
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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