

William Atherton
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
30 Jul 1947
Age
79 Years
Born In
Orange, Connecticut, USA
Total Projects
94
Years Active
53 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.4 ★
Overview
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Atherton Knight (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor, best known for portraying Richard Thornburg in Die Hard and its sequel and Walter Peck in Ghostbusters.
Known For
Filmography

movie
Where Did the Adults Go?
Where Did the Adults Go?
as The Father

movie
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Mayor Walter Peck

tv
Reunited Apart
Reunited Apart
as Self

movie
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self

movie
Bad Company
Bad Company

movie
Clinical
Clinical
as Terry Drummond

movie
Ghostheads
Ghostheads
as Self

movie
Jinn
Jinn
as Father Westhoff

movie
The Citizen
The Citizen

movie
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Dolan

movie
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Earle Swinter

tv
Workaholics
Workaholics
as Thor Holmvik

movie
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
as Daniel Morgan

tv
Castle
Castle
as Ari Weiss

tv
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital
as Levon Bainter

movie
Ghouls
Ghouls
as Stefan

movie
Black Crescent Moon
Black Crescent Moon
as Jo Dexton

movie
Aces 'N' Eights
Aces 'N' Eights
as Howard

tv
Life
Life
as Mickey Rayborn

movie
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
as Adult David Moran

movie
Kush
Kush
as King

movie
Towards Darkness
Towards Darkness
as John

movie
Into the Sun
Into the Sun
as Agent Block

movie
Headspace
Headspace
as Dr. Ira Gold

tv
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
as Warren Pierce

movie
Gone But Not Forgotten
Gone But Not Forgotten
as Sen. Ray Colby

tv
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Dr. Barr

tv
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
as A.D.A. Howard Zale

tv
Lost
Lost
as Donald Reynolds

movie
Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy?
as Duncan Mack

movie
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
as Winchester Rep

tv
Monk
Monk
as Commander Nathan Whitaker

tv
Justice League
Justice League
as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)

movie
Race to Space
Race to Space
as Ralph Stanton

tv
Night Visions
Night Visions
as William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")

movie
Burning Down the House
Burning Down the House
as Arthur Kranston

movie
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)

movie
The Crow: Salvation
The Crow: Salvation
as Nathan Randall

movie
The Stranger
The Stranger

tv
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ned Bogden

movie
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Darryl Zanuck

movie
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
as James Denit

movie
Mad City
Mad City
as Dohlen

movie
Executive Power
Executive Power
as President Fields

movie
Hoodlum
Hoodlum
as Thomas E. Dewey

tv
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
as Emissary Varta

tv
The Practice
The Practice
as D.A. Keith Pratt

movie
Raven Hawk
Raven Hawk
as Philip Thorne

tv
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
as Dr. Linus Mills

movie
Bio-Dome
Bio-Dome
as Dr. Noah Faulkner

movie
Broken Trust
Broken Trust
as Neil Roemer

movie
A Night to Die For
A Night to Die For
as Self

movie
Virus
Virus
as Dr. Reginald Holloway

tv
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Franklin Murdoch

movie
Frank & Jesse
Frank & Jesse
as Allan Pinkerton

movie
Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners
as Terence

movie
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
as Bob Gminski

tv
HBO First Look
HBO First Look

movie
Chrome Soldiers
Chrome Soldiers
as Sheriff Blackwell

movie
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
as Eric Walker

movie
Oscar
Oscar
as Overton

movie
Grim Prairie Tales
Grim Prairie Tales
as Arthur

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Don Snyder

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Dan Jensen

movie
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
as Richard Thornberg

movie
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
as Cort van Owen

tv
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
as Sloane

tv
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Malcolm Mayflower

movie
Intrigue
Intrigue
as Doggett

movie
Die Hard
Die Hard
as Richard Thornburg

movie
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

movie
No Mercy
No Mercy
as Allan Deveneux

movie
A Fight for Jenny
A Fight for Jenny
as Michael Rosen

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "The Card")

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Gideon

movie
Real Genius
Real Genius
as Professor Hathaway

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Larry Holleran

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Greg Dalton

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Andy Henley

movie
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
as Walter Peck

movie
Malibu
Malibu
as Stan Harvey

movie
Tomorrow's Child
Tomorrow's Child
as Jim Spence

movie
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
as Lawrence Selden

tv
Centennial
Centennial
as Jim Lloyd

movie
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as James

movie
Independence
Independence
as Benjamin Rush

movie
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg
as Boerth

movie
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
as Tod Hackett

movie
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express
as Clovis Poplin

movie
Class of '44
Class of '44
as Fraternity President

movie
The New Centurions
The New Centurions
as Johnson

movie
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story