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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.
As actor
Hurricanna
Double Down South
We Have a Ghost
Raymond & Ray
The Real Spies Among Friends
Fully Realized Humans
Two Ways Home
Light of My Life
Making a Deal with the Devil
The Last Big Save
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Senior Love Triangle
As You Like It
Digging for Fire
The Ever After
Lamb
Runoff
13 Sins
Out of the Furnace
Dark Around the Stars
Session
I Melt with You
The Killer Inside Me
The Land of the Astronauts
After the Denim
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Crazy Heart
Gospel Hill
Appaloosa
Familiar Strangers