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Acting
Tom Bower
Also known as: 톰 바우어, تام باور, Tim Bower, Ralph Thomas Bower
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 3, 1938
Day of Death
May 30, 2024
Age at Death
86 years old
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Popularity Score
1.3
Filmography
Hurricanna
Dentist
2025Movie
Double Down South
Old Nick
2024Movie
We Have a Ghost
Ernest Scheller
2023Movie
Raymond & Ray
Harris
2022Movie
The Real Spies Among Friends
Self
2022Movie
Fully Realized Humans
Richard
2020Movie
Two Ways Home
Walter
2020Movie
Fully Realized Humans
Additional Dialogue
2020Movie
Light of My Life
Tom
2019Movie
Making a Deal with the Devil
MacGivens
2019Movie
The Last Big Save
Robert
2019Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Lou
2019Movie
Senior Love Triangle
William Selig
2019Movie
As You Like It
Jaques
2017Movie
Ice
Jonah Kreshman
2016TV
Goliath
Jim
2016TV
Digging for Fire
Tom the Neighbor
2015Movie
The Ever After
Father O'Meara
2015Movie
Lamb
Foster
2015Movie
Runoff
Scratch
2015Movie
Bosch
John Caffrey
2015TV
13 Sins
Father
2014Movie
Out of the Furnace
Dan Dugan
2013Movie
Dark Around the Stars
Silky
2013Movie
Ray Donovan
Judge Roger Wettick
2013TV
Session
Dr. Albert Solomon
2011Movie
I Melt with You
Captain Bob
2011Movie
The Killer Inside Me
Sheriff Bob Maples
2010Movie
The Land of the Astronauts
Mr. Esteridge
2010Movie
After the Denim
James Packer
2010Movie
Rizzoli & Isles
Redmond Jones
2010TV
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Pat McDonagh
2009Movie
Crazy Heart
Bill Wilson
2009Movie
For Sale by Owner
Sheriff O'Hare
2009Movie
Gospel Hill
Jack Herrod
2008Movie
Appaloosa
Abner Raines
2008Movie
Familiar Strangers
Frank Worthington
2008Movie
Undoing
Don
2007Movie
Pain Within
Joseph
2007Movie
Private Practice
Dennis Hoffman
2007TV
The Hills Have Eyes
Gas Station Attendant
2006Movie
Feel
Buck
2006Movie
Brothers of the Head
Eddie Pasqua
2006Movie
The Amateurs
Floyd
2006Movie
Flannel Pajamas
Bill
2006Movie
North Country
Gray Suchett
2005Movie
Fathers and Sons
Vito (uncredited)
2005Movie
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Pop-Pop
2005TV
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Schultz
2005TV
The Office
Heinrich
2005TV
Criminal Minds
Damon Miller
2005TV
In the Land of Milk and Money
Lenny Cochran
2004Movie
Battlestar Galactica
Joe
2004TV
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Sheriff Fender
2003Movie
NCIS
Miller Thompson
2003TV
The Badge
Bull Hardwick
2002Movie
High Crimes
FBI Agent Mullins
2002Movie
The Laramie Project
Father Roger Schmit
2002Movie
Monk
Bennie Wentworth
2002TV
Hearts in Atlantis
Len Files
2001Movie
Going Greek
Bill
2001Movie
The Guardian
Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
2001TV
The Division
Bishop
2001TV
The Million Dollar Hotel
Hector
2000Movie
Pollock
Dan Miller
2000Movie
A Slipping Down Life
Mr. Decker
1999Movie
Malevolence
Jim Bradley
1999Movie
The West Wing
General Barrie
1999TV
Roswell
Everett Hubble
1999TV
Poodle Springs
Arnie Burns
1998Movie
The Negotiator
Omar (uncredited)
1998Movie
Monday After the Miracle
Uncle Ed
1998Movie
Follow Me Home
Larry
1997Movie
Buffalo Soldiers
Gen. Pike
1997Movie
The Killing Jar
Det. Jake Pestone
1997Movie
The Practice
John Pierce
1997TV
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Marshall
1996Movie
Riders of the Purple Sage
Judkins (uncredited)
1996Movie
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
John Gale
1995Movie
The Avenging Angel
Bill Hickman
1995Movie
White Man's Burden
Stanley
1995Movie
Nixon
Frank Nixon
1995Movie
Georgia
Erwin Flood
1995Movie
Against the Wall
Ed
1994Movie
Clear and Present Danger
Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
1994Movie
The Ballad of Little Jo
Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
1993Movie
Relentless 3
Captain Phelan
1993Movie
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
Peter Baker
1993Movie
Shimmer
Mr. Speck
1993Movie
The X-Files
Sheriff Harden
1993TV
NYPD Blue
Victor Ugo
1993TV
Love Can Be Murder
Mike Riordan
1992Movie
Raising Cain
Sgt, Cully
1992Movie
Revenge on the Highway
Officer Russell Yates
1992Movie
Dillinger
Captain Matt Leach
1991Movie
Talent for the Game
Rev. Bodeen
1991Movie
Love, Lies and Murder
Leverette
1991TV
Die Hard 2
Marvin
1990Movie
Law & Order
Whitten
1990TV
Nightbreaker
Dan Cutter
1989Movie
Wired
Detective
1989Movie
True Believer
Cecil Skell
1989Movie
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Billy Dobbs
1989Movie
The Road to Terror
Himself - Reporter
1989Movie
Promised a Miracle
Michael Elliot
1988Movie
What Price Victory
Eldon Ray
1988Movie
Lady in White
Sheriff Saunders
1988Movie
Distant Thunder
Louis
1988Movie
Split Decisions
Detective Walsh
1988Movie
China Beach
Archie Winslow
1988TV
Family Sins
Sheriff
1987Movie
Beverly Hills Cop II
Russ Fielding
1987Movie
River's Edge
Bennett
1986Movie
The Lightship
"Coop" Cooper
1985Movie
Misfits of Science
Jeffries
1985TV
Massive Retaliation
Kirk Fredericks
1984Movie
Wildrose
Rick
1984Movie
Crazy like a Fox
Trumble
1984TV
Murder, She Wrote
Jonathan Bailey
1984TV
Miami Vice
C.I.A. Agent Carter
1984TV
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Boone Chate
1983Movie
Hardcastle and McCormick
Marty Torrance
1983TV
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Tom
1982Movie
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Eli Nugent
1982Movie
American Playhouse
Boone Choate
1982TV
Hill Street Blues
De Petrus
1981TV
When Hell Was in Session
Lt. Jim Norton
1979Movie
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
William Tate
1978Movie
Dallas
Mancuso
1978TV
The Dain Curse
Sgt. O'Gar
1978TV
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Richette
1977Movie
Lou Grant
Lind
1977TV
Kingston: Confidential
Vincent Ross
1977TV
The Commitment
Abe
1976Movie
Quincy, M.E.
Mr. Royce
1976TV
A Woman for All Men
Construction Worker
1975Movie
Baretta
Eddie Ryan
1975TV
The Rockford Files
Officer Hensley
1974TV
Incident at Vichy
Police Guard
1973Movie
Kojak
Brenner
1973TV
Barnaby Jones
Baxter
1973TV
The Waltons
Dr. Curtis Willard
1972TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
Eli Nugent
1954TV
The Spittin' Image
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