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