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Tom Bower, 'The Waltons' and 'Die Hard 2' Actor, Dead at 86

Tom Bower reportedly died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home after an acting career spanning 50 years.

The Colorado native went on to appear in films like the Bruce Willis-led sequel, Anthony Hopkins' Nixon, North Country starring Charlize Theron and Jeff Bridges' Crazy Heart. - J. Vespa/WireImage"I asked for a very small raise, so they sent me to Pearl Harbor," he said in a 2022 interview with his former co-star, Judy Norton, who played his character's wife, Mary Ellen Walton. "Then, when they decided to bring the character back, washed up on a shore somewhere -- which I didn’t think was a great idea anyway -- I asked for the same small raise… They just cast a different actor."

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