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