Tom Bower
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.
TV Shows(40)
Ice
Jonah Kreshman
2016
Goliath
Jim
2016
Bosch
John Caffrey
2015
Ray Donovan
Judge Roger Wettick
2013
Rizzoli & Isles
Redmond Jones
2010
Private Practice
Dennis Hoffman
2007
Criminal Minds
Damon Miller
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Pop-Pop
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Schultz
2005
The Office
Heinrich
2005
Battlestar Galactica
Joe
2004
NCIS
Miller Thompson
2003
Monk
Bennie Wentworth
2002
The Guardian
Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
2001
The Division
Bishop
2001
Roswell
Everett Hubble
1999
The West Wing
General Barrie
1999
The Practice
John Pierce
1997
NYPD Blue
Victor Ugo
1993
The X-Files
Sheriff Harden
1993
Love, Lies and Murder
Leverette
1991
Law & Order
Whitten
1990
China Beach
Archie Winslow
1988
Misfits of Science
Jeffries
1985
Crazy like a Fox
Trumble
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Jonathan Bailey
1984
Miami Vice
C.I.A. Agent Carter
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
Marty Torrance
1983
Hill Street Blues
De Petrus
1981
The Dain Curse
Sgt. O'Gar
1978
Dallas
Mancuso
1978
Lou Grant
Lind
1977
Kingston: Confidential
Vincent Ross
1977
Quincy, M.E.
Mr. Royce
1976
Baretta
Eddie Ryan
1975
The Rockford Files
Officer Hensley
1974
Kojak
Brenner
1973
Barnaby Jones
Baxter
1973
The Waltons
Dr. Curtis Willard
1972
The Wonderful World of Disney
Eli Nugent
1954
Movies(100)
Hurricanna
Dentist
2025
Double Down South
Old Nick
2024
We Have a Ghost
Ernest Scheller
2023
Raymond & Ray
Harris
2022
Two Ways Home
Walter
2020
Fully Realized Humans
Richard
2020
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Lou
2019
Senior Love Triangle
William Selig
2019
Light of My Life
Tom
2019
Making a Deal with the Devil
MacGivens
2019
The Last Big Save
Robert
2019
As You Like It
Jaques
2017
Lamb
Foster
2015
Digging for Fire
Tom the Neighbor
2015
Runoff
Scratch
2015
The Ever After
Father O'Meara
2015
13 Sins
Father
2014
Out of the Furnace
Dan Dugan
2013
Dark Around the Stars
Silky
2013
I Melt with You
Captain Bob
2011
Session
Dr. Albert Solomon
2011
The Land of the Astronauts
Mr. Esteridge
2010
The Killer Inside Me
Sheriff Bob Maples
2010
After the Denim
James Packer
2010
Crazy Heart
Bill Wilson
2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Pat McDonagh
2009
Familiar Strangers
2008
Appaloosa
Abner Raines
2008
Gospel Hill
Jack Herrod
2008
Undoing
Don
2007
Pain Within
Joseph
2007
Feel
Buck
2006
Flannel Pajamas
Bill
2006
Brothers of the Head
Eddie Pasqua
2006
The Amateurs
Floyd
2006
The Hills Have Eyes
Gas Station Attendant
2006
Fathers and Sons
Vito (uncredited)
2005
North Country
Gray Suchett
2005
In the Land of Milk and Money
Lenny Cochran
2004
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Sheriff Fender
2003
The Badge
Bull Hardwick
2002
High Crimes
FBI Agent Mullins
2002
The Laramie Project
Father Roger Schmit
2002
Hearts in Atlantis
Len Files
2001
Going Greek
Bill
2001
Pollock
Dan Miller
2000
The Million Dollar Hotel
Hector
2000
Malevolence
Jim Bradley
1999
A Slipping Down Life
Mr. Decker
1999
Monday After the Miracle
Uncle Ed
1998
The Negotiator
Omar (uncredited)
1998
Poodle Springs
Arnie Burns
1998
Buffalo Soldiers
Gen. Pike
1997
The Killing Jar
Det. Jake Pestone
1997
Follow Me Home
Larry
1997
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Marshall
1996
Riders of the Purple Sage
Judkins (uncredited)
1996
Nixon
Frank Nixon
1995
White Man's Burden
Stanley
1995
Georgia
Erwin Flood
1995
The Avenging Angel
Bill Hickman
1995
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
John Gale
1995
Clear and Present Danger
Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
1994
Against the Wall
Ed
1994
Shimmer
Mr. Speck
1993
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
Peter Baker
1993
The Ballad of Little Jo
Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
1993
Relentless 3
Captain Phelan
1993
Love Can Be Murder
Mike Riordan
1992
Revenge on the Highway
Officer Russell Yates
1992
Raising Cain
Sgt, Cully
1992
Talent for the Game
Rev. Bodeen
1991
Dillinger
Captain Matt Leach
1991
Die Hard 2
Marvin
1990
The Road to Terror
Himself - Reporter
1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Billy Dobbs
1989
Wired
Detective
1989
Nightbreaker
Dan Cutter
1989
True Believer
Cecil Skell
1989
Distant Thunder
Louis
1988
Split Decisions
Detective Walsh
1988
Promised a Miracle
Michael Elliot
1988
Lady in White
Sheriff Saunders
1988
What Price Victory
Eldon Ray
1988
Family Sins
Sheriff
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II
Russ Fielding
1987
River's Edge
Bennett
1986
The Lightship
"Coop" Cooper
1985
Massive Retaliation
Kirk Fredericks
1984
Wildrose
Rick
1984
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Boone Chate
1983
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Tom
1982
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Eli Nugent
1982
When Hell Was in Session
Lt. Jim Norton
1979
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
William Tate
1978
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Richette
1977
The Commitment
Abe
1976
A Woman for All Men
Construction Worker
1975
Incident at Vichy
Police Guard
1973
The Spittin' Image