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.
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Full filmography
- Law & Order (1990) as Whitten
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Mr. Schultz
- NCIS (2003) as Miller Thompson
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Damon Miller
- Private Practice (2007) as Dennis Hoffman
- Dallas (1978) as Mancuso
- The Office (2005) as Heinrich
- Monk (2002) as Bennie Wentworth
- NYPD Blue (1993) as Victor Ugo
- The X-Files (1993) as Sheriff Harden
- The West Wing (1999) as General Barrie
- Bosch (2015) as John Caffrey
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Jonathan Bailey
- Hill Street Blues (1981) as De Petrus
- Miami Vice (1984) as C.I.A. Agent Carter
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as Redmond Jones
- The Waltons (1972) as Dr. Curtis Willard
- The Waltons (1972) as Rex Barker
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) as Pop-Pop
- Battlestar Galactica (2004) as Joe
- The Practice (1997) as John Pierce
- Lou Grant (1977) as Lind
- Ray Donovan (2013) as Judge Roger Wettick
- The Division (2001) as Bishop