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