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William Atherton
William Atherton

William Atherton

ActingBorn July 30, 1947 (age 78)Orange, Connecticut, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

2025Movie
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

as Mayor Walter Peck

Movie
2020TV
2018Movie
2017
Clinical

as Terry Drummond

Movie
2016
Ghostheads

as Self

Movie
2014
Jinn

as Father Westhoff

Movie
2012Movie
2012Movie
2012Movie
2011
Workaholics

as Thor Holmvik

TV
2010Movie
2009
Castle

as Ari Weiss

TV
2008
Childrens Hospital

as Levon Bainter

TV
2008
Ghouls

as Stefan

Movie
2008Movie
2008Movie
2007
Life

as Mickey Rayborn

TV
2007
The Girl Next Door

as Adult David Moran

Movie
2007
Kush

as King

Movie
2007Movie
2005
Into the Sun

as Agent Block

Movie
2005
Headspace

as Dr. Ira Gold

Movie
2005
Numb3rs

as Warren Pierce

TV
2005
Gone But Not Forgotten

as Sen. Ray Colby

Movie
2004TV
2004
Boston Legal

as A.D.A. Howard Zale

TV
2004
Lost

as Donald Reynolds

TV
2004
Who's Your Daddy?

as Duncan Mack

Movie
2003
The Last Samurai

as Winchester Rep

Movie
2002
Monk

as Commander Nathan Whitaker

TV
2001
Justice League

as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)

TV
2001
Race to Space

as Ralph Stanton

Movie
2001
Night Visions

as William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")

TV
2001
Burning Down the House

as Arthur Kranston

Movie
2000
Bread and Roses

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Movie
2000
The Crow: Salvation

as Nathan Randall

Movie
1999Movie
1999Movie
1997
Mad City

as Dohlen

Movie
1997
Executive Power

as President Fields

Movie
1997
Hoodlum

as Thomas E. Dewey

Movie
1997
Stargate SG-1

as Emissary Varta

TV
1997
The Practice

as D.A. Keith Pratt

TV
1996
Raven Hawk

as Philip Thorne

Movie
1996
Nash Bridges

as Dr. Linus Mills

TV
1996
Bio-Dome

as Dr. Noah Faulkner

Movie
1995
Broken Trust

as Neil Roemer

Movie
1995Movie
1995
Virus

as Dr. Reginald Holloway

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Franklin Murdoch

TV
1994
Frank & Jesse

as Allan Pinkerton

Movie
1994Movie
1993
The Pelican Brief

as Bob Gminski

Movie
1992
Chrome Soldiers

as Sheriff Blackwell

Movie
1991
Oscar

as Overton

Movie
1990Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Don Snyder

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Dan Jensen

TV
1990
Die Hard 2

as Richard Thornberg

Movie
1990
Buried Alive

as Cort van Owen

Movie
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Malcolm Mayflower

TV
1988
Intrigue

as Doggett

Movie
1988
Die Hard

as Richard Thornburg

Movie
1987Movie
1986
No Mercy

as Allan Deveneux

Movie
1986
A Fight for Jenny

as Michael Rosen

Movie
1985
The Twilight Zone

as Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")

TV
1985
The Twilight Zone

as (segment "The Card")

TV
1985
The Equalizer

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

TV
1985
The Equalizer

as Gideon

TV
1985
Real Genius

as Professor Hathaway

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Larry Holleran

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Greg Dalton

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Andy Henley

TV
1984
Ghostbusters

as Walter Peck

Movie
1983
Malibu

as Stan Harvey

Movie
1982
Tomorrow's Child

as Jim Spence

Movie
1981
The House of Mirth

as Lawrence Selden

Movie
1978
Centennial

as Jim Lloyd

TV
1977Movie
1976
Independence

as Benjamin Rush

Movie
1975Movie
1975
The Day of the Locust

as Tod Hackett

Movie
1974
The Sugarland Express

as Clovis Poplin

Movie
1973
Class of '44

as Fraternity President

Movie
1972Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 30, 1947
Place of BirthOrange, Connecticut, USA
Popularity1.6