Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Acting
Born 1938-01-03 - Died 2024-05-30Denver, Colorado, USA

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.

Movies (102)

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
7.0

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019Movie7.0
Die Hard 2
7.0

Die Hard 2

1990Movie7.0
Clear and Present Danger
6.6

Clear and Present Danger

1994Movie6.6
The Hills Have Eyes
6.5

The Hills Have Eyes

2006Movie6.5
13 Sins
6.3

13 Sins

2014Movie6.3
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
6.2

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009Movie6.2
The Negotiator
7.1

The Negotiator

1998Movie7.1
Beverly Hills Cop II
6.5

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987Movie6.5
High Crimes
6.3

High Crimes

2002Movie6.3
North Country
7.3

North Country

2005Movie7.3
We Have a Ghost
6.4

We Have a Ghost

2023Movie6.4
Out of the Furnace
6.6

Out of the Furnace

2013Movie6.6
The Killer Inside Me
5.8

The Killer Inside Me

2010Movie5.8
Raymond & Ray
6.2

Raymond & Ray

2022Movie6.2
Hearts in Atlantis
6.8

Hearts in Atlantis

2001Movie6.8
Crazy Heart
6.9

Crazy Heart

2009Movie6.9
Appaloosa
6.6

Appaloosa

2008Movie6.6
The Million Dollar Hotel
5.9

The Million Dollar Hotel

2000Movie5.9
River's Edge
6.5

River's Edge

1986Movie6.5
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995Movie6.8
Flannel Pajamas
5.4

Flannel Pajamas

2006Movie5.4
Raising Cain
6.0

Raising Cain

1992Movie6.0
True Believer
6.2

True Believer

1989Movie6.2
The Amateurs
5.6

The Amateurs

2006Movie5.6
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
6.2

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

1995Movie6.2
The Laramie Project
6.2

The Laramie Project

2002Movie6.2
Pollock
6.7

Pollock

2000Movie6.7
Poodle Springs
5.5

Poodle Springs

1998Movie5.5
White Man's Burden
5.1

White Man's Burden

1995Movie5.1
Light of My Life
6.5

Light of My Life

2019Movie6.5
Lady in White
6.1

Lady in White

1988Movie6.1
Against the Wall
6.2

Against the Wall

1994Movie6.2
The Spittin' Image
10.0

The Spittin' Image

Movie10.0
Distant Thunder
5.8

Distant Thunder

1988Movie5.8
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
8.5

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

1982Movie8.5
Fathers and Sons
5.1

Fathers and Sons

2005Movie5.1
The Avenging Angel
5.0

The Avenging Angel

1995Movie5.0
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
7.0

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983Movie7.0
Digging for Fire
5.2

