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