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Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Birthday: 1938-01-03 | Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Double Down South

as    Old Nick

2023
We Have a Ghost

as    Ernest Scheller

2022
Raymond & Ray

as    Harris

2020
Fully Realized Humans

as    Richard

2020
Two Ways Home

as    Walter

2019
2019
Making a Deal with the Devil

as    MacGivens

2019
The Last Big Save

as    Robert

2019
Light of My Life

as    Tom

2019
Senior Love Triangle

as    William Selig

2017
As You Like It

as    Jaques

2016
Lamb

as    Foster

2015
The Ever After

as    Father O'Meara

2015
Runoff

as    Scratch

2015
Dark Around the Stars

as    Silky

2014
13 Sins

as    Father

2013
Out of the Furnace

as    Dan Dugan

2011
I Melt with You

as    Captain Bob

2010
The Land of the Astronauts

as    Mr. Esteridge

2010
The Killer Inside Me

as    Sheriff Bob Maples

2009
Crazy Heart

as    Bill Wilson

2009
2008
Appaloosa

as    Abner Raines

2008
Gospel Hill

as    Jack Herrod

2007
Undoing

as    Don

2006
Brothers of the Head

as    Eddie Pasqua

2006
The Hills Have Eyes

as    Gas Station Attendant