Tom Bower
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Acting Credits
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), Bev...
Known For
Filmography
Hurricanna
2025
as Dentist
Double Down South
2024
as Old Nick
We Have a Ghost
2023
as Ernest Scheller
Raymond & Ray
2022
as Harris
The Real Spies Among Friends
2022
as Self
Fully Realized Humans
2020
as Richard
Two Ways Home
2020
as Walter
Light of My Life
2019
as Tom
Making a Deal with the Devil
2019
as MacGivens
The Last Big Save
2019
as Robert
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Lou
Senior Love Triangle
2019
as William Selig
As You Like It
2017
as Jaques
Ice
2016
as Jonah Kreshman
Goliath
2016
as Jim
Digging for Fire
2015
as Tom the Neighbor
The Ever After
2015
as Father O'Meara
Lamb
2015
as Foster
Runoff
2015
as Scratch
Bosch
2015
as John Caffrey
13 Sins
2014
as Father
Out of the Furnace
2013
as Dan Dugan
Dark Around the Stars
2013
as Silky
Ray Donovan
2013
as Judge Roger Wettick
Session
2011
as Dr. Albert Solomon
I Melt with You
2011
as Captain Bob
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Sheriff Bob Maples
The Land of the Astronauts
2010
as Mr. Esteridge
After the Denim
2010
as James Packer
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Redmond Jones
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
as Pat McDonagh
Crazy Heart
2009
as Bill Wilson
For Sale by Owner
2009
as Sheriff O'Hare
Gospel Hill
2008
as Jack Herrod
Appaloosa
2008
as Abner Raines
Familiar Strangers
2008
as Frank Worthington
Undoing
2007
as Don
Pain Within
2007
as Joseph
Private Practice
2007
as Dennis Hoffman
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
as Gas Station Attendant
Feel
2006
as Buck
Brothers of the Head
2006
as Eddie Pasqua
The Amateurs
2006
as Floyd
Flannel Pajamas
2006
as Bill
North Country
2005
as Gray Suchett
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Vito (uncredited)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Pop-Pop
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Mr. Schultz
The Office
2005
as Heinrich
Criminal Minds
2005
as Damon Miller
In the Land of Milk and Money
2004
as Lenny Cochran
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Joe
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Sheriff Fender
NCIS
2003
as Miller Thompson
The Badge
2002
as Bull Hardwick
High Crimes
2002
as FBI Agent Mullins
The Laramie Project
2002
as Father Roger Schmit
Monk
2002
as Bennie Wentworth
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
as Len Files
Going Greek
2001
as Bill
The Guardian
2001
as Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
The Division
2001
as Bishop
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Hector
Pollock
2000
as Dan Miller
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Mr. Decker
Malevolence
1999
as Jim Bradley
The West Wing
1999
as General Barrie
Roswell
1999
as Everett Hubble
Poodle Springs
1998
as Arnie Burns
The Negotiator
1998
as Omar (uncredited)
Monday After the Miracle
1998
as Uncle Ed
Follow Me Home
1997
as Larry
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
as Gen. Pike
The Killing Jar
1997
as Det. Jake Pestone
The Practice
1997
as John Pierce
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
as Marshall
Riders of the Purple Sage
1996
as Judkins (uncredited)
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995
as John Gale
The Avenging Angel
1995
as Bill Hickman
White Man's Burden
1995
as Stanley
Nixon
1995
as Frank Nixon
Georgia
1995
as Erwin Flood
Against the Wall
1994
as Ed
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
Relentless 3
1993
as Captain Phelan
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
1993
as Peter Baker
Shimmer
1993
as Mr. Speck
The X-Files
1993
as Sheriff Harden
NYPD Blue
1993
as Victor Ugo
Love Can Be Murder
1992
as Mike Riordan
Raising Cain
1992
as Sgt, Cully
Revenge on the Highway
1992
as Officer Russell Yates
Dillinger
1991
as Captain Matt Leach
Talent for the Game
1991
as Reverend Bodeen
Love, Lies and Murder
1991
as Leverette
Die Hard 2
1990
as Marvin
Law & Order
1990
as Whitten
Nightbreaker
1989
as Dan Cutter
Wired
1989
as Detective
True Believer
1989
as Cecil Skell
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Billy Dobbs
The Road to Terror
1989
as Himself - Reporter
Promised a Miracle
1988
as Michael Elliot
What Price Victory
1988
as Eldon Ray
Lady in White
1988
as Sheriff Saunders
Distant Thunder
1988
as Louis
Split Decisions
1988
as Detective Walsh
China Beach
1988
as Archie Winslow
Family Sins
1987
as Sheriff
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Russ Fielding
River's Edge
1986
as Bennett
The Lightship
1985
as "Coop" Cooper
Misfits of Science
1985
as Jeffries
Massive Retaliation
1984
as Kirk Fredericks
Wildrose
1984
as Rick
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Trumble
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Jonathan Bailey
Miami Vice
1984
as C.I.A. Agent Carter
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Boone Chate
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Marty Torrance
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
as Tom
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
as Eli Nugent
American Playhouse
1982
as Boone Choate
Hill Street Blues
1981
as De Petrus
When Hell Was in Session
1979
as Lt. Jim Norton
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
as William Tate
Dallas
1978
as Mancuso
The Dain Curse
1978
as Sgt. O'Gar
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
as Richette
Lou Grant
1977
as Lind
Kingston: Confidential
1977
as Vincent Ross
The Commitment
1976
as Abe
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Mr. Royce
A Woman for All Men
1975
as Construction Worker
Baretta
1975
as Eddie Ryan
The Rockford Files
1974
as Officer Hensley
The Rockford Files
1974
as Jeff Cooperman
Incident at Vichy
1973
as Police Guard
Kojak
1973
as Brenner
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Baxter
The Waltons
1972
as Dr. Curtis Willard
The Waltons
1972
as Rex Barker
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Eli Nugent