil Skell
Family Sins
1987
as Sheriff
The Avenging Angel
1995
as Bill Hickman
Relentless 3
1993
as Captain Phelan
Georgia
1995
as Erwin Flood
The Badge
2002
as Bull Hardwick
The Laramie Project
2002
as Father Roger Schmit
The Amateurs
2006
as Floyd
Flannel Pajamas
2006
as Bill
Riders of the Purple Sage
1996
as Judkins (uncredited)
Split Decisions
1988
as Detective Walsh
Digging for Fire
2015
as Tom the Neighbor
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Sheriff Fender
Distant Thunder
1988
as Louis
I Melt with You
2011
as Captain Bob
White Man's Burden
1995
as Stanley
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995
as John Gale
Lady in White
1988
as Sheriff Saunders
Lamb
2015
as Foster
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Vito (uncredited)
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
as Marshall
Gospel Hill
2008
as Jack Herrod
Nightbreaker
1989
as Dan Cutter
When Hell Was in Session
1979
as Lt. Jim Norton
Hurricanna
2025
as Dentist
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Mr. Decker
Poodle Springs
1998
as Arnie Burns
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Boone Chate
Going Greek
2001
as Bill
Wired
1989
as Detective
Dillinger
1991
as Captain Matt Leach
The Killing Jar
1997
as Det. Jake Pestone
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
as Tom
Familiar Strangers
2008
Against the Wall
1994
as Ed
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
as Richette
Talent for the Game
1991
as Rev. Bodeen
The Ever After
2015
as Father O'Meara
Massive Retaliation
1984
as Kirk Fredericks
The Road to Terror
1989
as Himself - Reporter
Feel
2006
as Buck
A Woman for All Men
1975
as Construction Worker
Monday After the Miracle
1998
as Uncle Ed
Revenge on the Highway
1992
as Officer Russell Yates
Promised a Miracle
1988
as Michael Elliot
The Lightship
1985
as "Coop" Cooper
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
1993
as Peter Baker
The Spittin' Image
Undoing
2007
as Don
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Billy Dobbs
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
as Eli Nugent
The Land of the Astronauts
2010
as Mr. Esteridge
What Price Victory
1988
as Eldon Ray
Runoff
2015
as Scratch
Brothers of the Head
2006
as Eddie Pasqua
Love Can Be Murder
1992
as Mike Riordan
Incident at Vichy
1973
as Police Guard
Wildrose
1984
as Rick
As You Like It
2017
as Jaques
Double Down South
2024
as Old Nick
Senior Love Triangle
2019
as William Selig
Fully Realized Humans
2020
as Richard
Dark Around the Stars
2013
as Silky
Making a Deal with the Devil
2019
as MacGivens
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
as William Tate
Follow Me Home
1997
as Larry
The Commitment
1976
as Abe
Malevolence
1999
as Jim Bradley
After the Denim
2010
as James Packer
In the Land of Milk and Money
2004
as Lenny Cochran
The Last Big Save
2019
as Robert
Session
2011
as Dr. Albert Solomon
Two Ways Home
2020
as Walter
The Real Spies Among Friends
2022
as Self
Pain Within
2007
as Joseph
About Tom Bower
Ralph Thomas Bower (January 3, 1938 – May 30, 2024) was an American actor who appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles from 1973 to 2023. On television, he played physician Curtis Willard (husband of Mary-Ellen) on The Waltons (1975 - 1978). Bower also appeared in numerous series in guest roles, including Hill Street Blues, The X-Files, The West Wing, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In film, he had prominent supporting roles in notable films such as River's Edge (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Die Hard 2 (1990), Nixo… With 141 credits spanning from 1954 to 2025, Tom Bower has appeared in 101 films and 40 TV shows.
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- The Hills Have Eyes (2006) — as Gas Station Attendant
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) — as Lou
- Die Hard 2 (1990) — as Marvin
- The Negotiator (1998) — as Omar (uncredited)
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) — as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
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