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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Double Down South
Character:Old Nick
Release Date:19/01/2024
We Have a Ghost
Character:Ernest Scheller
Release Date:24/02/2023
Raymond & Ray
Character:Harris
Release Date:14/10/2022
Two Ways Home
Character:Walter
Release Date:29/12/2020
Fully Realized Humans
Character:Richard
Release Date:08/08/2020
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Character:Lou
Release Date:11/10/2019
Senior Love Triangle
Character:William Selig
Release Date:08/09/2019
Light of My Life
Character:Tom
Release Date:09/08/2019
Making a Deal with the Devil
Character:MacGivens
Release Date:20/06/2019
The Last Big Save
Character:Robert
Release Date:18/05/2019
As You Like It
Character:Jaques
Release Date:15/09/2017
Lamb
Character:Foster
Release Date:20/10/2015
Digging for Fire
Character:Tom the Neighbor
Release Date:21/08/2015
Runoff
Character:Scratch
Release Date:26/06/2015
The Ever After
Character:Father O'Meara
Release Date:13/02/2015
13 Sins
Character:Father
Release Date:11/04/2014
Out of the Furnace
Character:Dan Dugan
Release Date:12/11/2013
Dark Around the Stars
Character:Silky
Release Date:13/09/2013
I Melt with You
Character:Captain Bob
Release Date:09/12/2011
Session
Character:Dr. Albert Solomon
Release Date:20/01/2011
The Land of the Astronauts
Character:Mr. Esteridge
Release Date:19/10/2010
The Killer Inside Me
Character:Sheriff Bob Maples
Release Date:19/02/2010
After the Denim
Character:James Packer
Release Date:02/01/2010
Crazy Heart
Character:Bill Wilson
Release Date:16/12/2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Character:Pat McDonagh
Release Date:11/09/2009
Familiar Strangers
Character:
Release Date:14/11/2008
Appaloosa
Character:Abner Raines
Release Date:19/09/2008
Gospel Hill
Character:Jack Herrod
Release Date:09/02/2008
Undoing
Character:Don
Release Date:05/12/2007
Pain Within
Character:Joseph
Release Date:30/03/2007
Feel
Character:Buck
Release Date:01/12/2006
Flannel Pajamas
Character:Bill
Release Date:15/11/2006
Brothers of the Head
Character:Eddie Pasqua
Release Date:28/07/2006
The Amateurs
Character:Floyd
Release Date:22/04/2006
The Hills Have Eyes
Character:Gas Station Attendant
Release Date:10/03/2006
North Country
Character:Gray Suchett
Release Date:12/02/2005
In the Land of Milk and Money
Character:Lenny Cochran
Release Date:01/01/2004
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Character:Tom Fender
Release Date:18/07/2003
The Badge
Character:Bull Hardwick
Release Date:07/09/2002
High Crimes
Character:FBI Agent Mullins
Release Date:05/04/2002
The Laramie Project
Character:Father Roger Schmit
Release Date:10/01/2002
Hearts in Atlantis
Character:Len Files
Release Date:28/09/2001
Going Greek
Character:Bill
Release Date:04/08/2001
Pollock
Character:Dan Miller
Release Date:06/09/2000
The Million Dollar Hotel
Character:Hector
Release Date:09/02/2000
Malevolence
Character:Jim Bradley
Release Date:01/02/1999
A Slipping Down Life
Character:Mr. Decker
Release Date:22/01/1999
Monday After the Miracle
Character:Uncle Ed
Release Date:15/11/1998
The Negotiator
Character:Omar (uncredited)
Release Date:29/07/1998
Poodle Springs
Character:Arnie Burns
Release Date:25/07/1998
Buffalo Soldiers
Character:Gen. Pike
Release Date:07/12/1997
The Killing Jar
Character:Det. Jake Pestone
Release Date:27/05/1997
Follow Me Home
Character:Larry
Release Date:28/02/1997
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Character:Marshall
Release Date:20/06/1996
Riders of the Purple Sage
Character:Judkins (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1996
Nixon
Character:Frank Nixon
Release Date:22/12/1995
White Man's Burden
Character:Stanley
Release Date:01/12/1995
Georgia
Character:Erwin Flood
Release Date:19/05/1995
The Avenging Angel
Character:Bill Hickman
Release Date:22/01/1995
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
Character:John Gale
Release Date:13/01/1995
Clear and Present Danger
Character:Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
Release Date:03/08/1994
Against the Wall
Character:Ed
Release Date:26/03/1994
Shimmer
