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. He appeared in Chris Chan Lee's 2006 film Undoing.
Bower died in Los Angeles on May 30, 2024, at the age of 86.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes1976Two-Minute WarningDecker, S.W.A.T. Team Member1978 The Dain CurseSergeant O'Gar The Winds of Kitty HawkWilliam Tate1982 The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Boone Choate1984WildroseRick OgaardMassive RetaliationKirk Fredericks1985 The LightshipCoop1986River's EdgeDetective Bennett1987Beverly Hills Cop IIRuss Fielding1988Split DecisionsDetective WalshDistant ThunderLouis1989True BelieverCecil SkellWiredDetective1990Die Hard 2Marvin1991Talent for the GameReverend Bodeen1992Aces: Iron Eagle IIIDEA Agent Warren CrawfordRaising CainSergeant Cally1993Relentless 3Captain Phelan1994Clear and Present DangerClark's pilot Uncredited1995Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow DogJohn GaleGeorgiaErwin FloodWhite Man's BurdenStanleyNixonFrank Nixon1997 The Killing JarJake Pestone1999 A Slipping-Down LifeMr. Decker2000 The Million Dollar HotelHectorPollockDan Miller2001Going GreekBillHearts in AtlantisLen Files2002High CrimesFBI Agent Mullins The Badge'Bull' Hardwick2005 The AmateursFloydNorth CountryGray Suchett2006 The Hills Have EyesGas Station AttendantUndoingDonThreeUncle Eugene Parson2008Familiar StrangersFrank WorthingtonAppaloosaAbner RainesGospel HillJack Herrod2009Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansPat McDonaghFor Sale by OwnerSheriff O'HareCrazy HeartBill Wilson2010 The Killer Inside MeSheriff Bob Maples2011I Melt with YouCaptain Bob2013Out of the FurnaceDan Dugan201413 SinsFather The Ever AfterFather O'MearaRunoffScratch2015LambFoster2018Light of My LifeTom2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieLouSenior Love TriangleWilliam Selig2020Fully Realized HumansRichard2023We Have a GhostErnest Scheller2025HurricannaDentist
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1974, 1976 The Rockford FilesJeff Cooperman / Officer Hensley2 episodes1975 The WaltonsRex BarkerEpisode: "The Wing-Walker"1976 The Bionic WomanTed Ryan1 episode1976–1978 The WaltonsDr. Curtis WillardRecurring role (seasons 5–6), guest episode (season 7)1979Lou GrantLind1 episodeBarnaby JonesBaxter1 episode1981, 1986Hill Street BluesNarcotics CopDe Petrus2 episodes1984Murder, She WroteJonathan Bailey1 episode1985Misfits of ScienceJeffries1 episodeMiami ViceDetective Carter1 episode1990China BeachArchie WinslowEpisode: "Thanks of a Grateful Nation"1991Love, Lies and MurderLeveretteMiniseries, main cast1994Against the WallEdTV movie1997Buffalo SoldiersGeneral PikeTV Movie1998Poodle SpringsArnie BurnsTV Movie1999 The X-FilesSheriff Harden1 episode 1999–2000RoswellHubble1 episode2000 The West WingGeneral Ed Barrie1 episode2002 The Laramie ProjectFather Roger SchmitTV movie2005Cold CaseCurtis Collins Episode: "Best Friends"2008MonkBennie Wentworth1 episode2005, 2012It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaHeinrich "Pop-Pop" Landgraf2 episodes2013Criminal MindsDamon Miller Episode: "Bully"Grey's AnatomyMr. Shultz1 episode2023Lucky HankHenry Devereaux Sr.3 episodes
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