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.
as Dentist
as Old Nick
as Ernest Scheller
as Self
as Harris
as Walter
as Richard
as William Selig
as Tom
as MacGivens
as Robert
as Jaques
as Jonah Kreshman(2 eps)
as Jim(1 ep)
as Foster
as Tom the Neighbor
as Scratch
as Father O'Meara
as John Caffrey(1 ep)
as Father
as Dan Dugan
as Silky
as Judge Roger Wettick(1 ep)
as Captain Bob
as Dr. Albert Solomon
as Mr. Esteridge
as Redmond Jones(1 ep)
as Sheriff Bob Maples
as James Packer
as Bill Wilson
as Sheriff O'Hare
as Pat McDonagh
as Frank Worthington
as Abner Raines
as Jack Herrod
as Don
as Dennis Hoffman(1 ep)
as Joseph
as Buck
as Bill
as Eddie Pasqua
as Floyd
as Gas Station Attendant
as Damon Miller(1 ep)
as Pop-Pop(2 eps)
as Vito (uncredited)
as Mr. Schultz(1 ep)
as Heinrich(1 ep)
as Gray Suchett
as Joe(1 ep)
as Lenny Cochran
as Miller Thompson(1 ep)
as Sheriff Fender
as Bull Hardwick
as Bennie Wentworth(1 ep)
as FBI Agent Mullins
as Father Roger Schmit
as Len Files
as Ray 'Rufus' Schmiel(1 ep)
as Bill
as Bishop(1 ep)
as Dan Miller
as Hector
as Everett Hubble(1 ep)
as General Barrie(1 ep)
as Jim Bradley
as Mr. Decker
as Uncle Ed
as Omar (uncredited)
as Arnie Burns
as Gen. Pike
as Det. Jake Pestone
as John Pierce(2 eps)
as Larry
as Marshall
as Judkins (uncredited)
as Frank Nixon
as Stanley
as Erwin Flood
as Bill Hickman
as John Gale
as Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
as Ed
as Mr. Speck
as Victor Ugo(1 ep)
as Sheriff Harden(1 ep)
as Peter Baker
as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)
as Captain Phelan
as Mike Riordan
as Officer Russell Yates
as Sgt, Cully
as Reverend Bodeen
as Leverette(2 eps)
as Captain Matt Leach
as Whitten(1 ep)
as Marvin
as Himself - Reporter
as Billy Dobbs
as Detective
as Dan Cutter
as Cecil Skell
as Louis
as Detective Walsh
as Michael Elliot
as Archie Winslow(1 ep)
as Sheriff Saunders
as Eldon Ray
as Sheriff
as Russ Fielding
as Bennett
as "Coop" Cooper
as Jeffries(1 ep)
as Trumble(1 ep)
as Jonathan Bailey(1 ep)
as C.I.A. Agent Carter(1 ep)
as Kirk Fredericks
as Rick
as Marty Torrance(1 ep)
as Boone Chate
as Eli Nugent
as Boone Choate(1 ep)
as De Petrus(1 ep)
as Lt. Jim Norton
as William Tate
as Sgt. O'Gar(3 eps)
as Mancuso(1 ep)
as Lind(1 ep)
as Richette
as Vincent Ross(1 ep)
as Mr. Royce(1 ep)
as Abe
as Construction Worker
as Eddie Ryan(1 ep)
as Officer Hensley(1 ep)
as Jeff Cooperman(1 ep)
as Police Guard
as Brenner(1 ep)
as Baxter(1 ep)
as Dr. Curtis Willard(25 eps)
as Rex Barker(1 ep)
as Eli Nugent(1 ep)