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Tom Bower

Actor • Born 1938

Tom Bower

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990NCIS posterNCISSeries • 2003Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomySeries • 2005Criminal Minds posterCriminal MindsSeries • 2005The Office posterThe OfficeSeries • 2005The X-Files posterThe X-FilesSeries • 1993Monk posterMonkSeries • 2002It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia posterIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaSeries • 2005The West Wing posterThe West WingSeries • 1999Dallas posterDallasSeries • 1978Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Rizzoli & Isles posterRizzoli & IslesSeries • 2010NYPD Blue posterNYPD BlueSeries • 1993Miami Vice posterMiami ViceSeries • 1984Bosch posterBoschSeries • 2015The Rockford Files posterThe Rockford FilesSeries • 1974Hill Street Blues posterHill Street BluesSeries • 1981American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982Private Practice posterPrivate PracticeSeries • 2007Battlestar Galactica posterBattlestar GalacticaSeries • 2004The Practice posterThe PracticeSeries • 1997Quincy, M.E. posterQuincy, M.E.Series • 1976The Waltons posterThe WaltonsSeries • 1972Ray Donovan posterRay DonovanSeries • 2013