Tom Bower
Acting
- Born:
- 1938-01-03
- Died:
- 2024-05-30
- Place of birth:
- Denver, Colorado, USA
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
Filmography
Hurricanna
Double Down South
We Have a Ghost
The Real Spies Among Friends
Raymond & Ray
Two Ways Home
Fully Realized Humans
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Senior Love Triangle
Light of My Life
Making a Deal with the Devil
The Last Big Save
As You Like It
Ice
Goliath
Lamb
Digging for Fire
Runoff
The Ever After
Bosch
13 Sins
Out of the Furnace
Dark Around the Stars
Ray Donovan
I Melt with You
Session
The Land of the Astronauts
Rizzoli & Isles
The Killer Inside Me
After the Denim
Crazy Heart
For Sale by Owner
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Familiar Strangers
Appaloosa
Gospel Hill
Undoing
Private Practice
Pain Within
Feel
Flannel Pajamas
Brothers of the Head
The Amateurs
The Hills Have Eyes
Criminal Minds
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Fathers and Sons
Grey's Anatomy
The Office
North Country
Battlestar Galactica
In the Land of Milk and Money
NCIS
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
The Badge
Monk
High Crimes
The Laramie Project
Hearts in Atlantis
The Guardian
Going Greek
The Division
Pollock
The Million Dollar Hotel
Roswell
The West Wing
Malevolence
A Slipping Down Life
Monday After the Miracle
The Negotiator
Poodle Springs
Buffalo Soldiers
The Killing Jar
The Practice
Follow Me Home
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Riders of the Purple Sage
Nixon
White Man's Burden
Georgia
The Avenging Angel
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
Clear and Present Danger
Against the Wall
Shimmer
NYPD Blue
The X-Files
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
The Ballad of Little Jo
Relentless 3
Love Can Be Murder
Revenge on the Highway
Raising Cain
Talent for the Game
Love, Lies and Murder
Dillinger
Law & Order
Die Hard 2
The Road to Terror
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Wired
Nightbreaker
True Believer
Distant Thunder
Split Decisions
Promised a Miracle
China Beach
Lady in White
What Price Victory
Family Sins
Beverly Hills Cop II
River's Edge
The Lightship
Misfits of Science
Crazy like a Fox
Murder, She Wrote
Miami Vice
Massive Retaliation
Wildrose
Hardcastle and McCormick
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
American Playhouse
Hill Street Blues
When Hell Was in Session
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
The Dain Curse
Dallas
Lou Grant
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Kingston: Confidential
Quincy, M.E.
The Commitment
A Woman for All Men
Baretta
The Rockford Files
Incident at Vichy
Kojak
Barnaby Jones
The Waltons
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Spittin' Image