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Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Acting January 3, 1938 (86 years old) May 30, 2024 Denver, Colorado, USA

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.

Movies 102

Die Hard 2 7.0

Die Hard 2

as Marvin

1990
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 7.1

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

as Lou

2019
The Hills Have Eyes 6.5

The Hills Have Eyes

as Gas Station Attendant

2006
Clear and Present Danger 6.6

Clear and Present Danger

as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)

1994
Beverly Hills Cop II 6.5

Beverly Hills Cop II

as Russ Fielding

1987
The Negotiator 7.1

The Negotiator

as Omar (uncredited)

1998
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 6.2

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

as Pat McDonagh

2009
High Crimes 6.3

High Crimes

as FBI Agent Mullins

2002
Out of the Furnace 6.6

Out of the Furnace

as Dan Dugan

2013
We Have a Ghost 6.4

We Have a Ghost

as Ernest Scheller

2023
Crazy Heart 6.9

Crazy Heart

as Bill Wilson

2009
The Killer Inside Me 5.8

The Killer Inside Me

as Sheriff Bob Maples

2010
Light of My Life 6.5

Light of My Life

as Tom

2019
North Country 7.3

North Country

as Gray Suchett

2005
13 Sins 6.3

13 Sins

as Father

2014
Nixon 6.8

Nixon

as Frank Nixon

1995
Appaloosa 6.6

Appaloosa

as Abner Raines

2008
Hearts in Atlantis 6.8

Hearts in Atlantis

as Len Files

2001
The Million Dollar Hotel 5.9

The Million Dollar Hotel

as Hector

2000
Raymond & Ray 6.2

Raymond & Ray

as Harris

2022
Raising Cain 6.0

Raising Cain

as Sgt, Cully

1992
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog 6.2

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

as John Gale

1995
River's Edge 6.6

River's Edge

as Bennett

1986
True Believer 6.2

True Believer

as Cecil Skell

1989
Pollock 6.7

Pollock

as Dan Miller

2000
Revenge on the Highway 4.2

Revenge on the Highway

as Officer Russell Yates

1992
The Badge 5.7

The Badge

as Bull Hardwick

2002
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 7.0

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

as Boone Chate

1983
Against the Wall 6.2

Against the Wall

as Ed

1994
Poodle Springs 5.4

Poodle Springs

as Arnie Burns

1998
Riders of the Purple Sage 5.9

Riders of the Purple Sage

as Judkins (uncredited)

1996
Lady in White 6.1

Lady in White

as Sheriff Saunders

1988
Talent for the Game 7.0

Talent for the Game

as Reverend Bodeen

1991
I Melt with You 5.3

I Melt with You

as Captain Bob

2011
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story 5.4

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

as Sheriff Fender

2003
Digging for Fire 5.2

Digging for Fire

as Tom the Neighbor

2015
White Man's Burden 5.1

White Man's Burden

as Stanley

1995
The Lightship 5.3

The Lightship

as "Coop" Cooper

1985
Nightbreaker 6.7

Nightbreaker

as Dan Cutter

1989
When Hell Was in Session 7.5

When Hell Was in Session

as Lt. Jim Norton

1979
Fathers and Sons 5.1

Fathers and Sons

as Vito (uncredited)

2005
Familiar Strangers 6.3

Familiar Strangers

as Frank Worthington

2008
The Ballad of Little Jo 6.1

The Ballad of Little Jo

as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)

