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Tom Bower

TOM BOWER (Sheriff Ackle) is best known to audiences as Marvin the Janitor in Die Hard 2 or the drunken pilot in Clear and Present Danger.  He has also has major acting turns opposite Ashley Judd in High Crimes, and as Paul Unger, the real-life coal miner in The Pennsylvania Coal Miner’s Story.  He can currently be seen in High Country with Charlize Theron, Sissy Spacek and Woody Harrelson, and Wes Craven’s remake of The Hills Have Eyes.  Some of his other films include Hearts in Atlantis, Pollock, A Slipping Down Life, River’s Edge, and a film many consider the first truly independent film, acclaimed director John Cassavette’s Shadows.  For nostalgia buffs, Tom played Mary Ellen’s husband, Dr. Curtis Willard, in The Waltons.  Tom has also appeared on numerous TV shows, including NCIS, The Practice, Law & Order, West Wing, The X-Files, and The Laramie Project.

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