Tom Bower
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-01-03 in Denver, Colorado, USA
Died
2024-05-30
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.
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Mr. Schultz
Law & Order
as Whitten
NCIS
as Miller Thompson
Criminal Minds
as Damon Miller
The Office
as Heinrich
The X-Files
as Sheriff Harden
The West Wing
as General Barrie
Monk
as Bennie Wentworth
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Pop-Pop
Goliath
as Jim
Rizzoli & Isles
as Redmond Jones
Murder, She Wrote
as Jonathan Bailey
Bosch
as John Caffrey
Battlestar Galactica
as Joe
Miami Vice
as C.I.A. Agent Carter
Dallas
as Mancuso
The Practice
as John Pierce
Ray Donovan
as Judge Roger Wettick
The Waltons
as Dr. Curtis Willard
The Waltons
as Rex Barker