Tom Bower

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-03

Day of death

2024-05-30 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, USA

Tom Bower

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

    Law & Order

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Goliath

    Goliath

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Bosch

    Bosch

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • The Division

    The Division

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • North Country

    North Country

  • The Badge

    The Badge

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • The Hills Have Eyes

    The Hills Have Eyes

  • Going Greek

    Going Greek

  • China Beach

    China Beach

  • Lamb

    Lamb

  • Dillinger

    Dillinger

  • Nixon

    Nixon

  • Hardcastle and McCormick

    Hardcastle and McCormick

  • Nightbreaker

    Nightbreaker

  • Fully Realized Humans

    Fully Realized Humans

  • Distant Thunder

    Distant Thunder

  • Poodle Springs

    Poodle Springs

  • Lady in White

    Lady in White

  • Feel

    Feel

  • El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

    El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

  • We Have a Ghost

    We Have a Ghost

  • Shimmer

    Shimmer

  • 13 Sins

    13 Sins

  • Double Down South

    Double Down South

  • The Negotiator

    The Negotiator

  • Misfits of Science

    Misfits of Science

  • Ice

    Ice

  • Family Sins

    Family Sins

  • Light of My Life

    Light of My Life

  • Beverly Hills Cop II

    Beverly Hills Cop II

  • The Spittin' Image

    The Spittin' Image

  • Clear and Present Danger

    Clear and Present Danger

  • Undoing

    Undoing

  • Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

    Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

  • The Lightship

    The Lightship

  • The Commitment

    The Commitment

  • Brothers of the Head

    Brothers of the Head

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Malevolence

    Malevolence

  • Out of the Furnace

    Out of the Furnace

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

  • Massive Retaliation

    Massive Retaliation

  • Flannel Pajamas

    Flannel Pajamas

  • High Crimes

    High Crimes

  • Familiar Strangers

    Familiar Strangers

  • Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

    Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

  • Crazy Heart

    Crazy Heart

  • Dark Around the Stars

    Dark Around the Stars

  • After the Denim

    After the Denim

  • Wired

    Wired

  • Appaloosa

    Appaloosa

  • River's Edge

    River's Edge

  • The Million Dollar Hotel

    The Million Dollar Hotel

  • A Slipping Down Life

    A Slipping Down Life

  • Runoff

    Runoff

  • Hearts in Atlantis

    Hearts in Atlantis

  • Raising Cain

    Raising Cain

  • Session

    Session

  • Pollock

    Pollock

  • The Killer Inside Me

    The Killer Inside Me

  • Raymond & Ray

    Raymond & Ray

  • The Amateurs

    The Amateurs

  • Digging for Fire

    Digging for Fire

  • True Believer

    True Believer

  • Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

    Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

  • White Man's Burden

    White Man's Burden

  • Kingston: Confidential

    Kingston: Confidential

  • The Laramie Project

    The Laramie Project

  • The Dain Curse

    The Dain Curse

  • Follow Me Home

    Follow Me Home

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • I Melt with You

    I Melt with You

  • Love, Lies and Murder

    Love, Lies and Murder

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

  • Promised a Miracle

    Promised a Miracle

  • When Hell Was in Session

    When Hell Was in Session

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

    The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

  • The Ballad of Little Jo

    The Ballad of Little Jo

  • Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

  • Georgia

    Georgia

  • Hurricanna

    Hurricanna

  • The Avenging Angel

    The Avenging Angel

  • Incident at Vichy

    Incident at Vichy

  • Two Ways Home

    Two Ways Home

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Talent for the Game

    Talent for the Game

  • The 3,000 Mile Chase

    The 3,000 Mile Chase

  • The Killing Jar

    The Killing Jar

  • The Land of the Astronauts

    The Land of the Astronauts

  • Love Can Be Murder

    Love Can Be Murder

  • Revenge on the Highway

    Revenge on the Highway

  • A Woman for All Men

    A Woman for All Men

  • What Price Victory

    What Price Victory

  • Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

    Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

  • The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

    Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

  • Making a Deal with the Devil

    Making a Deal with the Devil

  • Senior Love Triangle

    Senior Love Triangle

  • Relentless 3

    Relentless 3

  • In the Land of Milk and Money

    In the Land of Milk and Money

  • The Ever After

    The Ever After

  • Wildrose

    Wildrose

  • The Winds of Kitty Hawk

    The Winds of Kitty Hawk

  • Pain Within

    Pain Within

  • Monday After the Miracle

    Monday After the Miracle

  • The Last Big Save

    The Last Big Save

  • Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

    Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

  • The Road to Terror

    The Road to Terror