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Aliases: 톰 바우어 , تام باور , Tim Bower , Ralph Thomas Bower

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Movie Involvements: 83

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

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 Famous Work

Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Whitten
NCIS
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8

NCIS

(2003) Miller Thompson
Bosch
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8

Bosch

(2015) John Caffrey
The X-Files
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8

The X-Files

(1993) Sheriff Harden
Rizzoli & Isles
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8

Rizzoli & Isles

(2010) Redmond Jones
Ice
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7

Ice

(2016) Jonah Kreshman
Murder, She Wrote
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8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Jonathan Bailey
Battlestar Galactica
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8

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Old Nick
2023 Ernest Scheller
2022 Harris
2020 Walter
Richard
2019 Lou
William Selig
Tom
MacGivens
Robert
2017 Jaques
2016 Jonah Kreshman
N/A
2015 Foster
Tom the Neighbor
Scratch
Father O'Meara
John Caffrey
2014 Father
2013 Dan Dugan
Silky
Judge Roger Wettick
2011 Captain Bob
General Mitch Tompkins
Dr. Albert Solomon
2010 Mr. Esteridge
Redmond Jones
Sheriff Bob Maples
James Packer
2009 Bill Wilson
Pat McDonagh
2008 Abner Raines
Jack Herrod
N/A
2007 Don
Joseph
2006 Buck
Bill
Eddie Pasqua
Floyd
Gas Station Attendant
2005 Pop-Pop
Heinrich
Gray Suchett
2004 Joe
2003 Miller Thompson
Tom Fender
2002 Bull Hardwick
Bennie Wentworth
FBI Agent Mullins
Father Roger Schmit
2001 Len Files
Bill
2000 Dan Miller
Hector
1999 Everett Hubble
Jim Bradley
Mr. Decker
1998 Uncle Ed
Omar (uncredited)
Arnie Burns
1997 Gen. Pike
N/A
Larry
1996 Marshall
1995 Frank Nixon
Stanley
Erwin Flood
Bill Hickman
John Gale
1994 Ed
1993 Mr. Speck
Sheriff Harden
Peter Baker
Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
Captain Phelan
1992 Mike Riordan
Officer Russell Yates
Sgt, Cully
1991 Rev. Bodeen
Leverette
Captain Matt Leach
1990 Whitten
Marvin
1989 Himself - Reporter
Billy Dobbs
Detective
Dan Cutter
Cecil Skell
1988 Louis
Michael Elliot
Sheriff Saunders
Eldon Ray
1987 Sheriff
Russ Fielding
1986 Bennett
1985 N/A
1984 Trumble
Jonathan Bailey
Kirk Fredericks
Rick
1983 Boone Chate
1982 Tom
Eli Nugent
1979 Lt. Jim Norton
1978 William Tate
Sgt. O'Gar
Mancuso
1977 Richette
1976 Abe
1975 Construction Worker
1974 Jeff Cooperman
Officer Hensley
1973 Police Guard
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Additional Dialogue
Year Role Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Production Design
Year Role Movie/Tv

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