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.
Filmography
Hurricanna
as Dentist
Hurricanna
as Dentist
Double Down South
as Old Nick
Double Down South
as Old Nick
We Have a Ghost
as Ernest Scheller
We Have a Ghost
as Ernest Scheller
The Real Spies Among Friends
as Self
The Real Spies Among Friends
as Self
Raymond & Ray
as Harris
Raymond & Ray
as Harris
Two Ways Home
as Walter
Two Ways Home
as Walter
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Lou
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Lou
Senior Love Triangle
as William Selig
Senior Love Triangle
as William Selig
Light of My Life
as Tom
Light of My Life
as Tom
Making a Deal with the Devil
as MacGivens
Making a Deal with the Devil
as MacGivens
The Last Big Save
as Robert
The Last Big Save
as Robert
As You Like It
as Jaques
As You Like It
as Jaques
Lamb
as Foster
Lamb
as Foster
Digging for Fire
as Tom the Neighbor
Digging for Fire
as Tom the Neighbor
13 Sins
as Father
13 Sins
as Father
Out of the Furnace
as Dan Dugan
Out of the Furnace
as Dan Dugan
I Melt with You
as Captain Bob
I Melt with You
as Captain Bob
The Killer Inside Me
as Sheriff Bob Maples
The Killer Inside Me
as Sheriff Bob Maples
After the Denim
as James Packer
After the Denim
as James Packer
For Sale by Owner
as Sheriff O'Hare
For Sale by Owner
as Sheriff O'Hare
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Pat McDonagh
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Pat McDonagh
Familiar Strangers
as Frank Worthington
Familiar Strangers
as Frank Worthington
Appaloosa
as Abner Raines
Appaloosa
as Abner Raines
Undoing
as Don
Undoing
as Don
Feel
as Buck
Feel
as Buck
Brothers of the Head
as Eddie Pasqua
Brothers of the Head
as Eddie Pasqua
The Hills Have Eyes
as Gas Station Attendant
The Hills Have Eyes
as Gas Station Attendant
Fathers and Sons
as Vito (uncredited)
Fathers and Sons
as Vito (uncredited)
North Country
as Gray Suchett
North Country
as Gray Suchett
In the Land of Milk and Money
as Lenny Cochran
In the Land of Milk and Money
as Lenny Cochran
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
as Sheriff Fender
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
as Sheriff Fender
The Badge
as Bull Hardwick
The Badge
as Bull Hardwick
High Crimes
as FBI Agent Mullins
High Crimes
as FBI Agent Mullins
Hearts in Atlantis
as Len Files
Hearts in Atlantis
as Len Files
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Hector
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Hector
A Slipping Down Life
as Mr. Decker
A Slipping Down Life
as Mr. Decker
The Negotiator
as Omar (uncredited)
The Negotiator
as Omar (uncredited)
Poodle Springs
as Arnie Burns
Poodle Springs
as Arnie Burns
Buffalo Soldiers
as Gen. Pike
Buffalo Soldiers
as Gen. Pike
The Killing Jar
as Det. Jake Pestone
The Killing Jar
as Det. Jake Pestone
Follow Me Home
as Larry
Follow Me Home
as Larry
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
as Marshall
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
as Marshall
Nixon
as Frank Nixon
Nixon
as Frank Nixon
White Man's Burden
as Stanley
White Man's Burden
as Stanley
The Avenging Angel
as Bill Hickman
The Avenging Angel
as Bill Hickman
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
as John Gale
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
as John Gale
Clear and Present Danger
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
Clear and Present Danger
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
Against the Wall
as Ed
Against the Wall
as Ed
Shimmer
as Mr. Speck
Shimmer
as Mr. Speck
The Ballad of Little Jo
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
The Ballad of Little Jo
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
Relentless 3
as Captain Phelan
Relentless 3
as Captain Phelan
Love Can Be Murder
as Mike Riordan
Love Can Be Murder
as Mike Riordan
Revenge on the Highway
as Officer Russell Yates
Revenge on the Highway
as Officer Russell Yates
Raising Cain
as Sgt, Cully
Raising Cain
as Sgt, Cully
Talent for the Game
as Rev. Bodeen
Talent for the Game
as Rev. Bodeen
Dillinger
as Captain Matt Leach
Dillinger
as Captain Matt Leach
Die Hard 2
as Marvin
Die Hard 2
as Marvin
The Road to Terror
as Himself - Reporter
The Road to Terror
as Himself - Reporter
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Billy Dobbs
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Billy Dobbs
Wired
as Detective
Wired
as Detective
Nightbreaker
as Dan Cutter
Nightbreaker
as Dan Cutter
True Believer
as Cecil Skell
True Believer
as Cecil Skell
Distant Thunder
as Louis
Distant Thunder
as Louis
Split Decisions
as Detective Walsh
Split Decisions
as Detective Walsh
Promised a Miracle
as Michael Elliot
Promised a Miracle
as Michael Elliot
Lady in White
as Sheriff Saunders
Lady in White
as Sheriff Saunders
What Price Victory
as Eldon Ray
What Price Victory
as Eldon Ray
Family Sins
as Sheriff
Family Sins
as Sheriff
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Russ Fielding
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Russ Fielding
River's Edge
as Bennett
River's Edge
as Bennett
The Lightship
as "Coop" Cooper
The Lightship
as "Coop" Cooper
Wildrose
as Rick
Wildrose
as Rick
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
as Tom
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
as Tom
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
as Eli Nugent
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
as Eli Nugent
When Hell Was in Session
as Lt. Jim Norton
When Hell Was in Session
as Lt. Jim Norton
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
as William Tate
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
as William Tate
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Richette
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Richette
A Woman for All Men
as Construction Worker
A Woman for All Men
as Construction Worker
Incident at Vichy
as Police Guard
Incident at Vichy
as Police Guard
The Spittin' Image
The Spittin' Image