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Tom Bower

Known for: Acting

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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The Hills Have Eyes 2006Movie Disney PlusApple TV StoreRakuten TV +6 as Gas Station Attendant
We Have a Ghost 2023Movie Netflix as Ernest Scheller
Salattu rikos 2002Movie Rakuten TVApple TV StoreBlockbuster +3 as FBI Agent Mullins
Appaloosa 2008Movie Apple TV StoreBlockbusterSF Anytime +4 as Abner Raines
Nixon 1995Movie as Frank Nixon
Tappaja sisälläni 2010Movie Telia Play as Sheriff Bob Maples
Nainen valkoisissa 1988Movie as Sheriff Saunders
The Laramie Project 2002Movie as Father Roger Schmit
Pollock 2000Movie as Dan Miller
A Woman for All Men 1975Movie as Construction Worker
Relentless 3 1993Movie as Captain Phelan
The Lightship 1985Movie as "Coop" Cooper
Georgia 1995Movie as Erwin Flood
The Killing Jar 1997Movie as Det. Jake Pestone