Tom Bower
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 3, 1938 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
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.
Known For
| 2025 | HurricannaDentist | |
| 2024 | Double Down SouthOld Nick | |
| 2023 | We Have a GhostErnest Scheller | |
| 2022 | Raymond & RayHarris | |
| 2020 | Fully Realized HumansRichard | |
| 2020 | Two Ways HomeWalter | |
| 2019 | Light of My LifeTom | |
| 2019 | Making a Deal with the DevilMacGivens | |
| 2019 | The Last Big SaveRobert | |
| 2019 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieLou | |
| 2019 | Senior Love TriangleWilliam Selig | |
| 2017 | As You Like ItJaques | |
| 2016 | IceJonah Kreshman | |
| 2016 | GoliathJim | |
| 2015 | Digging for FireTom the Neighbor | |
| 2015 | The Ever AfterFather O'Meara | |
| 2015 | LambFoster | |
| 2015 | RunoffScratch | |
| 2015 | BoschJohn Caffrey | |
| 2014 | 13 SinsFather | |
| 2013 | Out of the FurnaceDan Dugan | |
| 2013 | Dark Around the StarsSilky | |
| 2013 | Ray DonovanJudge Roger Wettick | |
| 2011 | SessionDr. Albert Solomon | |
| 2011 | I Melt with YouCaptain Bob | |
| 2010 | The Killer Inside MeSheriff Bob Maples | |
| 2010 | The Land of the AstronautsMr. Esteridge | |
| 2010 | After the DenimJames Packer | |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & IslesRedmond Jones | |
| 2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansPat McDonagh | |
| 2009 | Crazy HeartBill Wilson | |
| 2008 | Gospel HillJack Herrod | |
| 2008 | AppaloosaAbner Raines | |
| 2008 | Familiar Strangers | |
| 2007 | UndoingDon | |
| 2007 | Pain WithinJoseph | |
| 2007 | Private PracticeDennis Hoffman | |
| 2006 | The Hills Have EyesGas Station Attendant | |
| 2006 | FeelBuck | |
| 2006 | Brothers of the HeadEddie Pasqua | |
| 2006 | The AmateursFloyd | |
| 2006 | Flannel PajamasBill | |
| 2005 | North CountryGray Suchett | |
| 2005 | Fathers and SonsVito (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaPop-Pop | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyMr. Schultz | |
| 2005 | The OfficeHeinrich | |
| 2005 | Criminal MindsDamon Miller | |
| 2004 | In the Land of Milk and MoneyLenny Cochran | |
| 2004 | Battlestar GalacticaJoe | |
| 2003 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab StorySheriff Fender | |
| 2003 | NCISMiller Thompson | |
| 2002 | The BadgeBull Hardwick | |
| 2002 | High CrimesFBI Agent Mullins | |
| 2002 | The Laramie ProjectFather Roger Schmit | |
| 2002 | MonkBennie Wentworth | |
| 2001 | Hearts in AtlantisLen Files | |
| 2001 | Going GreekBill | |
| 2001 | The GuardianRay 'Rufus' Schmiel | |
| 2001 | The DivisionBishop | |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar HotelHector | |
| 2000 | PollockDan Miller | |
| 1999 | A Slipping Down LifeMr. Decker | |
| 1999 | MalevolenceJim Bradley | |
| 1999 | The West WingGeneral Barrie | |
| 1999 | RoswellEverett Hubble | |
| 1998 | Poodle SpringsArnie Burns | |
| 1998 | The NegotiatorOmar (uncredited) | |
| 1998 | Monday After the MiracleUncle Ed | |
| 1997 | Follow Me HomeLarry | |
| 1997 | Buffalo SoldiersGen. Pike | |
| 1997 | The Killing JarDet. Jake Pestone | |
| 1997 | The PracticeJohn Pierce | |
| 1996 | Shaughnessy: The Iron MarshalMarshall | |
| 1996 | Riders of the Purple SageJudkins (uncredited) | |
| 1995 | Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow DogJohn Gale | |
| 1995 | The Avenging AngelBill Hickman | |
| 1995 | White Man's BurdenStanley | |
| 1995 | NixonFrank Nixon | |
| 1995 | GeorgiaErwin Flood | |
| 1994 | Against the WallEd | |
| 1994 | Clear and Present DangerClark's Pilot (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | The Ballad of Little JoLyle Hogg (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | Relentless 3Captain Phelan | |
| 1993 | Teenage Bonnie and Klepto ClydePeter Baker | |
| 1993 | ShimmerMr. Speck | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesSheriff Harden | |
| 1993 | NYPD BlueVictor Ugo | |
| 1992 | Love Can Be MurderMike Riordan | |
| 1992 | Raising CainSgt, Cully | |
| 1992 | Revenge on the HighwayOfficer Russell Yates | |
| 1991 | DillingerCaptain Matt Leach | |
| 1991 | Talent for the GameRev. Bodeen | |
| 1991 | Love, Lies and MurderLeverette | |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2Marvin | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderWhitten | |
| 1989 | NightbreakerDan Cutter | |
| 1989 | WiredDetective | |
| 1989 | True BelieverCecil Skell | |
| 1989 | Desperado: The Outlaw WarsBilly Dobbs | |
| 1989 | The Road to TerrorHimself - Reporter | |
| 1988 | Promised a MiracleMichael Elliot | |
| 1988 | What Price VictoryEldon Ray | |
| 1988 | Lady in WhiteSheriff Saunders | |
| 1988 | Distant ThunderLouis | |
| 1988 | Split DecisionsDetective Walsh | |
| 1988 | China BeachArchie Winslow | |
| 1987 | Family SinsSheriff | |
| 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop IIRuss Fielding | |
| 1986 | River's EdgeBennett | |
| 1985 | The Lightship"Coop" Cooper | |
| 1985 | Misfits of ScienceJeffries | |
| 1984 | Massive RetaliationKirk Fredericks | |
| 1984 | WildroseRick | |
| 1984 | Crazy like a FoxTrumble | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteJonathan Bailey | |
| 1984 | Miami ViceC.I.A. Agent Carter | |
| 1983 | The Ballad of Gregorio CortezBoone Chate | |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormickMarty Torrance | |
| 1982 | Life of the Party: The Story of BeatriceTom | |
| 1982 | Tales of the Apple Dumpling GangEli Nugent | |
| 1981 | Hill Street BluesDe Petrus | |
| 1979 | When Hell Was in SessionLt. Jim Norton | |
| 1978 | The Winds of Kitty HawkWilliam Tate | |
| 1978 | DallasMancuso | |
| 1978 | The Dain CurseSgt. O'Gar | |
| 1977 | The 3,000 Mile ChaseRichette | |
| 1977 | Lou GrantLind | |
| 1977 | Kingston: ConfidentialVincent Ross | |
| 1976 | The CommitmentAbe | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.Mr. Royce | |
| 1975 | A Woman for All MenConstruction Worker | |
| 1975 | BarettaEddie Ryan | |
| 1974 | The Rockford FilesOfficer Hensley | |
| 1974 | The Rockford FilesJeff Cooperman | |
| 1973 | Incident at VichyPolice Guard | |
| 1973 | KojakBrenner | |
| 1973 | Barnaby JonesBaxter | |
| 1972 | The WaltonsDr. Curtis Willard | |
| 1972 | The WaltonsRex Barker | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyEli Nugent | |
| - | The Spittin' Image |
| 2020 | Fully Realized HumansAdditional Dialogue |