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Tom Bower
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Miami Vice Character
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Born
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January 3, 1938, Denver, Colorado
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Died
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May 30, 2024, Los Angeles, California (age 86, undisclosed causes)
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Active
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1973-2024
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Spouse/Children
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Ursula (1972-2023, her death, two children)
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Tom Bower (born January 3, 1938-May 30, 2024) was an American actor, who appeared in the show Miami Vice as CIA Agent Carter, partner of Agent Hardin (played by Jerry Hardin), killed by the KGB and Surf (played by Thomas G. Waites) in the episode "Bushido".
Career/Selected Filmography[]
Bower appeared in numerous TV shows and movies, following is a selected filmography:
- Incident at Vichy (TV movie, 1973, first TV appearance)
- Kojak (TV, 1974 episode with Jaime L. Sanchez)
- The Commitment (1975, first movie appearance)
- Baretta (TV, 1976)
- Two Minute Warning (1976)
- The Rockford Files (TV, 1976 & 1978, with Joe Santos)
- The Waltons (25 episodes as Dr. Curtis Willard, husband of Mary Ellen Walton-Willard and father of John Curtis Willard, 1975-78)
- Quincy, M.E. (TV, 1980, with Val Bisoglio)
- Wildrose (1984, with Lisa Eichhorn)
- Dallas (TV, 1986)
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, with Paul Guilfoyle and Dean Stockwell)
- Distant Thunder (1988, with Reb Brown)
- True Believer (1989, with Luis Guzman and John Snyder)
- Die Hard 2 (1990, with Bruce Willis, John Leguizamo and Karla Tamburrelli)
- Clear and Present Danger (1994, with Kamala Lopez)
- NYPD Blue (TV, 1994, with Jimmy Smits and Bill Smitrovich)
- Nixon (1995, with John Diehl, Dan Hedaya and Michael Chiklis)
- Buffalo Soldiers (TV Movie, 1997, with Mykelti Williamson)
- Pollock (2000, with Everett Quinton and Annabelle Gurwitch)
- Battlestar Galactica (2006, with Edward James Olmos)
- The Cleaner (TV, 2009 with Lori Petty)
- The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call-New Orleans (2009, with Brad Dourif)
- Rizzoli & Isles (TV, 2010, with Bruce McGill and Brian Dennehy)
- 13 Sins (2014, with Pruitt Taylor Vince)
- The Ever After (2014, with Melissa Leo)
- Ray Donovan (TV, 2015, with Ian McShane)
- We Have a Ghost (2023, final movie appearance)
- Lucky Hank (TV, 2023, final TV appearance)
Personal Life/Death[]
Bower was married to his wife Ursula from 1972 until her death in August, 2023. Bower passed away in his sleep on May 30, 2024 at the age of 86. He is survived by his two children (Viv & Rob) and four grandchildren, along with a brother & sister.