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Ralph Thomas Bower (January 3, 1938 – May 30, 2024)[1] was an American actor. He appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles, including Die Hard 2 and The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.[2] He appeared in Chris Chan Lee's 2006 film Undoing.[3]
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Born | Ralph Thomas Bower January 3, 1938 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Died | May 30, 2024 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 86)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1973–2023 |
Death edit
Bower died in Los Angeles on May 30, 2024, at the age of 86.[4]
Filmography edit
Film edit
- 1976 Two-Minute Warning as Decker, S.W.A.T. Team Member
- 1978 The Dain Curse as Sergeant O'Gar
- 1978 The Winds of Kitty Hawk as William Tate
- 1982 The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez as Boone Choate
- 1984 Wildrose as Rick Ogaard
- 1984 Massive Retaliation as Kirk Fredericks
- 1985 The Lightship as Coop
- 1986 River's Edge as Detective Bennett
- 1987 Beverly Hills Cop II as Russ Fielding
- 1988 Split Decisions as Detective Walsh
- 1988 Distant Thunder as Louis
- 1989 True Believer as Cecil Skell
- 1989 Wired as Detective
- 1990 Die Hard 2 as Marvin
- 1991 Talent for the Game as Reverend Bodeen
- 1992 Aces: Iron Eagle III as DEA Agent Warren Crawford
- 1992 Raising Cain as Sergeant Cally
- 1993 Relentless 3 as Captain Phelan
- 1994 Against the Wall (TV Movie) as Ed
- 1995 Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog as John Gale
- 1995 Georgia as Erwin Flood
- 1995 White Man's Burden as Stanley
- 1995 Nixon as Frank Nixon
- 1997 Buffalo Soldiers (TV Movie) as General Pike
- 1998 Poodle Springs (TV Movie) as Arnie Burns
- 1999 A Slipping-Down Life as Mr. Decker
- 2000 The Million Dollar Hotel as Hector
- 2000 Pollock as Dan Miller
- 2001 Going Greek as Bill
- 2001 Hearts in Atlantis as Len Files
- 2002 The Laramie Project (TV Movie) as Father Roger Schmit
- 2002 High Crimes as FBI Agent Mullins
- 2002 The Badge as 'Bull' Hardwick
- 2005 The Amateurs as Floyd
- 2005 North Country as Gray Suchett
- 2006 The Hills Have Eyes as Gas Station Attendant
- 2006 Undoing as Don
- 2006 Three as Uncle Eugene Parson
- 2008 Familiar Strangers as Frank Worthington
- 2008 Appaloosa as Abner Raines
- 2008 Gospel Hill as Jack Herrod
- 2009 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans as Pat McDonagh
- 2009 For Sale by Owner as Sheriff O'Hare
- 2009 Crazy Heart as Bill Wilson
- 2010 The Killer Inside Me as Sheriff Bob Maples
- 2011 I Melt with You as Captain Bob
- 2013 Out of the Furnace as Dan Dugan
- 2014 13 Sins as Father
- 2014 The Ever After as Father O'Meara
- 2014 Runoff as Scratch
- 2015 Lamb as Foster
- 2018 Light of My Life as Tom
- 2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Lou
- 2019 Senior Love Triangle as William Selig
- 2020 Fully Realized Humans as Richard
- 2023 We Have a Ghost as Ernest Scheller
Television edit
- The Rockford Files (1974–1976, 2 episodes) as Jeff Cooperman / Officer Hensley
- The Waltons (1975–1978, 26 episodes) as Dr. Curtis Willard / Rex Barker
- The Bionic Woman (1976, 1 episode) as Ted Ryan
- Lou Grant (1979, 1 episode) as Lind
- Barnaby Jones (1979, 1 episode) as Baxter
- Hill Street Blues (1981–1986, 3 episodes) as De Petrus / Narcotics Cop
- Murder, She Wrote (1984, 1 episode) as Jonathan Bailey
- Misfits of Science (1985, 1 episode) as Jeffries
- Miami Vice (1985, 1 episode) as detective Carter
- China Beach (1990, Season three episode 17 Thanks of a Grateful Nation) as Archie Winslow
- Love, Lies and Murder (1991) as Leverette
- The X-Files (1999, Season 7, episode 5) as Sheriff Harden
- Roswell (1999–2000 Season 1, episode 13) as Hubble
- The West Wing (2000, 1 episode) as General Ed Barrie
- Cold Case (2005) as Curtis Collins 2005
- Monk (2008, 1 episode) as Bennie Wentworth
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–2012, 2 episodes) as Heinrich "Pop-Pop" Landgraf
- Criminal Minds (2013) as Damon Miller
- Lucky Hank (2023, 3 episodes) as Henry Devereaux Sr. (final appearance)
References edit
- ^ "Tom Bower, Actor in 'The Waltons' and 'Die Hard 2,' Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. 2024-06-04.
- ^ O'Neal, Sean (August 27, 2012). "Two more people cast in The Office spinoff The Farm, including the wacky Nazi uncle". The A.V. Club.
- ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller (December 5, 2007). "Undoing (2006) - Forget It, Jake, It's Koreatown". The New York Times.
- ^ Tapp, Tom (June 6, 2024). "Tom Bower Dies: Veteran Actor Best Known For 'The Waltons,' 'Die Hard 2' & 'Lucky Hank' Was 86". Deadline. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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