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
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
as Russ Fielding
Die Hard 2 (1990)
as Marvin
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
as Lou
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
as Gas Station Attendant
13 Sins (2014)
as Father
The Negotiator (1998)
as Omar (uncredited)
We Have a Ghost (2023)
as Ernest Scheller
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
as Pat McDonagh
Nightbreaker (1989)
as Dan Cutter
High Crimes (2002)
as FBI Agent Mullins
Undoing (2007)
as Don
Poodle Springs (1998)
as Arnie Burns
Out of the Furnace (2013)
as Dan Dugan
Light of My Life (2019)
as Tom
North Country (2005)
as Gray Suchett
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
as Len Files
Appaloosa (2008)
as Abner Raines
River's Edge (1986)
as Bennett
Nixon (1995)
as Frank Nixon
Crazy Heart (2009)
as Bill Wilson
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
as Sheriff Bob Maples
Lady in White (1988)
as Sheriff Saunders
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
as Hector
True Believer (1989)
as Cecil Skell
The Commitment (1976)
as Abe
Feel (2006)
as Buck
Distant Thunder (1988)
as Louis
Fathers and Sons (2005)
as Vito (uncredited)
Raising Cain (1992)
as Sgt, Cully
Raymond & Ray (2022)
as Harris
Runoff (2015)
as Scratch
Digging for Fire (2015)
as Tom the Neighbor
The Badge (2002)
as Bull Hardwick
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
as John Gale
Pollock (2000)
as Dan Miller
White Man's Burden (1995)
as Stanley
Shimmer (1993)
as Mr. Speck
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
as Judkins (uncredited)
The Laramie Project (2002)
as Father Roger Schmit
Follow Me Home (1997)
as Larry
The Last Big Save (2019)
as Robert
Dark Around the Stars (2013)
as Silky
Brothers of the Head (2006)
as Eddie Pasqua
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
as Boone Chate
The Amateurs (2006)
as Floyd
Georgia (1995)
as Erwin Flood
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)
as Sheriff Fender
Flannel Pajamas (2006)
as Bill
When Hell Was in Session (1979)
as Lt. Jim Norton
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
The Avenging Angel (1995)
as Bill Hickman
Dillinger (1991)
as Captain Matt Leach
The Lightship (1985)
as "Coop" Cooper
Talent for the Game (1991)
as Reverend Bodeen
Session (2011)
as Dr. Albert Solomon
Relentless 3 (1993)
as Captain Phelan
Against the Wall (1994)
as Ed
Revenge on the Highway (1992)
as Officer Russell Yates
I Melt with You (2011)
as Captain Bob
The Killing Jar (1997)
as Det. Jake Pestone
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
as William Tate
For Sale by Owner (2009)
as Sheriff O'Hare
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
as Gen. Pike
The Land of the Astronauts (2010)
as Mr. Esteridge
Hurricanna (2027)
as Dentist
The Real Spies Among Friends (2022)
as Self
The Ever After (2015)
as Father O'Meara
Split Decisions (1988)
as Detective Walsh
Lamb (2015)
as Foster
A Woman for All Men (1975)
as Construction Worker
As You Like It (2017)
as Jaques
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal (1996)
as Marshall
A Slipping Down Life (1999)
as Mr. Decker
Wired (1989)
as Detective
Monday After the Miracle (1998)
as Uncle Ed
Massive Retaliation (1984)
as Kirk Fredericks
Double Down South (2024)
as Old Nick
Gospel Hill (2008)
as Jack Herrod
Family Sins (1987)
as Sheriff
The 3,000 Mile Chase (1977)
as Richette
Fully Realized Humans (2020)
as Richard
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993)
as Peter Baker
Familiar Strangers (2008)
as Frank Worthington
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang (1982)
as Eli Nugent
Going Greek (2001)
as Bill
What Price Victory (1988)
as Eldon Ray
Love Can Be Murder (1992)
as Mike Riordan
In the Land of Milk and Money (2004)
as Lenny Cochran
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982)
as Tom
Making a Deal with the Devil (2019)
as MacGivens
The Road to Terror (1989)
as Himself - Reporter
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
as Billy Dobbs
Promised a Miracle (1988)
as Michael Elliot
Senior Love Triangle (2019)
as William Selig
The Spittin' Image (—)
Actor
Incident at Vichy (1973)
as Police Guard
Malevolence (1999)
as Jim Bradley
Wildrose (1984)
as Rick
Pain Within (2007)
as Joseph
Two Ways Home (2020)
as Walter
After the Denim (2010)
as James Packer