Character:Mr. Speck
Release Date:01/10/1993
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
Character:Peter Baker
Release Date:27/08/1993
The Ballad of Little Jo
Character:Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
Release Date:20/08/1993
Relentless 3
Character:Captain Phelan
Release Date:18/08/1993
Love Can Be Murder
Character:Mike Riordan
Release Date:14/12/1992
Revenge on the Highway
Character:Officer Russell Yates
Release Date:02/12/1992
Raising Cain
Character:Sgt, Cully
Release Date:07/08/1992
Talent for the Game
Character:Rev. Bodeen
Release Date:26/04/1991
Dillinger
Character:Captain Matt Leach
Release Date:06/01/1991
Die Hard 2
Character:Marvin
Release Date:03/07/1990
The Road to Terror
Character:Himself - Reporter
Release Date:24/12/1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Character:Billy Dobbs
Release Date:10/10/1989
Wired
Character:Detective
Release Date:25/08/1989
Nightbreaker
Character:Dan Cutter
Release Date:08/03/1989
True Believer
Character:Cecil Skell
Release Date:17/02/1989
Distant Thunder
Character:Louis
Release Date:11/11/1988
Promised a Miracle
Character:Michael Elliot
Release Date:19/05/1988
Lady in White
Character:Sheriff Saunders
Release Date:22/04/1988
What Price Victory
Character:Eldon Ray
Release Date:18/01/1988
Family Sins
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:25/10/1987
Beverly Hills Cop II
Character:Russ Fielding
Release Date:18/05/1987
River's Edge
Character:Bennett
Release Date:10/10/1986
The Lightship
Character:"Coop" Cooper
Release Date:14/12/1985
Massive Retaliation
Character:Kirk Fredericks
Release Date:01/09/1984
Wildrose
Character:Rick
Release Date:04/05/1984
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Character:Boone Chate
Release Date:19/08/1983
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
Character:Tom
Release Date:29/09/1982
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Character:Eli Nugent
Release Date:16/01/1982
When Hell Was in Session
Character:Lt. Jim Norton
Release Date:08/10/1979
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Character:William Tate
Release Date:17/12/1978
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Character:Richette
Release Date:16/06/1977
The Commitment
Character:Abe
Release Date:01/01/1976
A Woman for All Men
Character:Construction Worker
Release Date:01/08/1975
Incident at Vichy
Character:Police Guard
Release Date:06/12/1973
Television Appearances
Ice
Character:Jonah Kreshman
Goliath
Character:Jim
Bosch
Character:John Caffrey
Ray Donovan
Character:Judge Roger Wettick
Rizzoli & Isles
Character:Redmond Jones
Private Practice
Character:Dennis Hoffman
Criminal Minds
Character:Damon Miller
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Character:Pop-Pop
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Mr. Schultz
The Office
Character:Heinrich
Battlestar Galactica
Character:Joe
NCIS
Character:Miller Thompson
Monk
Character:Bennie Wentworth
The Guardian
Character:Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
The Division
Character:Bishop
Roswell
Character:Everett Hubble
The West Wing
Character:General Barrie
The Practice
Character:John Pierce
NYPD Blue
Character:Victor Ugo
The X-Files
Character:Sheriff Harden
Love, Lies and Murder
Character:Leverette
Law & Order
Character:Whitten
China Beach
Character:Archie Winslow
Misfits of Science
Character:Jeffries
Crazy like a Fox
Character:Trumble
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Jonathan Bailey
Miami Vice
Character:C.I.A. Agent Carter
Hardcastle and McCormick
Character:Marty Torrance
Hill Street Blues
Character:De Petrus
The Dain Curse
Character:Sgt. O'Gar
Dallas
Character:Mancuso
Lou Grant
Character:Lind
Kingston: Confidential
Character:Vincent Ross
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Mr. Royce
The Rockford Files
Character:Officer Hensley
The Rockford Files
Character:Jeff Cooperman
Kojak
Character:Brenner
Barnaby Jones
Character:Baxter
The Waltons
Character:Dr. Curtis Willard
The Waltons
Character:Rex Barker
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Eli Nugent
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