Acting
Tom Bower
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
Hurricanna
Film · 2025
Double Down South
Film · 2024
We Have a Ghost
Film · 2023
Raymond & Ray
Film · 2022
The Real Spies Among Friends
Film · 2022
Fully Realized Humans
Film · 2020
Two Ways Home
Film · 2020
Light of My Life
Film · 2019
Making a Deal with the Devil
Film · 2019
The Last Big Save
Film · 2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Film · 2019
Senior Love Triangle
Film · 2019
As You Like It
Film · 2017
Ice
Series · 2016
Goliath
Series · 2016
Digging for Fire
Film · 2015
The Ever After
Film · 2015
Lamb
Film · 2015
Runoff
Film · 2015
Bosch
Series · 2015
13 Sins
Film · 2014
Out of the Furnace
Film · 2013
Dark Around the Stars
Film · 2013
Ray Donovan
Series · 2013
Session
Film · 2011
I Melt with You
Film · 2011
The Killer Inside Me
Film · 2010
The Land of the Astronauts
Film · 2010
After the Denim
Film · 2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Series · 2010
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Film · 2009
Crazy Heart
Film · 2009
For Sale by Owner
Film · 2009
Gospel Hill
Film · 2008
Appaloosa
Film · 2008
Familiar Strangers
Film · 2008
Undoing
Film · 2007
Pain Within
Film · 2007
Private Practice
Series · 2007
The Hills Have Eyes
Film · 2006
Feel
Film · 2006
Brothers of the Head
Film · 2006
The Amateurs
Film · 2006
Flannel Pajamas
Film · 2006
North Country
Film · 2005
Fathers and Sons
Film · 2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Series · 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
The Office
Series · 2005
Criminal Minds
Series · 2005
In the Land of Milk and Money
Film · 2004
Battlestar Galactica
Series · 2004
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Film · 2003
NCIS
Series · 2003
The Badge
Film · 2002
High Crimes
Film · 2002
The Laramie Project
Film · 2002
Monk
Series · 2002
Hearts in Atlantis
Film · 2001
Going Greek
Film · 2001
The Guardian
Series · 2001
The Division
Series · 2001
The Million Dollar Hotel
Film · 2000
Pollock
Film · 2000
A Slipping Down Life
Film · 1999
Malevolence
Film · 1999
The West Wing
Series · 1999
Roswell
Series · 1999
Poodle Springs
Film · 1998
The Negotiator
Film · 1998
Monday After the Miracle
Film · 1998
Follow Me Home
Film · 1997
Buffalo Soldiers
Film · 1997
The Killing Jar
Film · 1997
The Practice
Series · 1997
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Film · 1996
Riders of the Purple Sage
Film · 1996
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
Film · 1995
The Avenging Angel
Film · 1995
White Man's Burden
Film · 1995
Nixon
Film · 1995
Georgia
Film · 1995
Against the Wall
Film · 1994
Clear and Present Danger
Film · 1994
The Ballad of Little Jo
Film · 1993
Relentless 3
Film · 1993
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
Film · 1993
Shimmer
Film · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
NYPD Blue
Series · 1993
Love Can Be Murder
Film · 1992
Raising Cain
Film · 1992
Revenge on the Highway
Film · 1992
Dillinger
Film · 1991
Talent for the Game
Film · 1991
Love, Lies and Murder
Series · 1991
Die Hard 2
Film · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Nightbreaker
Film · 1989
Wired
Film · 1989
True Believer
Film · 1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Film · 1989
The Road to Terror
Film · 1989
Promised a Miracle
Film · 1988
What Price Victory
Film · 1988
Lady in White
Film · 1988
Distant Thunder
Film · 1988
Split Decisions
Film · 1988
China Beach
Series · 1988
Family Sins
Film · 1987
Beverly Hills Cop II
Film · 1987
River's Edge
Film · 1986
The Lightship
Film · 1985
Misfits of Science
Series · 1985
Massive Retaliation
Film · 1984
Wildrose
Film · 1984
Crazy like a Fox
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Film · 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Series · 1983
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Film · 1982
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Film · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
When Hell Was in Session
Film · 1979
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Film · 1978
Dallas
Series · 1978
The Dain Curse
Series · 1978
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Film · 1977
Lou Grant
Series · 1977
Kingston: Confidential
Series · 1977
The Commitment
Film · 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Series · 1976
A Woman for All Men
Film · 1975
Baretta
Series · 1975
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
Incident at Vichy
Film · 1973
Kojak
Series · 1973
Barnaby Jones
Series · 1973
The Waltons
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Spittin' Image
Film