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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.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born3 January 1938 (age 87)
  • Place of BirthDenver, Colorado, USA

Tom Bower

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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.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born3 January 1938 (age 87)
  • Place of BirthDenver, Colorado, USA
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Double Down South
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5.867
2024
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We Have a Ghost
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6.481
2023
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Raymond & Ray
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6.228
2022
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Fully Realized Humans
star
5.35
2020
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Two Ways Home
star
5.821
2020
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Light of My Life
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6.4
2019
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Making a Deal with the Devil
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2019
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The Last Big Save
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5.8
2019
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
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7.045
2019
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Senior Love Triangle
star
4.3
2019
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As You Like It
star
3.5
2017
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Digging for Fire
star
5.188
2015
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The Ever After
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5.7
2015
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Lamb
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6.023
2015
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Runoff
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5.8
2015
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13 Sins
star
6.3
2014
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Out of the Furnace
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6.6
2013
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Dark Around the Stars
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5.5
2013
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Session
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4.2
2011
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I Melt with You
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5.283
2011
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The Killer Inside Me
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5.823
2010
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The Land of the Astronauts
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6.3
2010
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After the Denim
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2010
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
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6.2
2009
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Crazy Heart
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6.9
2009
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Gospel Hill
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4.704
2008
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Appaloosa
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6.573
2008
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Familiar Strangers
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6.24
2008
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Undoing
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3.5
2007
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Pain Within
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2007
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The Hills Have Eyes
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6.452
2006
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Feel
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4.0
2006
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Brothers of the Head
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5.4
2006
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The Amateurs
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5.6
2006
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Flannel Pajamas
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5.25
2006
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North Country
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7.229
2005
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In the Land of Milk and Money
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8.0
2004
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
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5.1
2003
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The Badge
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5.822
2002
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High Crimes
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6.357
2002
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The Laramie Project
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6.2
2002
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Hearts in Atlantis
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6.754
2001
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Going Greek
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4.542
2001
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The Million Dollar Hotel
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5.876
2000
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Pollock
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6.66
2000
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A Slipping Down Life
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3.9
1999
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Malevolence
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6.0
1999
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Poodle Springs
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5.375
1998
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The Negotiator
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7.101
1998
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Monday After the Miracle
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1998
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Follow Me Home
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3.5
1997
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Buffalo Soldiers
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5.4
1997
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The Killing Jar
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4.0
1997
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Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
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5.0
1996
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Riders of the Purple Sage
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5.8
1996
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Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
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6.152
1995
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The Avenging Angel
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4.682
1995
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White Man's Burden
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5.144
1995
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Nixon
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6.873
1995
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Georgia
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5.717
1995
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Against the Wall
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6.1
1994
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Clear and Present Danger
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6.6
1994
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The Ballad of Little Jo
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5.732
1993
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Relentless 3
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4.5
1993
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Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
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5.9
1993
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Shimmer
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7.5
1993
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Love Can Be Murder
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6.0
1992
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Raising Cain
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6.1
1992
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Revenge on the Highway
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3.0
1992
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Dillinger
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4.7
1991
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Talent for the Game
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6.0
1991
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Die Hard 2
star
6.96
1990
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Nightbreaker
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6.4
1989
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Wired
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3.4
1989
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True Believer
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6.213
1989
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Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
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9.5
1989
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The Road to Terror
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7.0
1989
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Promised a Miracle
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3.0
1988
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What Price Victory
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1988
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Lady in White
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6.1
1988
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Distant Thunder
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5.6
1988
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Family Sins
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3.5
1987
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Beverly Hills Cop II
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6.5
1987
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River's Edge
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6.5
1986
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The Lightship
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5.05
1985
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Massive Retaliation
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3.0
1984
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Wildrose
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2.0
1984
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
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6.9
1983
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Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
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9.0
1982
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Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
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2.0
1982
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When Hell Was in Session
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7.0
1979
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The Winds of Kitty Hawk
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1978
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The 3,000 Mile Chase
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1977
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The Commitment
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1976
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A Woman for All Men
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4.8
1975
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Incident at Vichy
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1973