Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

138

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-03

Day of Death

2024-05-30 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

RalphThomas Bower

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Tim Bower

Tom Bower

Biography

Tom Bower (born January 1938) is an American actor who has appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles from 1973 to present. He played physician-husband Curt on The Waltons. He has held a number of prominent supporting roles including Dan Miller in the 2000 film Pollock and the gas station attendant in the 2006 film The Hills Have Eyes. He also plays the barkeep in the Battlestar Galactica episode, "Taking a Break from All Your Worries". He has also had many notable roles in films such as River's Edge, Beverly Hills Cop II, Die Hard 2, Clear and Present Danger, Nixon, and The Negotiator. His 2008-09 roles include Appaloosa, with Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen, Gospel Hill, with Danny Glover and Angela Bassett, as well as playing Pat McDonough, the father of Nicolas Cage's character, in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Sheriff Bob Maples in The Killer Inside Me, with Casey Affleck, and Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges. Bower is also an award-winning stage actor.

Known For

Nightbreaker

Nightbreaker

Dark Around the Stars

Dark Around the Stars

The Negotiator

The Negotiator

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

Shimmer

Shimmer

The Last Big Save

The Last Big Save

North Country

North Country

Acting

The Million Dollar Hotel

2000

The Million Dollar Hotel

as

Hector

The Ballad of Little Jo

1993

The Ballad of Little Jo

as

Lyle Hogg (uncredited)

2002

The Badge

as

Bull Hardwick

Die Hard 2

1990

Die Hard 2

as

Marvin

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

2003

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

as

Tom Fender

Poodle Springs

1998

Poodle Springs

as

Arnie Burns

Gospel Hill

2008

Gospel Hill

as

Jack Herrod

High Crimes

2002

High Crimes

as

FBI Agent Mullins

Hearts in Atlantis

2001

Hearts in Atlantis

as

Len Files

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

2009

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

as

Pat McDonagh

Crazy Heart

2009

Crazy Heart

as

Bill Wilson

The Hills Have Eyes

2006

The Hills Have Eyes

as

Gas Station Attendant

Appaloosa

2008

Appaloosa

as

Abner Raines

Pollock

2000

Pollock

as

Dan Miller

Love Can Be Murder

1992

Love Can Be Murder

as

Mike Riordan

Double Down South

2024

Double Down South

as

Old Nick

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

1995

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

as

John Gale

Raising Cain

1992

Raising Cain

as

Sgt, Cully

Follow Me Home

1997

Follow Me Home

as

Larry

The Killer Inside Me

2010

The Killer Inside Me

as

Sheriff Bob Maples

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

1996

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

as

Marshall

Session

2011

Session

as

Dr. Albert Solomon

A Slipping Down Life

1999

A Slipping Down Life

as

Mr. Decker

We Have a Ghost

2023

We Have a Ghost

as

Ernest Scheller

Massive Retaliation

1984

Massive Retaliation

as

Kirk Fredericks

Relentless 3

1993

Relentless 3

as

Captain Phelan

Raymond & Ray

2022

Raymond & Ray

as

Harris

Nightbreaker

1989

Nightbreaker

as

Dan Cutter

The Avenging Angel

1995

The Avenging Angel

as

Bill Hickman

Out of the Furnace

2013

Out of the Furnace

as

Dan Dugan

Feel

2006

Feel

as

Buck

Buffalo Soldiers

1997

Buffalo Soldiers

as

Gen. Pike

Revenge on the Highway

1992

Revenge on the Highway

as

Officer Russell Yates

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

as

Boone Chate

Undoing

2007

Undoing

as

Don

Dillinger

1991

Dillinger

as

Captain Matt Leach

Pain Within

2007

Pain Within

as

Joseph

13 Sins

2014

13 Sins

as

Father

Brothers of the Head

2006

Brothers of the Head

as

Eddie Pasqua

Wired

1989

Wired

as

Detective

White Man's Burden

1995

White Man's Burden

as

Stanley

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

1978

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

as

William Tate

Digging for Fire

2015

Digging for Fire

as

Tom the Neighbor

The Ever After

2015

The Ever After

as

Father O'Meara

Lamb

2015

Lamb

as

Foster

Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

1993

Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

as

Peter Baker

Promised a Miracle

1988

Promised a Miracle

as

Michael Elliot

Runoff

2015

Runoff

as

Scratch

Familiar Strangers

2008

Familiar Strangers

as

What Price Victory

1988

What Price Victory

as

Eldon Ray

When Hell Was in Session

1979

When Hell Was in Session

as

Lt. Jim Norton

Dark Around the Stars

2013

Dark Around the Stars

as

Silky

Against the Wall

1994

Against the Wall

as

Ed

True Believer

1989

True Believer

as

Cecil Skell

The Negotiator

1998

The Negotiator

as

Omar (uncredited)

