🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	We Have a Ghost (2023)	Ernest Scheller		6.5
2	Raymond & Ray (2022)	Harris		6
3	Fully Realized Humans (2020)	Richard	-	-
4	Two Ways Home (2020)	Walter	-	-
5	Making a Deal with the Devil (2019)	MacGivens	-	-
6	Light of My Life (2019)	Tom		6.8
7	El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)	Lou		7.2
8	Digging for Fire (2015)	Tom the Neighbor		4
9	Lamb (2015)	Foster		7
10	The Ever After (2015)	Father O'Meara		6
11	13 Sins (2014)	Father		6.3
12	Out of the Furnace (2013)	Dan Dugan		6.1
13	I Melt with You (2011)	Captain Bob		2
14	The Killer Inside Me (2010)	Sheriff Bob Maples		5.9
15	Crazy Heart (2009) Oscars 2010	Bill Wilson		7.2
16	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)	Pat McDonagh		6.3
17	Gospel Hill (2008)	Jack Herrod	-	-
18	Appaloosa (2008)	Abner Raines		6.6
19	Familiar Strangers (2008)	-		6
20	The Amateurs (2006)	Floyd		6
21	The Hills Have Eyes (2006)	Gas Station Attendant		6.4
22	Feel (2006)	Buck	-	-
23	Brothers of the Head (2006)	Eddie Pasqua		7
24	North Country (2005) Oscars 2006	Gray Suchett		7.8
25	The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)	Tom Fender		8
26	The Laramie Project (2002)	Father Roger Schmit		9
27	High Crimes (2002)	FBI Agent Mullins		6.1
28	Going Greek (2001)	Bill	-	-
29	Hearts in Atlantis (2001)	Len Files		7.3
30	Pollock (2000) Oscars 2001	Dan Miller		8
31	The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)	Hector		6.3
32	A Slipping Down Life (1999)	Mr. Decker		1
33	Poodle Springs (1998)	Arnie Burns	-	-
34	The Negotiator (1998)	Omar (uncredited)		7.3
35	Buffalo Soldiers (1997)	Gen. Pike	-	-
36	Nixon (1995)	Frank Nixon		7.6
37	Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)	John Gale	-	-
38	White Man's Burden (1995)	Stanley	-	-
39	Georgia (1995)	Erwin Flood	-	-
40	Clear and Present Danger (1994)	Clark's Pilot (uncredited)		6.7
41	Against the Wall (1994)	Ed		7
42	Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993)	Peter Baker	-	-
43	The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)	Lyle Hogg (uncredited)	-	-
44	Revenge on the Highway (1992)	Officer Russell Yates	-	-
45	Love Can Be Murder (1992)	Mike Riordan		7
46	Raising Cain (1992)	Sgt, Cully		7
47	Dillinger (1991)	Captain Matt Leach	-	-
48	Talent for the Game (1991)	Rev. Bodeen		7
49	Die Hard 2 (1990)	Marvin		7.4
50	Wired (1989)	Detective	-	-
51	Nightbreaker (1989)	Dan Cutter		6
52	Lady in White (1988)	Sheriff Saunders		5.7
53	Promised a Miracle (1988)	Michael Elliot	-	-
54	Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)	Russ Fielding		6.8
55	Family Sins (1987)	Sheriff	-	-
56	River's Edge (1986)	Bennett		7.8
57	The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)	Boone Chate		6
58	The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)	Boone Chate		6
59	Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982)	Tom	-	-