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
Dallas
1978
as Mancuso
Bosch
2015
as John Caffrey
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Redmond Jones
NYPD Blue
1993
as Victor Ugo
The Practice
1997
as John Pierce
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Pop-Pop
Miami Vice
1984
as C.I.A. Agent Carter
The Waltons
1972
as Dr. Curtis Willard / Rex Barker
Private Practice
2007
as Dennis Hoffman
Hill Street Blues
1981
as De Petrus
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Joe
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Mr. Royce
Ray Donovan
2013
as Judge Roger Wettick
The Rockford Files
1974
as Officer Hensley / Jeff Cooperman
The Division
2001
as Bishop
The Guardian
2001
as Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
Goliath
2016
as Jim
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Baxter
Roswell
1999
as Everett Hubble
Lou Grant
1977
as Lind
Kojak
1973
as Brenner
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
Die Hard 2
1990
as Marvin
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Lou
The Negotiator
1998
as Omar (uncredited)
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
We Have a Ghost
2023
as Ernest Scheller
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Russ Fielding
River's Edge
1986
as Bennett
Nixon
1995
as Frank Nixon
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
as Pat McDonagh
North Country
2005
as Gray Suchett
Appaloosa
2008
as Abner Raines
Out of the Furnace
2013
as Dan Dugan
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
as Len Files
Crazy Heart
2009
as Bill Wilson
Light of My Life
2019
as Tom
High Crimes
2002
as FBI Agent Mullins
13 Sins
2014
as Father
Raising Cain
1992
as Sgt, Cully
True Believer
1989
as Cecil Skell
The Laramie Project
2002
as Father Roger Schmit
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Hector
Pollock
2000
as Dan Miller
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Sheriff Bob Maples
Raymond & Ray
2022
as Harris
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Sheriff Fender
The Badge
2002
as Bull Hardwick
Georgia
1995
as Erwin Flood
Family Sins
1987
as Sheriff
Lady in White
1988
as Sheriff Saunders
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
as Gen. Pike
Digging for Fire
2015
as Tom the Neighbor
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Vito (uncredited)
Shimmer
1993
as Mr. Speck
Relentless 3
1993
as Captain Phelan
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995
as John Gale
The Amateurs
2006
as Floyd
The Avenging Angel
1995
as Bill Hickman
Lamb
2015
as Foster
Distant Thunder
1988
as Louis
Hurricanna
2025
as Dentist
I Melt with You
2011
as Captain Bob
White Man's Burden
1995
as Stanley
Riders of the Purple Sage
1996
as Judkins (uncredited)
Flannel Pajamas
2006
as Bill
Split Decisions
1988
as Detective Walsh
Gospel Hill
2008
as Jack Herrod
The Killing Jar
1997
as Det. Jake Pestone
Nightbreaker
1989
as Dan Cutter
Massive Retaliation
1984
as Kirk Fredericks
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
as Marshall
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
as Tom
Incident at Vichy
1973
as Police Guard
Going Greek
2001
as Bill
Against the Wall
1994
as Ed
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
When Hell Was in Session
1979
as Lt. Jim Norton
Dillinger
1991
as Captain Matt Leach
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Billy Dobbs
The Ever After
2015
as Father O'Meara
A Woman for All Men
1975
as Construction Worker
The Land of the Astronauts
2010
as Mr. Esteridge
Revenge on the Highway
1992
as Officer Russell Yates
Poodle Springs
1998
as Arnie Burns
Familiar Strangers
2008
as Frank Worthington
The Lightship
1985
as "Coop" Cooper
Brothers of the Head
2006
as Eddie Pasqua
Undoing
2007
as Don
Wired
1989
as Detective
Monday After the Miracle
1998
as Uncle Ed
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
as Eli Nugent
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Boone Chate
Double Down South
2024
as Old Nick
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Mr. Decker
Feel
2006
as Buck
Runoff
2015
as Scratch
Love Can Be Murder
1992
as Mike Riordan
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
1993
as Peter Baker
Talent for the Game
1991
as Rev. Bodeen
The Road to Terror
1989
as Himself - Reporter
Promised a Miracle
1988
as Michael Elliot
The Spittin' Image
Making a Deal with the Devil
2019
as MacGivens
As You Like It
2017
as Jaques
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
as Richette
Wildrose
1984
as Rick
Fully Realized Humans
2020
as Richard
Malevolence
1999
as Jim Bradley
Senior Love Triangle
2019
as William Selig
The Commitment
1976
as Abe
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
as William Tate
What Price Victory
1988
as Eldon Ray
Session
2011
as Dr. Albert Solomon
Follow Me Home
1997
as Larry
Dark Around the Stars
2013
as Silky
In the Land of Milk and Money
2004
as Lenny Cochran
After the Denim
2010
as James Packer
The Last Big Save
2019
as Robert
The Real Spies Among Friends
2022
as Self
Two Ways Home
2020
as Walter
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
- Die Hard 2 (1990) — as Marvin
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) — as Lou
- The Negotiator (1998) — as Omar (uncredited)
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) — as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
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