Tom Bower
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1938
- Died
- May 30, 2024
- Birthplace
- Denver, Colorado, USA
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
- The Spittin' Image
The Spittin' Image TBA
Actor
Hurricanna 2027
as Dentist
Double Down South 2024
as Old Nick
We Have a Ghost 2023
as Ernest Scheller
The Real Spies Among Friends 2022
as Self
Raymond & Ray 2022
as Harris
Two Ways Home 2020
as Walter
Fully Realized Humans 2020
as Richard, Additional Dialogue
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 2019
as Lou
Senior Love Triangle 2019
as William Selig
Light of My Life 2019
as Tom
Making a Deal with the Devil 2019
as MacGivens
The Last Big Save 2019
as Robert
As You Like It 2017
as Jaques
Lamb 2015
as Foster
Digging for Fire 2015
as Tom the Neighbor
Runoff 2015
as Scratch
The Ever After 2015
as Father O'Meara
13 Sins 2014
as Father
Out of the Furnace 2013
as Dan Dugan
Dark Around the Stars 2013
as Silky
I Melt with You 2011
as Captain Bob
Session 2011
as Dr. Albert Solomon
The Land of the Astronauts 2010
as Mr. Esteridge
The Killer Inside Me 2010
as Sheriff Bob Maples
After the Denim 2010
as James Packer
Crazy Heart 2009
as Bill Wilson
For Sale by Owner 2009
as Sheriff O'Hare
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009
as Pat McDonagh
Familiar Strangers 2008
as Frank Worthington
Appaloosa 2008
as Abner Raines
Gospel Hill 2008
as Jack Herrod
Undoing 2007
as Don
Pain Within 2007
as Joseph
Feel 2006
as Buck
Flannel Pajamas 2006
as Bill
Brothers of the Head 2006
as Eddie Pasqua
The Amateurs 2006
as Floyd
The Hills Have Eyes 2006
as Gas Station Attendant
Fathers and Sons 2005
as Vito (uncredited)
North Country 2005
as Gray Suchett
In the Land of Milk and Money 2004
as Lenny Cochran
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story 2003
as Sheriff Fender
The Badge 2002
as Bull Hardwick
High Crimes 2002
as FBI Agent Mullins
The Laramie Project 2002
as Father Roger Schmit
Hearts in Atlantis 2001
as Len Files
Going Greek 2001
as Bill
Pollock 2000
as Dan Miller
The Million Dollar Hotel 2000
as Hector
Malevolence 1999
as Jim Bradley
A Slipping Down Life 1999
as Mr. Decker
Monday After the Miracle 1998
as Uncle Ed
The Negotiator 1998
as Omar (uncredited)
Poodle Springs 1998
as Arnie Burns
Buffalo Soldiers 1997
as Gen. Pike
The Killing Jar 1997
as Det. Jake Pestone
Follow Me Home 1997
as Larry
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal 1996
as Marshall
Riders of the Purple Sage 1996
as Judkins (uncredited)
Nixon 1995
as Frank Nixon
White Man's Burden 1995
as Stanley
Georgia 1995
as Erwin Flood
The Avenging Angel 1995
as Bill Hickman
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog 1995
as John Gale
Clear and Present Danger 1994
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
Against the Wall 1994
as Ed
Shimmer 1993
as Mr. Speck
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde 1993
as Peter Baker
The Ballad of Little Jo 1993
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
Relentless 3 1993
as Captain Phelan
Love Can Be Murder 1992
as Mike Riordan
Revenge on the Highway 1992
as Officer Russell Yates
Raising Cain 1992
as Sgt, Cully
Talent for the Game 1991
as Reverend Bodeen
Dillinger 1991
as Captain Matt Leach
Die Hard 2 1990
as Marvin
The Road to Terror 1989
as Himself - Reporter
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars 1989
as Billy Dobbs
Wired 1989
as Detective
Nightbreaker 1989
as Dan Cutter
True Believer 1989
as Cecil Skell
Distant Thunder 1988
as Louis
Split Decisions 1988
as Detective Walsh
Promised a Miracle 1988
as Michael Elliot
Lady in White 1988
as Sheriff Saunders
What Price Victory 1988
as Eldon Ray
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
Massive Retaliation 1984
as Kirk Fredericks
Wildrose 1984
as Rick
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 1983
as Boone Chate
- Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice 1982
as Tom
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang 1982
as Eli Nugent
When Hell Was in Session 1979
as Lt. Jim Norton
The Winds of Kitty Hawk 1978
as William Tate
The 3,000 Mile Chase 1977
as Richette
The Commitment 1976
as Abe
A Woman for All Men 1975
as Construction Worker
Incident at Vichy 1973
as Police Guard
Credits from TMDB.