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

1989

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

as

Billy Dobbs

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

1982

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

as

Tom

Family Sins

1987

Family Sins

as

Sheriff

Nixon

1995

Nixon

as

Frank Nixon

Light of My Life

2019

Light of My Life

as

Tom

Lady in White

1988

Lady in White

as

Sheriff Saunders

I Melt with You

2011

I Melt with You

as

Captain Bob

A Woman for All Men

1975

A Woman for All Men

as

Construction Worker

River's Edge

1986

River's Edge

as

Bennett

The Road to Terror

1989

The Road to Terror

as

Himself - Reporter

Wildrose

1984

Wildrose

as

Rick

Shimmer

1993

Shimmer

as

Mr. Speck

Talent for the Game

1991

Talent for the Game

as

Rev. Bodeen

The Killing Jar

1997

The Killing Jar

as

Det. Jake Pestone

As You Like It

2017

As You Like It

as

Jaques

Making a Deal with the Devil

2019

Making a Deal with the Devil

as

MacGivens

The Last Big Save

2019

The Last Big Save

as

Robert

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

as

Lou

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

1982

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

as

Eli Nugent

The Lightship

1985

The Lightship

as

The Amateurs

2006

The Amateurs

as

Floyd

Fully Realized Humans

2020

Fully Realized Humans

as

Richard

Incident at Vichy

1973

Incident at Vichy

as

Police Guard

Black Limousine

2010

Black Limousine

as

Mr. Esteridge

After the Denim

2010

After the Denim

as

James Packer

The 3,000 Mile Chase

1977

The 3,000 Mile Chase

as

Richette

Senior Love Triangle

2019

Senior Love Triangle

as

William Selig

Two Ways Home

2020

Two Ways Home

as

Walter

The Laramie Project

2002

The Laramie Project

as

Father Roger Schmit

Going Greek

2001

Going Greek

as

Bill

The Commitment

1976

The Commitment

as

Abe

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

Beverly Hills Cop II

as

Russ Fielding

Distant Thunder

1988

Distant Thunder

as

Louis

Monday After the Miracle

1998

Monday After the Miracle

as

Uncle Ed

Georgia

1995

Georgia

as

Erwin Flood

Malevolence

1999

Malevolence

as

Jim Bradley

The Spittin' Image

The Spittin' Image

as

Hurricanna

Hurricanna

as

Dentist

Flannel Pajamas

2006

Flannel Pajamas

as

Bill

North Country

2005

North Country

as

Gray Suchett

Clear and Present Danger

1994

Clear and Present Danger

as

Clark's Pilot (uncredited)

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Sheriff Harden

Mr. Sunshine

Mr. Sunshine

as

General Mitch Tompkins

Dallas

Dallas

as

Mancuso

NCIS

NCIS

as

Miller Thompson

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as

Pop-Pop

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

as

Judge Roger Wettick

Love, Lies and Murder

Love, Lies and Murder

as

Leverette

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Officer Hensley

Monk

Monk

as

Bennie Wentworth

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

as

Redmond Jones

Ice

Ice

as

Jonah Kreshman

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as

Trumble

The Dain Curse

The Dain Curse

as

Sgt. O'Gar

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Jeff Cooperman

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Whitten

Kojak

Kojak

as

Brenner

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Mr. Schultz

Goliath

Goliath

as

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

as

Joe

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

General Barrie

Misfits of Science

Misfits of Science

as

Jeffries

Roswell

Roswell

as

Everett Hubble

Bosch

Bosch

as

John Caffrey

The Office

The Office

as

Heinrich

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Jonathan Bailey

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

Dr. Curtis Willard

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

De Petrus

Private Practice

Private Practice

as

Dennis Hoffman

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

as

Damon Miller

The Practice

The Practice

as

John Pierce

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

as

Victor Ugo

China Beach

China Beach

as

Archie Winslow

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

C.I.A. Agent Carter

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

as

Marty Torrance

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

as

Lind

Kingston: Confidential

Kingston: Confidential

as

Vincent Ross

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Mr. Royce

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Baxter

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

Rex Barker

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Eli Nugent

Production

Crew

Fully Realized Humans

2020

Fully Realized Humans

as

Directing