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