1993
The 3,000 Mile Chase 7.0

The 3,000 Mile Chase

as Richette

1977
The Laramie Project 6.2

The Laramie Project

as Father Roger Schmit

2002
Distant Thunder 5.8

Distant Thunder

as Louis

1988
The Amateurs 5.6

The Amateurs

as Floyd

2006
Hurricanna

Hurricanna

as Dentist

2027
Brothers of the Head 5.5

Brothers of the Head

as Eddie Pasqua

2006
The Avenging Angel 5.0

The Avenging Angel

as Bill Hickman

1995
As You Like It 3.5

As You Like It

as Jaques

2017
Buffalo Soldiers 5.5

Buffalo Soldiers

as Gen. Pike

1997
Love Can Be Murder 7.0

Love Can Be Murder

as Mike Riordan

1992
Split Decisions 5.1

Split Decisions

as Detective Walsh

1988
Dillinger 5.6

Dillinger

as Captain Matt Leach

1991
Wired 3.6

Wired

as Detective

1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars 9.0

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

as Billy Dobbs

1989
The Land of the Astronauts 6.3

The Land of the Astronauts

as Mr. Esteridge

2010
The Winds of Kitty Hawk

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

as William Tate

1978
Dark Around the Stars 5.5

Dark Around the Stars

as Silky

2013
A Woman for All Men 4.9

A Woman for All Men

as Construction Worker

1975
Lamb 6.0

Lamb

as Foster

2015
Undoing 5.2

Undoing

as Don

2007
A Slipping Down Life 4.4

A Slipping Down Life

as Mr. Decker

1999
The Real Spies Among Friends 8.0

The Real Spies Among Friends

as Self

2022
Promised a Miracle 5.3

Promised a Miracle

as Michael Elliot

1988
Flannel Pajamas 5.4

Flannel Pajamas

as Bill

2006
Fully Realized Humans 5.2

Fully Realized Humans

as Richard

2020
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde 6.2

Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

as Peter Baker

1993
Relentless 3 4.8

Relentless 3

as Captain Phelan

1993
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal 7.0

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

as Marshall

1996
Going Greek 4.9

Going Greek

as Bill

2001
Gospel Hill 4.8

Gospel Hill

as Jack Herrod

2008
Monday After the Miracle 9.0

Monday After the Miracle

as Uncle Ed

1998
Making a Deal with the Devil

Making a Deal with the Devil

as MacGivens

2019
The Ever After 5.7

The Ever After

as Father O'Meara

2015
Follow Me Home 5.0

Follow Me Home

as Larry

1997
For Sale by Owner 3.4

For Sale by Owner

as Sheriff O'Hare

2009
The Last Big Save 5.8

The Last Big Save

as Robert

2019
Senior Love Triangle 4.3

Senior Love Triangle

as William Selig

2019
Georgia 5.8

Georgia

as Erwin Flood

1995
Shimmer 7.8

Shimmer

as Mr. Speck

1993
The Killing Jar 4.4

The Killing Jar

as Det. Jake Pestone

1997
Feel 4.8

Feel

as Buck

2006
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang 4.5

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

as Eli Nugent

1982
In the Land of Milk and Money 8.3

In the Land of Milk and Money

as Lenny Cochran

2004
The Commitment 10.0

The Commitment

as Abe

1976
Family Sins 5.7

Family Sins

as Sheriff

1987
What Price Victory

What Price Victory

as Eldon Ray

1988
Double Down South 6.1

Double Down South

as Old Nick

2024
Incident at Vichy 10.0

Incident at Vichy

as Police Guard

1973
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice 8.5

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

as Tom

1982
Massive Retaliation 4.0

Massive Retaliation

as Kirk Fredericks

1984
Malevolence 7.3

Malevolence

as Jim Bradley

1999
The Spittin' Image 10.0

The Spittin' Image

The Road to Terror 7.0

The Road to Terror

as Himself - Reporter

1989
Two Ways Home 5.8

Two Ways Home

as Walter

2020
Wildrose 4.5

Wildrose

as Rick

1984
Runoff 5.8

Runoff

as Scratch

2015
Session 4.2

Session

as Dr. Albert Solomon

2011
Pain Within 9.0

Pain Within

as Joseph

2007
After the Denim

After the Denim

as James Packer

2010

TV Shows 43

The Office 8.6

The Office

as Heinrich

2005
Criminal Minds 8.3

Criminal Minds

as Damon Miller

2005
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Mr. Schultz

2005
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Miller Thompson

2003
Monk 7.9

Monk

as Bennie Wentworth

2002
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Whitten

1990
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as Sheriff Harden

1993
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as General Barrie

1999
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 8.2

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Pop-Pop

2005
Dallas 6.9

Dallas

as Mancuso

1978
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Jonathan Bailey

1984
NYPD Blue 7.1

NYPD Blue

as Victor Ugo

1993
Miami Vice 7.5

Miami Vice

as C.I.A. Agent Carter

1984
Bosch 7.9

Bosch

as John Caffrey

2015
Rizzoli & Isles 7.9

Rizzoli & Isles

as Redmond Jones

2010
The Practice 7.6

The Practice

as John Pierce

1997
The Waltons 7.1

The Waltons

as Dr. Curtis Willard

1972
The Waltons 7.1

The Waltons

as Rex Barker

1972
The Rockford Files 7.6

The Rockford Files

as Officer Hensley

1974
The Rockford Files 7.6

The Rockford Files

as Jeff Cooperman

1974
Battlestar Galactica 8.2

Battlestar Galactica

as Joe

2004
Private Practice 7.5

Private Practice

as Dennis Hoffman

2007
Quincy, M.E. 7.5

Quincy, M.E.

as Mr. Royce

1976
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

as De Petrus

1981
Ray Donovan 7.5

Ray Donovan

as Judge Roger Wettick

2013
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Boone Choate

1982
Barnaby Jones 7.0

Barnaby Jones

as Baxter

1973
Goliath 7.6

Goliath

as Jim

2016
The Division 7.1

The Division

as Bishop

2001
Lou Grant 7.4

Lou Grant

as Lind

1977
The Guardian 7.0

The Guardian

as Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel

2001
Roswell 7.7

Roswell

as Everett Hubble

1999
Baretta 6.5

Baretta

as Eddie Ryan

1975
Kojak 7.3

Kojak

as Brenner

1973
China Beach 7.4

China Beach

as Archie Winslow

1988
Hardcastle and McCormick 6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Marty Torrance

1983
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Eli Nugent

1954
Crazy like a Fox 7.2

Crazy like a Fox

as Trumble

1984
Ice 6.4

Ice

as Jonah Kreshman

2016
Misfits of Science 7.1

Misfits of Science

as Jeffries

1985
Kingston: Confidential 7.0

Kingston: Confidential

as Vincent Ross

1977
Love, Lies and Murder 4.9

Love, Lies and Murder

as Leverette

1991
The Dain Curse 7.0

The Dain Curse

as Sgt. O'Gar

1978

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