1938-01-03 Denver, Colorado, USA
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.
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Double Down South | Old Nick | 2024-01-19 |
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We Have a Ghost | Ernest Scheller | 2023-02-24 |
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Raymond & Ray | Harris | 2022-10-14 |
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Fully Realized Humans | Richard | 2020-08-08 |
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Two Ways Home | Walter | 2020-12-29 |
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Light of My Life | Tom | 2019-08-09 |
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Making a Deal with the Devil | MacGivens | 2019-06-20 |
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Senior Love Triangle | William Selig | 2019-09-08 |
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The Last Big Save | Robert | 2019-05-18 |
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Lou | 2019-10-11 |
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As You Like It | Jaques | 2017-09-15 |
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The Ever After | Father O'Meara | 2015-02-13 |
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Lamb | Foster | 2015-10-20 |
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Digging for Fire | Tom the Neighbor | 2015-08-21 |
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Runoff | Scratch | 2015-06-26 |
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13 Sins | Father | 2014-04-11 |
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Dark Around the Stars | Silky | 2013-09-13 |
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Out of the Furnace | Dan Dugan | 2013-11-09 |
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I Melt with You | Captain Bob | 2011-12-09 |
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Session | Dr. Albert Solomon | 2011-01-20 |
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After the Denim | James Packer | 2010-01-02 |
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The Killer Inside Me | Sheriff Bob Maples | 2010-02-19 |
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The Land of the Astronauts | Mr. Esteridge | 2010-10-19 |
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Crazy Heart | Bill Wilson | 2009-12-16 |
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans | Pat McDonagh | 2009-09-11 |
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Gospel Hill | Jack Herrod | 2008-02-09 |
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Familiar Strangers | 2008-01-01 | |
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Appaloosa | Abner Raines | 2008-09-19 |
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Undoing | Don | 2007-12-05 |
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Pain Within | Joseph | 2007-03-30 |
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Flannel Pajamas | Bill | 2006-11-15 |
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Brothers of the Head | Eddie Pasqua | 2006-07-28 |
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The Amateurs | Floyd | 2006-04-28 |
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The Hills Have Eyes | Gas Station Attendant | 2006-03-10 |
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Feel | Buck | 2006-12-01 |
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North Country | Gray Suchett | 2005-02-12 |
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | Tom Fender | 2003-05-24 |
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The Badge | Bull Hardwick | 2002-09-07 |
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High Crimes | FBI Agent Mullins | 2002-04-05 |
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The Laramie Project | Father Roger Schmit | 2002-01-10 |
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Going Greek | Bill | 2001-08-04 |
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Hearts in Atlantis | Len Files | 2001-09-28 |
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Pollock | Dan Miller | 2000-09-06 |
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The Million Dollar Hotel | Hector | 2000-02-09 |
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A Slipping Down Life | Mr. Decker | 1999-01-22 |
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Malevolence | Jim Bradley | 1999-02-01 |
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The Negotiator | Omar (uncredited) | 1998-07-29 |
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Poodle Springs | Arnie Burns | 1998-07-25 |
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Monday After the Miracle | Uncle Ed | 1998-11-15 |
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Follow Me Home | Larry | 1997-02-28 |
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Buffalo Soldiers | Gen. Pike | 1997-12-07 |
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The Killing Jar | Det. Jake Pestone | 1997-05-27 |
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Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal | Marshall | 1996-06-20 |
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The Avenging Angel | Bill Hickman | 1995-01-22 |
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White Man's Burden | Stanley | 1995-12-01 |
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Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog | John Gale | 1995-01-13 |
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Georgia | Erwin Flood | 1995-05-19 |
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Nixon | Frank Nixon | 1995-12-22 |
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Against the Wall | Ed | 1994-03-26 |
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Clear and Present Danger | Clark's Pilot (uncredited) | 1994-08-03 |
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Shimmer | Mr. Speck | 1993-10-01 |
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Relentless 3 | Captain Phelan | 1993-08-18 |
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The Ballad of Little Jo | Lyle Hogg (uncredited) | 1993-08-20 |
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Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde | Peter Baker | 1993-08-27 |
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Raising Cain | Sgt, Cully | 1992-08-07 |
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Love Can Be Murder | Mike Riordan | 1992-12-14 |
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Revenge on the Highway | Officer Russell Yates | 1992-12-02 |
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Dillinger | Captain Matt Leach | 1991-01-06 |
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Talent for the Game | Rev. Bodeen | 1991-04-26 |
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Die Hard 2 | Marvin | 1990-07-03 |
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Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Billy Dobbs | 1989-10-10 |
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Nightbreaker | Dan Cutter | 1989-03-08 |
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True Believer | Cecil Skell | 1989-02-17 |
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Wired | Detective | 1989-08-25 |
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The Road to Terror | Himself - Reporter | 1989-12-24 |
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Lady in White | Sheriff Saunders | 1988-04-22 |
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Promised a Miracle | Michael Elliot | 1988-05-19 |
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What Price Victory | Eldon Ray | 1988-01-18 |
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Distant Thunder | Louis | 1988-11-11 |
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Beverly Hills Cop II | Russ Fielding | 1987-05-18 |
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Family Sins | Sheriff | 1987-10-25 |
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River's Edge | Bennett | 1986-10-10 |
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The Lightship | 1985-12-14 | |
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Massive Retaliation | Kirk Fredericks | 1984-09-01 |
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Wildrose | Rick | 1984-05-04 |
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Boone Chate | 1983-08-19 |
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Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang | Eli Nugent | 1982-01-16 |
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Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice | Tom | 1982-09-29 |
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When Hell Was in Session | Lt. Jim Norton | 1979-10-08 |
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The Winds of Kitty Hawk | William Tate | 1978-12-17 |
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The 3,000 Mile Chase | Richette | 1977-06-16 |
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The Commitment | Abe | 1976-01-01 |
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A Woman for All Men | Construction Worker | 1975-08-01 |
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Incident at Vichy | Police Guard | 1973-12-06 |
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Hurricanna | Dentist | |
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