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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Bosch

    Bosch

  • Goliath

    Goliath

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • The Division

    The Division

  • El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

    El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

  • Hardcastle and McCormick

    Hardcastle and McCormick

  • The Negotiator

    The Negotiator

  • The Hills Have Eyes

    The Hills Have Eyes

  • China Beach

    China Beach

  • North Country

    North Country

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Ice

    Ice

  • Beverly Hills Cop II

    Beverly Hills Cop II

  • Making a Deal with the Devil

    Making a Deal with the Devil

  • Georgia

    Georgia

  • The Lightship

    The Lightship

  • Relentless 3

    Relentless 3

  • Crazy Heart

    Crazy Heart

  • Nixon

    Nixon

  • Massive Retaliation

    Massive Retaliation

  • Flannel Pajamas

    Flannel Pajamas

  • Dillinger

    Dillinger

  • True Believer

    True Believer

  • Wildrose

    Wildrose

  • The Badge

    The Badge

  • Lamb

    Lamb

  • Going Greek

    Going Greek

  • Clear and Present Danger

    Clear and Present Danger

  • Distant Thunder

    Distant Thunder

  • Feel

    Feel

  • Malevolence

    Malevolence

  • We Have a Ghost

    We Have a Ghost

  • Familiar Strangers

    Familiar Strangers

  • Out of the Furnace

    Out of the Furnace

  • 13 Sins

    13 Sins

  • Raymond & Ray

    Raymond & Ray

  • Nightbreaker

    Nightbreaker

  • Hearts in Atlantis

    Hearts in Atlantis

  • Family Sins

    Family Sins

  • Wired

    Wired

  • Shimmer

    Shimmer

  • Misfits of Science

    Misfits of Science

  • Undoing

    Undoing

  • Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

  • Pain Within

    Pain Within

  • Appaloosa

    Appaloosa

  • The Killer Inside Me

    The Killer Inside Me

  • The Amateurs

    The Amateurs

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • Light of My Life

    Light of My Life

  • A Woman for All Men

    A Woman for All Men

  • The 3,000 Mile Chase

    The 3,000 Mile Chase

  • The Commitment

    The Commitment

  • High Crimes

    High Crimes

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Lady in White

    Lady in White

  • The Million Dollar Hotel

    The Million Dollar Hotel

  • Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

    Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

  • The Ever After

    The Ever After

  • The Ballad of Little Jo

    The Ballad of Little Jo

  • The Land of the Astronauts

    The Land of the Astronauts

  • The Laramie Project

    The Laramie Project

  • Talent for the Game

    Talent for the Game

  • Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

    Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

  • White Man's Burden

    White Man's Burden

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

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

    The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

  • Poodle Springs

    Poodle Springs

  • The Avenging Angel

    The Avenging Angel

  • Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

    Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

  • Kingston: Confidential

    Kingston: Confidential

  • Monday After the Miracle

    Monday After the Miracle

  • Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

    Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

  • River's Edge

    River's Edge

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • Love Can Be Murder

    Love Can Be Murder

  • Fully Realized Humans

    Fully Realized Humans

  • Digging for Fire

    Digging for Fire

  • A Slipping Down Life

    A Slipping Down Life

  • Double Down South

    Double Down South

  • The Killing Jar

    The Killing Jar

  • Promised a Miracle

    Promised a Miracle

  • After the Denim

    After the Denim

  • Raising Cain

    Raising Cain

  • Two Ways Home

    Two Ways Home

  • Senior Love Triangle

    Senior Love Triangle

  • Incident at Vichy

    Incident at Vichy

  • Brothers of the Head

    Brothers of the Head

  • The Dain Curse

    The Dain Curse

  • Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

    Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

  • Pollock

    Pollock

  • In the Land of Milk and Money

    In the Land of Milk and Money

  • When Hell Was in Session

    When Hell Was in Session

  • Dark Around the Stars

    Dark Around the Stars

  • Love, Lies and Murder

    Love, Lies and Murder

  • The Spittin' Image

    The Spittin' Image

  • Follow Me Home

    Follow Me Home

  • I Melt with You

    I Melt with You

  • Runoff

    Runoff

  • Session

    Session

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

    Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

  • The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

  • The Last Big Save

    The Last Big Save

  • Hurricanna

    Hurricanna

  • What Price Victory

    What Price Victory

  • Revenge on the Highway

    Revenge on the Highway

  • The Winds of Kitty Hawk

    The Winds of Kitty Hawk

  • The Road to Terror

    The Road to Terror