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.
Known For
Filmography
العملاق
as Jim
بوش
as John Caffrey
Rizzoli & Isles
as Redmond Jones
المكتب
as Heinrich
تشريح غراي
as Mr. Schultz
عقول إجرامية
as Damon Miller
فيلادلفيا دائِماً مُشمِسة
as Pop-Pop
Battlestar Galactica
as Joe
إن سي آي أس
as Miller Thompson
مونك
as Bennie Wentworth
The Guardian
as Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel
الجناح الغربي
as General Barrie
NYPD Blue
as Victor Ugo
ملفات إكس
as Sheriff Harden
Die Hard 2
as Marvin
القانون والنظام
as Whitten
Miami Vice
as C.I.A. Agent Carter
Murder, She Wrote
as Jonathan Bailey
American Playhouse
as Boone Choate
Hill Street Blues
as De Petrus
Dallas
as Mancuso
The Rockford Files
as Officer Hensley