Tom Bower
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-01-03
Day of Death
2024-05-30 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
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
Acting
Hurricanna
as Dentist
(2024)
Double Down South
as Old Nick
(2023)
We Have a Ghost
as Ernest Scheller
(2022)
Raymond & Ray
as Harris
(2020)
Two Ways Home
as Walter
(2020)
Fully Realized Humans
as Richard
(2019)
(2019)
Light of My Life
as Tom
(2019)
Making a Deal with the Devil
as MacGivens
(2019)
Senior Love Triangle
as William Selig
(2019)
The Last Big Save
as Robert
(2017)
As You Like It
as Jaques
(2015)
Digging for Fire
as Tom the Neighbor
(2015)
The Ever After
as Father O'Meara
(2015)
Lamb
as Foster
(2015)
Runoff
as Scratch
(2014)
13 Sins
as Father
(2013)
Out of the Furnace
as Dan Dugan
(2013)
Dark Around the Stars
as Silky
(2011)
I Melt with You
as Captain Bob
(2011)
Session
as Dr. Albert Solomon
(2010)
The Killer Inside Me
as Sheriff Bob Maples
(2010)
After the Denim
as James Packer
(2010)
Black Limousine
as Mr. Esteridge
(2009)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
as Pat McDonagh
(2009)
Crazy Heart
as Bill Wilson
(2008)
Appaloosa
as Abner Raines
(2008)
(2008)
Gospel Hill
as Jack Herrod
(2007)
Pain Within
as Joseph
(2007)
Undoing
as Don
(2006)
The Hills Have Eyes
as Gas Station Attendant
(2006)
Brothers of the Head
as Eddie Pasqua
(2006)
Flannel Pajamas
as Bill
(2006)
The Amateurs
as Floyd
(2006)
Feel
as Buck
(2005)
North Country
as Gray Suchett
(2003)
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
as Tom Fender
(2002)
The Laramie Project
as Father Roger Schmit
(2002)
High Crimes
as FBI Agent Mullins
(2002)
The Badge
as Bull Hardwick
(2001)
Hearts in Atlantis
as Len Files
(2001)
Going Greek
as Bill
(2000)
Pollock
as Dan Miller
(2000)
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Hector
(1999)
Malevolence
as Jim Bradley
(1999)
A Slipping Down Life
as Mr. Decker
(1998)
The Negotiator
as Omar (uncredited)
(1998)
Monday After the Miracle
as Uncle Ed
(1998)
Poodle Springs
as Arnie Burns
(1997)
The Killing Jar
as Det. Jake Pestone
(1997)
Buffalo Soldiers
as Gen. Pike
(1997)
Follow Me Home
as Larry
(1996)
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
as Marshall
(1995)
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
as John Gale
(1995)
Nixon
as Frank Nixon
(1995)
Georgia
as Erwin Flood
(1995)
White Man's Burden
as Stanley
(1995)
The Avenging Angel
as Bill Hickman
(1994)
Clear and Present Danger
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
(1994)
Against the Wall
as Ed
(1993)
The Ballad of Little Jo
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
(1993)
Relentless 3
as Captain Phelan
(1993)
Shimmer
as Mr. Speck
(1993)
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
as Peter Baker
(1992)
Raising Cain
as Sgt, Cully
(1992)
Revenge on the Highway
as Officer Russell Yates
(1992)
Love Can Be Murder
as Mike Riordan
(1991)
Talent for the Game
as Rev. Bodeen
(1991)
Dillinger
as Captain Matt Leach
(1990)
Die Hard 2
as Marvin
(1989)
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Billy Dobbs
(1989)
True Believer
as Cecil Skell
(1989)
Nightbreaker
as Dan Cutter
(1989)
Wired
as Detective
(1989)
The Road to Terror
as Himself - Reporter
(1988)
Distant Thunder
as Louis
(1988)
Promised a Miracle
as Michael Elliot
(1988)
What Price Victory
as Eldon Ray
(1988)
Lady in White
as Sheriff Saunders
(1987)
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Russ Fielding
(1987)
Family Sins
as Sheriff
(1986)
River's Edge
as Bennett
(1985)
The Lightship
as "Coop" Cooper
(1984)
Massive Retaliation
as Kirk Fredericks
(1984)
Wildrose
as Rick
(1983)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Boone Chate
(1982)
(1982)
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
as Eli Nugent
(1979)
When Hell Was in Session
as Lt. Jim Norton
(1978)
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
as William Tate
(1977)
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Richette
(1976)
The Commitment
as Abe
(1975)
A Woman for All Men
as Construction Worker
(1973)
Incident at Vichy
as Police Guard
Crew
(2020)
Fully Realized Humans
Additional Dialogue
(2011)
Vegas Baby!
Production Design