Acting · Denver, Colorado, USA · Born January 3, 1938
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.
MovieHurricanna
2025
as Dentist
MovieDouble Down South
2024
as Old Nick
MovieWe Have a Ghost
2023
as Ernest Scheller
MovieThe Real Spies Among Friends
2022
as Self
MovieRaymond & Ray
2022
as Harris
MovieTwo Ways Home
2020
as Walter
MovieFully Realized Humans
2020
as Richard
MovieEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Lou
MovieSenior Love Triangle
2019
as William Selig
MovieLight of My Life
2019
as Tom
MovieMaking a Deal with the Devil
2019
as MacGivens
MovieThe Last Big Save
2019
as Robert
MovieAs You Like It
2017
as Jaques
TVIce
2016
as Jonah Kreshman
TVGoliath
2016
as Jim
MovieLamb
2015
as Foster
MovieDigging for Fire
2015
as Tom the Neighbor
MovieRunoff
2015
as Scratch
MovieThe Ever After
2015
as Father O'Meara
TVBosch
2015
as John Caffrey
Movie13 Sins
2014
as Father
MovieOut of the Furnace
2013
as Dan Dugan
MovieDark Around the Stars
2013
as Silky
TVRay Donovan
2013
as Judge Roger Wettick
MovieI Melt with You
2011
as Captain Bob
MovieSession
2011
as Dr. Albert Solomon
MovieThe Land of the Astronauts
2010
as Mr. Esteridge
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Redmond Jones
MovieThe Killer Inside Me
2010
as Sheriff Bob Maples
MovieAfter the Denim
2010
as James Packer
MovieCrazy Heart
2009
as Bill Wilson
MovieBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
as Pat McDonagh
MovieFamiliar Strangers
2008
as Frank Worthington
MovieAppaloosa
2008
as Abner Raines
MovieGospel Hill
2008
as Jack Herrod
MovieUndoing
2007
as Don
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Dennis Hoffman
MoviePain Within
2007
as Joseph
MovieFeel
2006
as Buck
MovieFlannel Pajamas
2006
as Bill
MovieBrothers of the Head
2006
as Eddie Pasqua
MovieThe Amateurs
2006
as Floyd
MovieThe Hills Have Eyes
2006
as Gas Station Attendant
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Damon Miller
TVIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Pop-Pop
MovieFathers and Sons
2005
as Vito (uncredited)
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Mr. Schultz
TVThe Office
2005
as Heinrich
MovieNorth Country
2005
as Gray Suchett
TVBattlestar Galactica
2004
as Joe
MovieIn the Land of Milk and Money
2004
as Lenny Cochran
TVNCIS
2003
as Miller Thompson
MovieThe Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Sheriff Fender
MovieThe Badge
2002
as Bull Hardwick
TVMonk
2002
as Bennie Wentworth
MovieHigh Crimes
2002
as FBI Agent Mullins
MovieThe Laramie Project
2002
as Father Roger Schmit
MovieHearts in Atlantis
2001
as Len Files
TVThe Guardian
2001
as Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
MovieGoing Greek
2001
as Bill
TVThe Division
2001
as Bishop
MoviePollock
2000
as Dan Miller
MovieThe Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Hector
TVRoswell
1999
as Everett Hubble
TVThe West Wing
1999
as General Barrie
MovieMalevolence
1999
as Jim Bradley
MovieA Slipping Down Life
1999
as Mr. Decker
MovieMonday After the Miracle
1998
as Uncle Ed
MovieThe Negotiator
1998
as Omar (uncredited)
MoviePoodle Springs
1998
as Arnie Burns
MovieBuffalo Soldiers
1997
as Gen. Pike
MovieThe Killing Jar
1997
as Det. Jake Pestone
TVThe Practice
1997
as John Pierce
MovieFollow Me Home
1997
as Larry
MovieShaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
as Marshall
MovieRiders of the Purple Sage
1996
as Judkins (uncredited)
MovieNixon
1995
as Frank Nixon
MovieWhite Man's Burden
1995
as Stanley
MovieGeorgia
1995
as Erwin Flood
MovieThe Avenging Angel
1995
as Bill Hickman
MovieFar from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995
as John Gale
MovieClear and Present Danger
1994
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
MovieAgainst the Wall
1994
as Ed
MovieShimmer
1993
as Mr. Speck
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Victor Ugo
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Sheriff Harden
MovieTeenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
1993
as Peter Baker
MovieThe Ballad of Little Jo
1993
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
MovieRelentless 3
1993
as Captain Phelan
MovieLove Can Be Murder
1992
as Mike Riordan
MovieRevenge on the Highway
1992
as Officer Russell Yates
MovieRaising Cain
1992
as Sgt, Cully
MovieTalent for the Game
1991
as Rev. Bodeen
TVLove, Lies and Murder
1991
as Leverette
MovieDillinger
1991
as Captain Matt Leach
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Whitten
MovieDie Hard 2
1990
as Marvin
MovieThe Road to Terror
1989
as Himself - Reporter
MovieDesperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Billy Dobbs
MovieWired
1989
as Detective
MovieNightbreaker
1989
as Dan Cutter
MovieTrue Believer
1989
as Cecil Skell
MovieDistant Thunder
1988
as Louis
MovieSplit Decisions
1988
as Detective Walsh
MoviePromised a Miracle
1988
as Michael Elliot
TVChina Beach
1988
as Archie Winslow
MovieLady in White
1988
as Sheriff Saunders
MovieWhat Price Victory
1988
as Eldon Ray
MovieFamily Sins
1987
as Sheriff
MovieBeverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Russ Fielding
MovieRiver's Edge
1986
as Bennett
MovieThe Lightship
1985
as "Coop" Cooper
TVMisfits of Science
1985
as Jeffries
TVCrazy like a Fox
1984
as Trumble
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Jonathan Bailey
TVMiami Vice
1984
as C.I.A. Agent Carter
MovieMassive Retaliation
1984
as Kirk Fredericks
MovieWildrose
1984
as Rick
TVHardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Marty Torrance
MovieThe Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Boone Chate
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982
as Tom
MovieTales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
as Eli Nugent
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Boone Choate
TVHill Street Blues
1981
as De Petrus
MovieWhen Hell Was in Session
1979
as Lt. Jim Norton
MovieThe Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
as William Tate
TVThe Dain Curse
1978
as Sgt. O'Gar
TVDallas
1978
as Mancuso
TVLou Grant
1977
as Lind
MovieThe 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
as Richette
TVKingston: Confidential
1977
as Vincent Ross
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Mr. Royce
MovieThe Commitment
1976
as Abe
MovieA Woman for All Men
1975
as Construction Worker
TVBaretta
1975
as Eddie Ryan
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Officer Hensley
MovieIncident at Vichy
1973
as Police Guard
TVKojak
1973
as Brenner
TVBarnaby Jones
1973
as Baxter
TVThe Waltons
1972
as Dr. Curtis Willard
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Eli Nugent
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