Tom 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.
Known For
Hector
The Million Dollar Hotel
Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
The Ballad of Little Jo
Bull Hardwick
The Badge
Marvin
Die Hard 2
Tom Fender
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Arnie Burns
Poodle Springs
Jack Herrod
Gospel Hill
FBI Agent Mullins
High Crimes
Len Files
Hearts in Atlantis
Pat McDonagh
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Bill Wilson
Crazy Heart
Gas Station Attendant
The Hills Have Eyes
Abner Raines
Appaloosa
Dan Miller
Pollock
Mike Riordan
Love Can Be Murder
Old Nick
Double Down South
John Gale
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
Sgt, Cully
Raising Cain
Larry
Follow Me Home
Sheriff Bob Maples
The Killer Inside Me
Marshall
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Dr. Albert Solomon
Session
Mr. Decker
A Slipping Down Life
Ernest Scheller
We Have a Ghost
Kirk Fredericks
Massive Retaliation
Captain Phelan
Relentless 3
Harris
Raymond & Ray
Dan Cutter
Nightbreaker
Bill Hickman
The Avenging Angel
Dan Dugan
Out of the Furnace
Buck
Feel
Gen. Pike
Buffalo Soldiers
Officer Russell Yates
Revenge on the Highway
Boone Chate
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Don
Undoing
Captain Matt Leach
Dillinger
Joseph
Pain Within
Father
13 Sins
Eddie Pasqua
Brothers of the Head
Detective
Wired
Stanley
White Man's Burden
William Tate
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Tom the Neighbor
Digging for Fire
Father O'Meara
The Ever After
Foster
Lamb
Peter Baker
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
Michael Elliot
Promised a Miracle
Scratch
Runoff
Familiar Strangers
Eldon Ray
What Price Victory
Lt. Jim Norton
When Hell Was in Session
Silky
Dark Around the Stars
Ed
Against the Wall
Cecil Skell
True Believer
Omar (uncredited)
The Negotiator
Billy Dobbs
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Tom
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Sheriff
Family Sins
Frank Nixon
Nixon
Tom
Light of My Life
Sheriff Saunders
Lady in White
Captain Bob
I Melt with You
Construction Worker
A Woman for All Men
Bennett
River's Edge
Himself - Reporter
The Road to Terror
Rick
Wildrose
Mr. Speck
Shimmer
Rev. Bodeen
Talent for the Game
Det. Jake Pestone
The Killing Jar
Jaques
As You Like It
MacGivens
Making a Deal with the Devil
Robert
The Last Big Save
Lou
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Eli Nugent
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
"Coop" Cooper
The Lightship
Floyd
The Amateurs
Richard
Fully Realized Humans
Police Guard
Incident at Vichy
Mr. Esteridge
The Land of the Astronauts
James Packer
After the Denim
Richette
The 3,000 Mile Chase
William Selig
Senior Love Triangle
Walter
Two Ways Home
Father Roger Schmit
The Laramie Project
Bill
Going Greek
Abe
The Commitment
Russ Fielding
Beverly Hills Cop II
Louis
Distant Thunder
Uncle Ed
Monday After the Miracle
Erwin Flood
Georgia
Jim Bradley
Malevolence
The Spittin' Image
Dentist
Hurricanna
Bill
Flannel Pajamas
Gray Suchett
North Country
Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
Clear and Present Danger
Judkins (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage
Lenny Cochran
In the Land of Milk and Money
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
98
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-01-03
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Also Known As
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