Digging for Fire

2015Movie5.2
The Badge
5.7

The Badge

2002Movie5.7
Riders of the Purple Sage
6.0

Riders of the Purple Sage

1996Movie6.0
Going Greek
4.9

Going Greek

2001Movie4.9
Nightbreaker
6.7

Nightbreaker

1989Movie6.7
I Melt with You
5.3

I Melt with You

2011Movie5.3
Relentless 3
4.8

Relentless 3

1993Movie4.8
Split Decisions
5.1

Split Decisions

1988Movie5.1
Buffalo Soldiers
5.5

Buffalo Soldiers

1997Movie5.5
Gospel Hill
4.8

Gospel Hill

2008Movie4.8
Shimmer
7.8

Shimmer

1993Movie7.8
The Ever After
5.7

The Ever After

2015Movie5.7
The Commitment
10.0

The Commitment

1976Movie10.0
Undoing
5.3

Undoing

2007Movie5.3
Promised a Miracle
5.3

Promised a Miracle

1988Movie5.3
A Slipping Down Life
4.4

A Slipping Down Life

1999Movie4.4
Brothers of the Head
5.5

Brothers of the Head

2006Movie5.5
Feel
4.8

Feel

2006Movie4.8
Georgia
5.7

Georgia

1995Movie5.7
Revenge on the Highway
4.2

Revenge on the Highway

1992Movie4.2
Massive Retaliation
4.0

Massive Retaliation

1984Movie4.0
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
9.0

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

1989Movie9.0
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
5.2

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

2003Movie5.2
The Lightship
5.3

The Lightship

1985Movie5.3
Talent for the Game
7.0

Talent for the Game

1991Movie7.0
The Ballad of Little Jo
6.1

The Ballad of Little Jo

1993Movie6.1
What Price Victory

What Price Victory

1988Movie
For Sale by Owner
3.4

For Sale by Owner

2009Movie3.4
Follow Me Home
5.0

Follow Me Home

1997Movie5.0
When Hell Was in Session
7.5

When Hell Was in Session

1979Movie7.5
Hurricanna

Hurricanna

2025Movie
Dark Around the Stars
5.5

Dark Around the Stars

2013Movie5.5
Lamb
6.1

Lamb

2015Movie6.1
A Woman for All Men
4.9

A Woman for All Men

1975Movie4.9
The Last Big Save
5.8

The Last Big Save

2019Movie5.8
Double Down South
6.1

Double Down South

2024Movie6.1
Dillinger
5.6

Dillinger

1991Movie5.6
As You Like It
3.5

As You Like It

2017Movie3.5
Session
4.2

Session

2011Movie4.2
Family Sins
5.7

Family Sins

1987Movie5.7
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
7.0

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

1996Movie7.0
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
6.2

Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

1993Movie6.2
The Real Spies Among Friends
8.0

The Real Spies Among Friends

2022Movie8.0
Making a Deal with the Devil

Making a Deal with the Devil

2019Movie
The 3,000 Mile Chase
7.0

The 3,000 Mile Chase

1977Movie7.0
Familiar Strangers
6.2

Familiar Strangers

2008Movie6.2
Runoff
5.8

Runoff

2015Movie5.8
Wired
3.6

Wired

1989Movie3.6
Two Ways Home
5.8

Two Ways Home

2020Movie5.8
Love Can Be Murder
7.0

Love Can Be Murder

1992Movie7.0
Incident at Vichy
10.0

Incident at Vichy

1973Movie10.0
The Killing Jar
4.4

The Killing Jar

1997Movie4.4
Pain Within
9.0

Pain Within

2007Movie9.0
Monday After the Miracle
9.0

Monday After the Miracle

1998Movie9.0
Fully Realized Humans
5.2

Fully Realized Humans

2020Movie5.2
Senior Love Triangle
4.3

Senior Love Triangle

2019Movie4.3
The Road to Terror
7.0

The Road to Terror

1989Movie7.0
The Winds of Kitty Hawk

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

1978Movie
The Land of the Astronauts
6.3

The Land of the Astronauts

2010Movie6.3
Malevolence
7.3

Malevolence

1999Movie7.3
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
4.5

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

1982Movie4.5
After the Denim

After the Denim

2010Movie
In the Land of Milk and Money
8.3

In the Land of Milk and Money

2004Movie8.3
Wildrose
4.5

Wildrose

1984Movie4.5

TV Shows (41)

Criminal Minds
8.3

Criminal Minds

2005Series8.3
NCIS
7.6

NCIS

2003Series7.6
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Grey's Anatomy
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005Series8.2
The Office
8.6

The Office

2005Series8.6
The X-Files
8.4

The X-Files

1993Series8.4
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
Dallas
6.9

Dallas

1978Series6.9
NYPD Blue
7.0

NYPD Blue

1993Series7.0
Monk
7.9

Monk

2002Series7.9
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
8.3

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005Series8.3
Miami Vice
7.5

Miami Vice

1984Series7.5
Rizzoli & Isles
7.9

Rizzoli & Isles

2010Series7.9
Bosch
7.9

Bosch

2015Series7.9
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Battlestar Galactica
8.2

Battlestar Galactica

2004Series8.2
The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974Series7.6
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
The Waltons
7.2

The Waltons

1972Series7.2
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
Hill Street Blues
7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981Series7.6
Goliath
7.6

Goliath

2016Series7.6
Private Practice
7.5

Private Practice

2007Series7.5
The Division
7.1

The Division

2001Series7.1
Ray Donovan
7.5

Ray Donovan

2013Series7.5
The Guardian
7.0

The Guardian

2001Series7.0
Quincy, M.E.
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976Series7.5
Barnaby Jones
7.1

Barnaby Jones

1973Series7.1
Baretta
6.5

Baretta

1975Series6.5
Lou Grant
7.4

Lou Grant

1977Series7.4
Roswell
7.7

Roswell

1999Series7.7
Hardcastle and McCormick
6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983Series6.5
China Beach
7.4

China Beach

1988Series7.4
Kojak
7.2

Kojak

1973Series7.2
Crazy like a Fox
7.2

Crazy like a Fox

1984Series7.2
Ice
6.4

Ice

2016Series6.4
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954Series7.9
Misfits of Science
7.1

Misfits of Science

1985Series7.1
Love, Lies and Murder
4.9

Love, Lies and Murder

1991Series4.9
The Dain Curse
6.7

The Dain Curse

1978Series6.7
Kingston: Confidential
7.0

Kingston: Confidential

1977Series7.0