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.
Acting
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Mr. Schultz
2005
Movie
Die Hard 2
as Marvin
1990
Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Lou
2019
TV
The Office
as Heinrich
2005
TV
Criminal Minds
as Damon Miller
2005
TV
The X-Files
as Sheriff Harden
1993
Movie
The Hills Have Eyes
as Gas Station Attendant
2006
Movie
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Russ Fielding
1987
TV
NCIS
as Miller Thompson
2003
Movie
The Negotiator
as Omar (uncredited)
1998
Movie
Out of the Furnace
as Dan Dugan
2013
TV
Battlestar Galactica
as Joe
2004
Movie
Clear and Present Danger
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
1994
TV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Pop-Pop
2005
Movie
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Pat McDonagh
2009
TV
Monk
as Bennie Wentworth
2002
Movie
13 Sins
as Father
2014
Movie
Crazy Heart
as Bill Wilson
2009
Movie
Appaloosa
as Abner Raines
2008
Movie
High Crimes
as FBI Agent Mullins
2002
TV
Ray Donovan
as Judge Roger Wettick
2013
Movie
North Country
as Gray Suchett
2005
TV
Bosch
as John Caffrey
2015
TV
Law & Order
as Whitten
1990
