Cast & creator
Tom Bower
Best known for Law & Order, The Office, Grey's Anatomy
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.
Also known as: 톰 바우어, تام باور, Tim Bower, Ralph Thomas Bower
103
film credits
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television credits
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1954–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (146)
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Law & Order
Whitten
1990
The Office
Heinrich
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Schultz
2005
Criminal Minds
Damon Miller
2005
NCIS
Miller Thompson
2003
The X-Files
Sheriff Harden
1993
The West Wing
General Barrie
1999
Monk
Bennie Wentworth
2002
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Pop-Pop
2005
Rizzoli & Isles
Redmond Jones
2010
Murder, She Wrote
Jonathan Bailey
1984
The Practice
John Pierce
1997
Dallas
Mancuso
1978
Bosch
John Caffrey
2015
NYPD Blue
Victor Ugo
1993
American Playhouse
Boone Choate
1982
Miami Vice
C.I.A. Agent Carter
1984
Private Practice
Dennis Hoffman
2007
Quincy, M.E.
Mr. Royce
1976
Hill Street Blues
De Petrus
1981
The Rockford Files
Officer Hensley
1974The Rockford Files
Jeff Cooperman
1974
The Waltons
Dr. Curtis Willard
1972The Waltons
Rex Barker
1972
Battlestar Galactica
Joe
2004
The Division
Bishop
2001
The Guardian
Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
2001
Ray Donovan
Judge Roger Wettick
2013
Goliath
Jim
2016
Barnaby Jones
Baxter
1973
Lou Grant
Lind
1977
Roswell
Everett Hubble
1999
Kojak
Brenner
1973
Baretta
Eddie Ryan
1975
China Beach
Archie Winslow
1988
Hardcastle and McCormick
Marty Torrance
1983
Crazy like a Fox
Trumble
1984
Die Hard 2
Marvin
1990
The Negotiator
Omar (uncredited)
1998
Ice
Jonah Kreshman
2016
The Hills Have Eyes
Gas Station Attendant
2006
The Wonderful World of Disney
Eli Nugent
1954
Beverly Hills Cop II
Russ Fielding
1987
We Have a Ghost
Ernest Scheller
2023
High Crimes
FBI Agent Mullins
2002
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Lou
2019
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Pat McDonagh
2009
Misfits of Science
Jeffries
1985
Clear and Present Danger
Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
1994
North Country
Gray Suchett
2005
13 Sins
Father
2014
Out of the Furnace
Dan Dugan
2013
Hearts in Atlantis
Len Files
2001
Light of My Life
Tom
2019
Raymond & Ray
Harris
2022
The Killer Inside Me
Sheriff Bob Maples
2010
Kingston: Confidential
Vincent Ross
1977
Love, Lies and Murder
Leverette
1991
Nixon
Frank Nixon
1995
True Believer
Cecil Skell
1989
Crazy Heart
Bill Wilson
2009
The Dain Curse
Sgt. O'Gar
1978
Raising Cain
Sgt, Cully
1992
River's Edge
Bennett
1986
The Million Dollar Hotel
Hector
2000
White Man's Burden
Stanley
1995
Against the Wall
Ed
1994
Appaloosa
Abner Raines
2008
The Laramie Project
Father Roger Schmit
2002
Lady in White
Sheriff Saunders
1988
Digging for Fire
Tom the Neighbor
2015
Poodle Springs
Arnie Burns
1998
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
John Gale
1995
The Badge
Bull Hardwick
2002
Fathers and Sons
Vito (uncredited)
2005
Distant Thunder
Louis
1988
Nightbreaker
Dan Cutter
1989
Riders of the Purple Sage
Judkins (uncredited)
1996
Feel
Buck
2006
I Melt with You
Captain Bob
2011
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Boone Chate
1983
Talent for the Game
Reverend Bodeen
1991
The Amateurs
Floyd
2006
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Sheriff Fender
2003
The Ballad of Little Jo
Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
1993
A Slipping Down Life
Mr. Decker
1999
Buffalo Soldiers
Gen. Pike
1997
As You Like It
Jaques
2017
Going Greek
Bill
2001
Revenge on the Highway
Officer Russell Yates
1992
Pollock
Dan Miller
2000
The Land of the Astronauts
Mr. Esteridge
2010
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
William Tate
1978
Dillinger
Captain Matt Leach
1991
Brothers of the Head
Eddie Pasqua
2006
A Woman for All Men
Construction Worker
1975
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Billy Dobbs
1989
The Avenging Angel
Bill Hickman
1995
Dark Around the Stars
Silky
2013
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Marshall
1996
The Commitment
Abe
1976
Undoing
Don
2007
When Hell Was in Session
Lt. Jim Norton
1979
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Eli Nugent
1982
Split Decisions
Detective Walsh
1988
The Lightship
"Coop" Cooper
1985
The Ever After
Father O'Meara
2015
Gospel Hill
Jack Herrod
2008
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Richette
1977
Follow Me Home
Larry
1997
The Last Big Save
Robert
2019
The Real Spies Among Friends
Self
2022
Runoff
Scratch
2015
Flannel Pajamas
Bill
2006
Monday After the Miracle
Uncle Ed
1998
Georgia
Erwin Flood
1995
For Sale by Owner
Sheriff O'Hare
2009
Shimmer
Mr. Speck
1993
Making a Deal with the Devil
MacGivens
2019
The Killing Jar
Det. Jake Pestone
1997
In the Land of Milk and Money
Lenny Cochran
2004Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Tom
1982
Hurricanna
Dentist
2025
Double Down South
Old Nick
2024
Incident at Vichy
Police Guard
1973
Session
Dr. Albert Solomon
2011
Love Can Be Murder
Mike Riordan
1992
Massive Retaliation
Kirk Fredericks
1984
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
Peter Baker
1993
What Price Victory
Eldon Ray
1988
Wired
Detective
1989
Familiar Strangers
Frank Worthington
2008
Lamb
Foster
2015
Fully Realized Humans
Richard
2020Fully Realized Humans
Additional Dialogue
2020
Promised a Miracle
Michael Elliot
1988
The Road to Terror
Himself - Reporter
1989
After the Denim
James Packer
2010
Malevolence
Jim Bradley
1999
Two Ways Home
Walter
2020
Relentless 3
Captain Phelan
1993
Senior Love Triangle
William Selig
2019
Family Sins
Sheriff
1987
Wildrose
Rick
1984The Spittin' Image
Pain Within
Joseph
2007