William Atherton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-07-30 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Orange, Connecticut, USA
William Atherton
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.
Known For
Acting
Where Did the Adults Go?
as The Father
(2024)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Mayor Walter Peck
(2020)
(2017)
Clinical
as Terry Drummond
(2016)
Ghostheads
as Self
(2014)
Jinn
as Father Westhoff
(2012)
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Earle Swinter
(2012)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Dolan
(2010)
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
as Daniel Morgan
(2008)
Ghouls
as Stefan
(2008)
Black Crescent Moon
as Jo Dexton
(2008)
Aces 'N' Eights
as Howard
(2007)
The Girl Next Door
as Adult David Moran
(2007)
Kush
as King
(2007)
Towards Darkness
as John
(2005)
Into the Sun
as Agent Block
(2005)
Gone But Not Forgotten
as Sen. Ray Colby
(2005)
Headspace
as Dr. Ira Gold
(2004)
Who's Your Daddy?
as Duncan Mack
(2003)
The Last Samurai
as Winchester Rep
(2001)
Race to Space
as Ralph Stanton
(2001)
Burning Down the House
as Arthur Kranston
(2000)
The Crow: Salvation
as Nathan Randall
(2000)
Bread and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1999)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Darryl Zanuck
(1999)
(1998)
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
as James Denit
(1997)
Hoodlum
as Thomas E. Dewey
(1997)
Executive Power
as President Fields
(1997)
Mad City
as Dohlen
(1996)
Bio-Dome
as Dr. Noah Faulkner
(1996)
Raven Hawk
as Philip Thorne
(1995)
Virus
as Dr. Reginald Holloway
(1995)
A Night to Die For
as Self
(1995)
Broken Trust
as Neil Roemer
(1994)
Frank & Jesse
as Allan Pinkerton
(1994)
Saints and Sinners
as Terence
(1993)
The Pelican Brief
as Bob Gminski
(1992)
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
as Eric Walker
(1992)
Chrome Soldiers
as Sheriff Blackwell
(1991)
Oscar
as Overton
(1990)
Die Hard 2
as Richard Thornberg
(1990)
Buried Alive
as Cortland "Cort" van Owen
(1990)
Grim Prairie Tales
as Arthur
(1988)
Die Hard
as Richard Thornburg
(1988)
Intrigue
as Doggett
(1987)
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
(1986)
No Mercy
as Allan Deveneux
(1986)
A Fight for Jenny
as Michael Rosen
(1985)
Real Genius
as Professor Hathaway
(1984)
Ghostbusters
as Walter Peck
(1983)
Malibu
as Stan Harvey
(1982)
Tomorrow's Child
as Jim Spence
(1981)
The House of Mirth
as Lawrence Selden
(1977)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as James
(1976)
Independence
as Benjamin Rush
(1975)
The Day of the Locust
as Tod Hackett
(1975)
The Hindenburg
as Boerth
(1974)
The Sugarland Express
as Clovis Poplin
(1973)
Class of '44
as Fraternity President
(1972)
The New Centurions
as Johnson
Crew
(2005)
Headspace
Co-Producer