Tom Bower
Acting
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
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movieHurricanna
2025
Dentist
movieDouble Down South
2024
Old Nick
movieWe Have a Ghost
2023
Ernest Scheller
movieRaymond & Ray
2022
Harris
movieTwo Ways Home
2020
Walter
movieSenior Love Triangle
2019
William Selig
movieAs You Like It
2017
Jaques
tvIce
2016
Jonah Kreshman
movieLamb
2015
Foster
movieDigging for Fire
2015
Tom the Neighbor
movieRunoff
2015
Scratch
movieThe Ever After
2015
Father O'Meara
tvBosch
2015
John Caffrey
movie13 Sins
2014
Father
movieOut of the Furnace
2013
Dan Dugan
tvRay Donovan
2013
Judge Roger Wettick
movieI Melt with You
2011
Captain Bob
movieSession
2011
Dr. Albert Solomon
movieThe Land of the Astronauts
2010
Mr. Esteridge
tvRizzoli & Isles
2010
Redmond Jones
movieThe Killer Inside Me
2010
Sheriff Bob Maples
movieAfter the Denim
2010
James Packer
movieCrazy Heart
2009
Bill Wilson
movieFamiliar Strangers
2008
Frank Worthington
movieAppaloosa
2008
Abner Raines
movieGospel Hill
2008
Jack Herrod
tvPrivate Practice
2007
Dennis Hoffman
moviePain Within
2007
Joseph
movieFeel
2006
Buck
movieBrothers of the Head
2006
Eddie Pasqua
movieThe Hills Have Eyes
2006
Gas Station Attendant
tvCriminal Minds
2005
Damon Miller
movieFathers and Sons
2005
Vito (uncredited)
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Mr. Schultz
tvThe Office
2005
Heinrich
movieNorth Country
2005
Gray Suchett
movieIn the Land of Milk and Money
2004
Lenny Cochran
tvNCIS
2003
Miller Thompson
movieThe Badge
2002
Bull Hardwick
tvMonk
2002
Bennie Wentworth
movieHigh Crimes
2002
FBI Agent Mullins
movieThe Laramie Project
2002
Father Roger Schmit
movieHearts in Atlantis
2001
Len Files
tvThe Guardian
2001
Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
tvThe Division
2001
Bishop
moviePollock
2000
Dan Miller
tvRoswell
1999
Everett Hubble
tvThe West Wing
1999
General Barrie
movieMalevolence
1999
Jim Bradley
movieA Slipping Down Life
1999
Mr. Decker
movieThe Negotiator
1998
Omar (uncredited)
moviePoodle Springs
1998
Arnie Burns
movieBuffalo Soldiers
1997
Gen. Pike
movieThe Killing Jar
1997
Det. Jake Pestone
tvThe Practice
1997
John Pierce
movieRiders of the Purple Sage
1996
Judkins (uncredited)
movieNixon
1995
Frank Nixon
movieWhite Man's Burden
1995
Stanley
movieGeorgia
1995
Erwin Flood
movieThe Avenging Angel
1995
Bill Hickman
movieClear and Present Danger
1994
Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
movieShimmer
1993
Mr. Speck
tvNYPD Blue
1993
Victor Ugo
tvThe X-Files
1993
Sheriff Harden
movieTeenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
1993
Peter Baker
movieThe Ballad of Little Jo
1993
Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
movieRelentless 3
1993
Captain Phelan
movieLove Can Be Murder
1992
Mike Riordan
movieRevenge on the Highway
1992
Officer Russell Yates
movieRaising Cain
1992
Sgt, Cully
movieTalent for the Game
1991
Rev. Bodeen
tvLove, Lies and Murder
1991
Leverette
movieDillinger
1991
Captain Matt Leach
tvLaw & Order
1990
Whitten
movieDie Hard 2
1990
Marvin
movieThe Road to Terror
1989
Himself - Reporter
movieDesperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
Billy Dobbs
movieWired
1989
Detective
movieNightbreaker
1989
Dan Cutter
movieTrue Believer
1989
Cecil Skell
movieSplit Decisions
1988
Detective Walsh
moviePromised a Miracle
1988
Michael Elliot
tvChina Beach
1988
Archie Winslow
movieLady in White
1988
Sheriff Saunders
movieWhat Price Victory
1988
Eldon Ray
movieFamily Sins
1987
Sheriff
movieBeverly Hills Cop II
1987
Russ Fielding
movieRiver's Edge
1986
Bennett
movieThe Lightship
1985
"Coop" Cooper
tvMisfits of Science
1985
Jeffries
tvCrazy like a Fox
1984
Trumble
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Jonathan Bailey
tvMiami Vice
1984
C.I.A. Agent Carter
movieMassive Retaliation
1984
Kirk Fredericks
tvHardcastle and McCormick
1983
Marty Torrance
movieThe Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
Boone Chate
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Boone Choate
tvHill Street Blues
1981
De Petrus
movieWhen Hell Was in Session
1979
Lt. Jim Norton
movieThe Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
William Tate
tvThe Dain Curse
1978
Sgt. O'Gar
tvDallas
1978
Mancuso
tvLou Grant
1977
Lind
movieThe 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
Richette
tvKingston: Confidential
1977
Vincent Ross
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
Mr. Royce
movieA Woman for All Men
1975
Construction Worker
tvBaretta
1975
Eddie Ryan
tvThe Rockford Files
1974
Officer Hensley / Jeff Cooperman
movieIncident at Vichy
1973
Police Guard
tvKojak
1973
Brenner
tvBarnaby Jones
1973
Baxter
tvThe Waltons
1972
Dr. Curtis Willard / Rex Barker
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Eli Nugent
Art1
movieVegas Baby!
2011
Production Design
Crew1
movieFully Realized Humans
2020
Additional Dialogue