Tom Bower
Ralph Thomas Bower (January 3, 1938 – May 30, 2024) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Marvin, a janitor in the 1990 film Die Hard 2. He appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles, including Nixon (as Francis A. Nixon) and The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
Also recorded as Ralph Thomas Bower
Tom Bower
- Birth Name
- Ralph Thomas Bower
- Born
- 3 January 1938
- Birthplace
- Denver, Colorado, U.S.
- Died
- 30 May 2024
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Full name
- Thomas Ralph Bower.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Languages
- English.
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He appeared in Chris Chan Lee's 2006 film Undoing. Bower died in Los Angeles on May 30, 2024, at the age of 86.
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• Birth Name — Ralph Thomas Bower • Born — 3 January 1938 • Birthplace — Denver, Colorado, U.S. • Died — 30 May 2024 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1973–2024
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Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1974, 1976 — data-sort-value="Rockford Files, The" | The Rockford Files — Jeff Cooperman / Officer Hensley — 2 episodes • 1975 — data-sort-value="Waltons, The" | The Waltons — Rex Barker — Episode: "The Wing-Walker" • 1976 — data-sort-value="Bionic Woman, The" | The Bionic Woman — Ted Ryan — 1 episode • 1976–1978 — data-sort-value="Waltons, The" | The Waltons — Dr. Curtis Willard — Recurring role (seasons 5–6), guest episode (season 7) • 1979 — Lou Grant — Lind — 1 episode • Barnaby Jones — Baxter — 1 episode • 1981, 1986 — Hill Street Blues — Narcotics CopDe Petrus — 2 episodes • 1984 — Murder, She Wrote — Jonathan Bailey — 1 episode • 1985 — Misfits of Science — Jeffries — 1 episode • Miami Vice — Detective Carter — 1 episode • 1990 — China Beach — Archie Winslow — Episode: "Thanks of a Grateful Nation" • 1991 — Love, Lies and Murder — Leverette — Miniseries, main cast • 1994 — Against the Wall — Ed — TV movie • 1997 — Buffalo Soldiers — General Pike — TV Movie • 1998 — Poodle Springs — Arnie Burns — TV Movie • 1999 — data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | The X-Files — Sheriff Harden — 1 episode • 1999–2000 — Roswell — Hubble — 1 episode • 2000 — data-sort-value="West Wing, The" | The West Wing — General Ed Barrie — 1 episode • 2002 — data-sort-value="Laramie Project, The" | The Laramie Project — Father Roger Schmit — TV movie • 2005 — Cold Case — Curtis Collins — Episode: "Best Friends" • 2008 — Monk — Bennie Wentworth — 1 episode • 2005, 2012 — It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Heinrich "Pop-Pop" Landgraf — 2 episodes • 2013 — Criminal Minds — Damon Miller — Episode: "Bully" • Grey's Anatomy — Mr. Shultz — 1 episode • 2023 — Lucky Hank — Henry Devereaux Sr. — 3 episodes
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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1976 — Two-Minute Warning — Decker, S.W.A.T. Team Member • 1978 — data-sort-value="Dain Curse, The" | The Dain Curse — Sergeant O'Gar • data-sort-value="Winds of Kitty Hawk, The" | The Winds of Kitty Hawk — William Tate • 1982 — data-sort-value="Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, The" | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez — Boone Choate • 1984 — Wildrose — Rick Ogaard • Massive Retaliation — Kirk Fredericks • 1985 — data-sort-value="Lightship, The" | The Lightship — Coop • 1986 — River's Edge — Detective Bennett • 1987 — Beverly Hills Cop II — Russ Fielding • 1988 — Split Decisions — Detective Walsh • Distant Thunder — Louis • 1989 — True Believer — Cecil Skell • Wired — Detective • 1990 — Die Hard 2 — Marvin • 1991 — Talent for the Game — Reverend Bodeen • 1992 — Aces: Iron Eagle III — DEA Agent Warren Crawford • Raising Cain — Sergeant Cally • 1993 — Relentless 3 — Captain Phelan • 1994 — Clear and Present Danger — Clark's pilot — Uncredited • 1995 — Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog — John Gale • Georgia — Erwin Flood • White Man's Burden — Stanley • Nixon — Frank Nixon • 1997 — data-sort-value="Killing Jar, The" | The Killing Jar — Jake Pestone • 1999 — data-sort-value="Slipping-Down Life, A" | A Slipping-Down Life — Mr. Decker • 2000 — data-sort-value="Million Dollar Hotel, The" | The Million Dollar Hotel — Hector • Pollock — Dan Miller • 2001 — Going Greek — Bill • Hearts in Atlantis — Len Files • 2002 — High Crimes — FBI Agent Mullins • data-sort-value="Badge, The" | The Badge — 'Bull' Hardwick • 2005 — data-sort-value="Amateurs, The" | The Amateurs — Floyd • North Country — Gray Suchett • 2006 — data-sort-value="Hills Have Eyes, The" | The Hills Have Eyes — Gas Station Attendant • Undoing — Don • Three — Uncle Eugene Parson • 2008 — Familiar Strangers — Frank Worthington • Appaloosa — Abner Raines • Gospel Hill — Jack Herrod • 2009 — Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans — Pat McDonagh • For Sale by Owner — Sheriff O'Hare • Crazy Heart — Bill Wilson • 2010 — data-sort-value="Killer Inside Me, The" | The Killer Inside Me — Sheriff Bob Maples • 2011 — I Melt with You — Captain Bob • 2013 — Out of the Furnace — Dan Dugan • 2014 — 13 Sins — Father • data-sort-value="Ever After, The" | The Ever After — Father O'Meara • Runoff — Scratch • 2015 — Lamb — Foster • 2018 — Light of My Life — Tom • 2019 — El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie — Lou • Senior Love Triangle — William Selig • 2020 — Fully Realized Humans — Richard • 2023 — We Have a Ghost — Ernest Scheller • 2025 — Hurricanna — Dentist
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- 1.O'Neal, Sean. Two more people cast in The Office spinoff The Farm, including the wacky Nazi uncle. The A.V. Club. August 27, 2012.
- 2.Seitz, Matt Zoller. Undoing (2006) - Forget It, Jake, It's Koreatown. The New York Times. December 5, 2007.
- 3.Tapp, Tom. Tom Bower Dies: Veteran Actor Best Known For 'The Waltons,' 'Die Hard 2' & 'Lucky Hank' Was 86. Deadline. June 6, 2024.
- 4.Barnes, Mike. Tom Bower, Actor in 'The Waltons' and 'Die Hard 2,' Dies at 86. The Hollywood Reporter. 2024-06-04.
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