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William Atherton

Acting

July 30, 1947 (78 years old)

Orange, Connecticut, USA

Popularity: 2

Biography

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.

Also Known As

William Atherton Knight • ویلیام آترتون

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit series poster (1999)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Ned Bogden

Law & Order series poster (1990)

Law & Order

Don Snyder

Law & Order series poster (1990)

Law & Order

Dan Jensen

Lost series poster (2004)

Lost

Donald Reynolds

Stargate SG-1 series poster (1997)

Stargate SG-1

Emissary Varta

Castle series poster (2009)

Castle

Ari Weiss

Desperate Housewives series poster (2004)

Desperate Housewives

Dr. Barr

Monk series poster (2002)

Monk

Commander Nathan Whitaker

Murder, She Wrote series poster (1984)

Murder, She Wrote

Larry Holleran

Murder, She Wrote series poster (1984)

Murder, She Wrote

Greg Dalton

Murder, She Wrote series poster (1984)

Murder, She Wrote

Andy Henley

The Practice series poster (1997)

The Practice

D.A. Keith Pratt

Photos of William Atherton

Filmography

2020s

Where Did the Adults Go? movie poster (2025)

Where Did the Adults Go?

The Father

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire movie poster (2024)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Mayor Walter Peck

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters movie poster (2020)

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Self

2010s

Bad Company movie poster (2018)

Bad Company

Clinical movie poster (2017)

Clinical

Terry Drummond

Ghostheads movie poster (2016)

Ghostheads

Self

Jinn movie poster (2014)

Jinn

Father Westhoff

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie movie poster (2012)

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Earle Swinter

Jersey Shore Shark Attack movie poster (2012)

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Dolan

The Citizen movie poster (2012)

The Citizen

The Kane Files: Life of Trial movie poster (2010)

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

Daniel Morgan

2000s

Ghouls movie poster (2008)

Ghouls

Stefan

Aces 'N' Eights movie poster (2008)

Aces 'N' Eights

Howard

Black Crescent Moon movie poster (2008)

Black Crescent Moon

Jo Dexton

The Girl Next Door movie poster (2007)

The Girl Next Door

Adult David Moran

Towards Darkness movie poster (2007)

Towards Darkness

John

Kush movie poster (2007)

Kush

King

Into the Sun movie poster (2005)

Into the Sun

Agent Block

Gone But Not Forgotten movie poster (2005)

Gone But Not Forgotten

Sen. Ray Colby

Headspace movie poster (2005)

Headspace

Dr. Ira Gold

Who's Your Daddy? movie poster (2004)

Who's Your Daddy?

Duncan Mack

The Last Samurai movie poster (2003)

The Last Samurai

Winchester Rep

Race to Space movie poster (2001)

Race to Space

Ralph Stanton

Burning Down the House movie poster (2001)

Burning Down the House

Arthur Kranston

The Crow: Salvation movie poster (2000)

The Crow: Salvation

Nathan Randall

Bread and Roses movie poster (2000)

Bread and Roses

Party Guest (uncredited)

1990s

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge movie poster (1999)

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Darryl Zanuck

The Stranger movie poster (1999)

The Stranger

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company movie poster (1998)

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

James Denit

Hoodlum movie poster (1997)

Hoodlum

Thomas E. Dewey

Mad City movie poster (1997)

Mad City

Dohlen

Executive Power movie poster (1997)

Executive Power

President Fields

Bio-Dome movie poster (1996)

Bio-Dome

Dr. Noah Faulkner

Raven Hawk movie poster (1996)

Raven Hawk

Philip Thorne

A Night to Die For movie poster (1995)

A Night to Die For

Self

Virus movie poster (1995)

Virus

Dr. Reginald Holloway

Broken Trust movie poster (1995)

Broken Trust

Neil Roemer

Frank & Jesse movie poster (1994)

Frank & Jesse

Allan Pinkerton

Saints and Sinners movie poster (1994)

Saints and Sinners

Terence

The Pelican Brief movie poster (1993)

The Pelican Brief

Bob Gminski

Chrome Soldiers movie poster (1992)

Chrome Soldiers

Sheriff Blackwell

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder movie poster (1992)

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Eric Walker

Oscar movie poster (1991)

Oscar

Overton

Die Hard 2 movie poster (1990)

Die Hard 2

Richard Thornberg

Buried Alive movie poster (1990)

Buried Alive

Cort van Owen

Grim Prairie Tales movie poster (1990)

Grim Prairie Tales

Arthur

1980s

Die Hard movie poster (1988)

Die Hard

Richard Thornburg

Intrigue movie poster (1988)

Intrigue

Doggett

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine movie poster (1987)

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

No Mercy movie poster (1986)

No Mercy

Allan Deveneux

A Fight for Jenny movie poster (1986)

A Fight for Jenny

Michael Rosen

Real Genius movie poster (1985)

Real Genius

Professor Hathaway

Ghostbusters movie poster (1984)

Ghostbusters

Walter Peck

Malibu movie poster (1983)

Malibu

Stan Harvey

Tomorrow's Child movie poster (1982)

Tomorrow's Child

Jim Spence

1970s

Looking for Mr. Goodbar movie poster (1977)

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

James

Independence movie poster (1976)

Independence

Benjamin Rush

The Hindenburg movie poster (1975)

The Hindenburg

Boerth

The Day of the Locust movie poster (1975)

The Day of the Locust

Tod Hackett

The Sugarland Express movie poster (1974)

The Sugarland Express

Clovis Poplin

Class of '44 movie poster (1973)

Class of '44

Fraternity President

The New Centurions movie poster (1972)

The New Centurions

Johnson

TBA

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story movie poster

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story