Tom Bower

Born: 1938-01-03, Denver, Colorado, USA

Died: 2024-05-30

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order (1990)
• The Office (2005)
• Grey's Anatomy (2005)
• Criminal Minds (2005)
• The X-Files (1993)
• Dallas (1978)
• Monk (2002)
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
• NYPD Blue (1993)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Battlestar Galactica (2004)
• Bosch (2015)
• Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• The Rockford Files (1974)
• The Waltons (1972)
• Goliath (2016)
• Ray Donovan (2013)
• Lou Grant (1977)
• Roswell (1999)
• Baretta (1975)
• The Division (2001)
• Kojak (1973)
• Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
• Die Hard 2 (1990)
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
• Crazy like a Fox (1984)
• The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
• The Negotiator (1998)
• Clear and Present Danger (1994)