Tom Bower
Tom Bower (born January 1938) is an American actor who has appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles from 1973 to present. He played physician-husband Curt on The Waltons. He has held a number of prominent supporting roles including Dan Miller in the 2000 film Pollock and the gas station attendant in the 2006 film The Hills Have Eyes. He also plays the barkeep in the Battlestar Galactica episode, "Taking a Break from All Your Worries". He has also had many notable roles in films such as River's Edge, Beverly Hills Cop II, Die Hard 2, Clear and Present Danger, Nixon, and The Negotiator. His 2008-09 roles include Appaloosa, with Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen, Gospel Hill, with Danny Glover and Angela Bassett, as well as playing Pat McDonough, the father of Nicolas Cage's character, in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Sheriff Bob Maples in The Killer Inside Me, with Casey Affleck, and Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges. Bower is also an award-winning stage actor.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 3, 1938Deathday
June 4, 2024Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
95Place of birth
Denver, Colorado, USAAlso known as
RalphThomas Bower , 톰 바우어![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/q26z6T3QZfpirZV3Ex885zUgUR4.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iGRyPsZF0lfIL3IadmBdoAsYzyn.jpg)
The Million Dollar Hotel
Hector![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/drJgR9L9jY44DQZvvfrZ2YoGJmW.jpg)
Die Hard 2
Marvin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ySroOZG9J50vMlKTc4fwyiOxmxR.jpg)
Poodle Springs
Arnie Burns![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8GbBnwqYYfSMTwmTWxT9N3dzUfR.jpg)
The Badge
Bull Hardwick![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/roUKvEKMSxxjo3Du0MIrwUHzjdN.jpg)
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Tom Fender![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xOt8cn4EFvwAxNRElJHFRnqC1WT.jpg)
Gospel Hill
Jack Herrod![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qPTEh8vutS5FSCDoR16MWVGHqTm.jpg)
Hearts in Atlantis
Len Files![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9sj9rUr7Vu5IfOQHnYKnJuVEw0B.jpg)
High Crimes
FBI Agent Mullins![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sr0NUdnwokqxr2GKtOor4r5Kh2D.jpg)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Pat McDonagh![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zwao2YMsqf27IzNEtDNWSe0W9jH.jpg)
Crazy Heart
Bill Wilson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/azsBSw2zw2uNHiCjTnbe9TJVEDB.jpg)
Pollock
Dan Miller![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qLLUC8QaNx4BK1Vuf7XqSyd8icX.jpg)
Appaloosa
Abner Raines![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/53x6ZGyYLgYwa5VQRdSqvVYwrl9.jpg)
The Hills Have Eyes
Gas Station Attendant![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bGSXHkITArICNipXJHdRZRFhmmA.jpg)
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
John Gale![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5vRn138vnZeUNFe32qTuPGKkVLR.jpg)
Raising Cain
Sgt, Cully![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fhmdzywgGF9cvoLPuW8qqDn0Gtx.jpg)
The Killer Inside Me
Sheriff Bob Maples![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mJ0xGiFqpRNNOS56fUDVPKsIlgy.jpg)
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Marshall![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7ocJhE3onZEnVXQ1Mx4stsDkuPf.jpg)
Session
Dr. Albert Solomon![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xxWjd3dbWSMwTeSHaSukFHY84p6.jpg)
A Slipping Down Life
Mr. Decker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uNz6HSGQ3tSNCCN8L0pdYIbuTfw.jpg)
Massive Retaliation
Kirk Fredericks![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lRHYYWUcVK1zr3ZNcbSmg8t5Jo0.jpg)
Relentless 3
Captain Phelan