
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 Foster

as Tom the Neighbor

as Scratch

as Father O'Meara

as Father

as Dan Dugan

as Silky

as Captain Bob

as Dr. Albert Solomon

as Mr. Esteridge

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 Joseph

as Buck

as Bill

as Eddie Pasqua

as Floyd

as Gas Station Attendant

as Vito (uncredited)

as Gray Suchett

as Lenny Cochran

as Sheriff Fender

as Bull Hardwick

as FBI Agent Mullins

as Father Roger Schmit

as Len Files

as Bill

as Dan Miller

as Hector

as Jim Bradley

as Mr. Decker

as Uncle Ed

as Omar (uncredited)

as Arnie Burns

as Gen. Pike

as Det. Jake Pestone

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 Peter Baker

as Lyle Hogg (uncredited)

as Captain Phelan

as Mike Riordan

as Officer Russell Yates

as Sgt, Cully

as Reverend Bodeen

as Captain Matt Leach

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 Sheriff Saunders

as Eldon Ray

as Sheriff

as Russ Fielding

as Bennett

as "Coop" Cooper

as Kirk Fredericks

as Rick

as Boone Chate

as Eli Nugent

as Lt. Jim Norton

as William Tate

as Richette

as Abe

as Construction Worker

as Police Guard