Tom Bower
Known for Acting · 142 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 (41)
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
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Pop-Pop
Dallas
1978
as Mancuso
The West Wing
1999
as General Barrie
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Jonathan Bailey
NYPD Blue
1993
as Victor Ugo
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Redmond Jones
Bosch
2015
as John Caffrey
Goliath
2016
as Jim
Miami Vice
1984
as C.I.A. Agent Carter
The Waltons
1972
as Dr. Curtis Willard / Rex Barker
The Practice
1997
as John Pierce
Hill Street Blues
1981
as De Petrus
Monk
2002
as Bennie Wentworth
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Joe
Ray Donovan
2013
as Judge Roger Wettick
Private Practice
2007
as Dennis Hoffman
Lou Grant
1977
as Lind
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Mr. Royce
The Rockford Files
1974
as Officer Hensley / Jeff Cooperman
The Division
2001
as Bishop
American Playhouse
1982
as Boone Choate
The Guardian
2001
as Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Baxter
Baretta
1975
as Eddie Ryan
Roswell
1999
as Everett Hubble
Kojak
1973
as Brenner
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
The Dain Curse
1978
as Sgt. O'Gar
Love, Lies and Murder
1991
as Leverette
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
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
13 Sins
2014
as Father
The Negotiator
1998
as Omar (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Russ Fielding
Out of the Furnace
2013
as Dan Dugan
Light of My Life
2019
as Tom
Distant Thunder
1988
as Louis
Appaloosa
2008
as Abner Raines
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
as Pat McDonagh
High Crimes
2002
as FBI Agent Mullins
Crazy Heart
2009
as Bill Wilson
We Have a Ghost
2023
as Ernest Scheller
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Sheriff Bob Maples
North Country
2005
as Gray Suchett
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Hector
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
as Len Files
Digging for Fire
2015
as Tom the Neighbor
Nixon
1995
as Frank Nixon
River's Edge
1986
as Bennett
Raising Cain
1992
as Sgt, Cully
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Vito (uncredited)
The Laramie Project
2002
as Father Roger Schmit
Nightbreaker
1989
as Dan Cutter
Poodle Springs
1998
as Arnie Burns
Raymond & Ray
2022
as Harris
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
Lady in White
1988
as Sheriff Saunders
Undoing
2007
as Don
True Believer
1989
as Cecil Skell
The Avenging Angel
1995
as Bill Hickman
Pollock
2000
as Dan Miller
The Badge
2002
as Bull Hardwick
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Mr. Decker
Feel
2006
as Buck
Riders of the Purple Sage
1996
as Judkins (uncredited)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Boone Chate
Fully Realized Humans
2020
as Richard
I Melt with You
2011
as Captain Bob
Dark Around the Stars
2013
as Silky
The Amateurs
2006
as Floyd
Against the Wall
1994
as Ed
The Commitment
1976
as Abe
When Hell Was in Session
1979
as Lt. Jim Norton
Brothers of the Head
2006
as Eddie Pasqua
White Man's Burden
1995
as Stanley
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
as Gen. Pike
Georgia
1995
as Erwin Flood
Runoff
2015
as Scratch
The Real Spies Among Friends
2022
as Self
Revenge on the Highway
1992
as Officer Russell Yates
Follow Me Home
1997
as Larry
A Woman for All Men
1975
as Construction Worker
The Killing Jar
1997
as Det. Jake Pestone
Shimmer
1993
as Mr. Speck
What Price Victory
1988
as Eldon Ray
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
as Marshall
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995
as John Gale
Massive Retaliation
1984
as Kirk Fredericks
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Sheriff Fender
The Last Big Save
2019
as Robert
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Billy Dobbs
Split Decisions
1988
as Detective Walsh
Gospel Hill
2008
as Jack Herrod
Promised a Miracle
1988
as Michael Elliot
Talent for the Game
1991
as Rev. Bodeen
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
as William Tate
Incident at Vichy
1973
as Police Guard
Going Greek
2001
as Bill
The Land of the Astronauts
2010
as Mr. Esteridge
Family Sins
1987
as Sheriff
The Ever After
2015
as Father O'Meara
Monday After the Miracle
1998
as Uncle Ed
Relentless 3
1993
as Captain Phelan
Lamb
2015
as Foster
The Spittin' Image
Senior Love Triangle
2019
as William Selig
Flannel Pajamas
2006
as Bill
The Lightship
1985
as "Coop" Cooper
Malevolence
1999
as Jim Bradley
As You Like It
2017
as Jaques
Dillinger
1991
as Captain Matt Leach
Love Can Be Murder
1992
as Mike Riordan
The Road to Terror
1989
as Himself - Reporter
Familiar Strangers
2008
as Frank Worthington
Wired
1989
as Detective
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
as Richette
In the Land of Milk and Money
2004
as Lenny Cochran
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
as Eli Nugent
Hurricanna
2025
as Dentist
Session
2011
as Dr. Albert Solomon
Pain Within
2007
as Joseph
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
1993
as Peter Baker
Wildrose
1984
as Rick
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
as Tom
Making a Deal with the Devil
2019
as MacGivens
Double Down South
2024
as Old Nick
Two Ways Home
2020
as Walter
After the Denim
2010
as James Packer
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 142 credits spanning from 1954 to 2025, Tom Bower has appeared in 101 films and 41 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
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) — as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
- 13 Sins (2014) — as Father
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