Tom Bower
0 FOLLOWERS • 64 CREDITS • JAN 3, 1938 - MAY 30, 2024 • 86
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
Law & Order
Criminal Minds
Grey's Anatomy
NCIS
Murder, She Wrote
Monk
Kojak
Quincy, M.E.
The Practice
The West Wing
Hill Street Blues
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Guardian
The Rockford Files
Miami Vice
The X-Files
Private Practice
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Breaking Bad
Lou Grant
NYPD Blue
The Waltons
The Office
Bosch
Dallas
Hardcastle and McCormick
Crazy like a Fox
Roswell
China Beach
Rizzoli & Isles
Battlestar Galactica
Misfits of Science
Kingston: Confidential
Goliath
Ray Donovan
Clear and Present Danger
The Negotiator
Beverly Hills Cop II
Nixon
Digging for Fire
Die Hard 2
Against the Wall
Out of the Furnace
Talent for the Game
We Have a Ghost
River's Edge
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Family Sins
Raymond & Ray
The Hills Have Eyes
Lamb
Distant Thunder
White Man's Burden
The Killer Inside Me
The Dain Curse
Monday After the Miracle
Crazy Heart
Promised a Miracle
Double Down South
Love, Lies and Murder
Poodle Springs
The Laramie Project
The Road to Terror
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