William Atherton

William Atherton

Acting
Born 1947-07-30 Orange, Connecticut, USA 89 credits Theatre World Award 1

Awards

Won 1 Theatre World Award Award

Theatre World Award 1 won

  • 1972 Theatre World Award Won

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William Atherton Knight Jr. (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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 89
Acting 58 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · ★ 8.0 · Ned Bogden
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990 · ★ 7.3 · Don Snyder, Dan Jensen
Lost
Lost
2004 · ★ 8.0 · Donald Reynolds
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
2004 · ★ 7.9 · Dr. Barr
Castle
Castle
2009 · ★ 8.0 · Ari Weiss
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
1997 · ★ 8.3 · Emissary Varta
Monk
Monk
2002 · ★ 8.0 · Commander Nathan Whitaker
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · ★ 7.5 · Larry Holleran, Greg Dalton, Andy Henley
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
2004 · ★ 7.9 · A.D.A. Howard Zale
The Practice
The Practice
1997 · ★ 7.7 · D.A. Keith Pratt
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
2005 · ★ 7.0 · Warren Pierce
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
1996 · ★ 6.6 · Dr. Linus Mills
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital
2008 · ★ 6.9 · Levon Bainter
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · ★ 8.0 · Malcolm Mayflower
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1985 · ★ 7.7 · Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek"), (segment "The Card")
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
1985 · ★ 7.1 · Martin 'Alpha' Loeber, Gideon
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1995 · ★ 7.7 · Franklin Murdoch
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · ★ 7.8 · Richard Thornburg
Workaholics
Workaholics
2011 · ★ 7.4 · Thor Holmvik
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
1990 · ★ 7.0 · Richard Thornberg
Life
Life
2007 · ★ 7.6 · Mickey Rayborn
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · ★ 7.6 · Winchester Rep
Justice League
Justice League
2001 · ★ 8.2 · Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · ★ 7.5 · Walter Peck
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · ★ 6.4 · Mayor Walter Peck
Centennial
Centennial
1978 · Jim Lloyd
Reunited Apart
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
1993 · ★ 6.6 · Bob Gminski
Night Visions
Night Visions
2001 · William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")
Hoodlum
Hoodlum
1997 · ★ 6.5 · Thomas E. Dewey
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
2007 · ★ 6.7 · Adult David Moran
Real Genius
Real Genius
1985 · ★ 6.7 · Professor Hathaway
Oscar
Oscar
1991 · ★ 6.4 · Overton
The Crow: Salvation
The Crow: Salvation
2000 · ★ 5.5 · Nathan Randall
Into the Sun
Into the Sun
2005 · ★ 4.5 · Agent Block
No Mercy
No Mercy
1986 · ★ 5.8 · Allan Deveneux
Bio-Dome
Bio-Dome
1996 · ★ 4.6 · Dr. Noah Faulkner
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express
1974 · ★ 6.6 · Clovis Poplin
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1990 · ★ 6.7 · Cort van Owen
Mad City
Mad City
1997 · ★ 6.2 · Dohlen
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg
1975 · ★ 6.3 · Boerth
Gone But Not Forgotten
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005 · Sen. Ray Colby
Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy?
2004 · ★ 4.9 · Duncan Mack
Frank & Jesse
Frank & Jesse
1994 · Allan Pinkerton
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977 · ★ 6.3 · James
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990 · Sloane
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 · ★ 5.5 · Earle Swinter
Ghouls
Ghouls
2008 · Stefan
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · ★ 6.3 · Party Guest (uncredited)
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
1975 · ★ 6.4 · Tod Hackett
Aces 'N' Eights
Aces 'N' Eights
2008 · Howard
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999 · ★ 6.4 · Darryl Zanuck
Headspace
Headspace
2005 · Co-Producer, Dr. Ira Gold
Clinical
Clinical
2017 · ★ 5.3 · Terry Drummond
The New Centurions
The New Centurions
1972 · ★ 6.6 · Johnson
Jinn
Jinn
2014 · ★ 4.1 · Father Westhoff
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2012 · ★ 4.6 · Dolan
Other credits 2 credits
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
1992
The Citizen
The Citizen
2012
Producing 1 credit
Headspace
Headspace
2005 · Co-Producer, Dr. Ira Gold
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