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