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William Atherton
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William Atherton

July 30, 1947 (age 78)
Orange, Connecticut, USA
Male
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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.

Movies

63 credits
Die Hard Movie
★ 7.8
Action, Thriller
1988 Action, Thriller
Ghostbusters Movie
★ 7.5
Comedy, Fantasy
1984 Comedy, Fantasy
The New Centurions Movie
★ 6.6
Action, Crime
1972 Action, Crime
Die Hard 2 Movie
★ 7.0
Action, Thriller
1990 Action, Thriller
The Last Samurai
★ 7.6
+
The Last Samurai
2003 as Winchester Rep
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
★ 6.5
+
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 as Mayor Walter Peck
Hoodlum
★ 6.4
+
Hoodlum
1997 as Thomas E. Dewey
The Girl Next Door
★ 6.6
+
The Girl Next Door
2007 as Adult David Moran
Bio-Dome
★ 4.5
+
Bio-Dome
1996 as Dr. Noah Faulkner
Headspace
★ 5.1
+
Headspace
2005 as Dr. Ira Gold
The Pelican Brief
★ 6.6
+
The Pelican Brief
1993 as Bob Gminski
No Mercy
★ 5.8
+
No Mercy
1986 as Allan Deveneux
The Crow: Salvation
★ 5.5
+
The Crow: Salvation
2000 as Nathan Randall
Intrigue
★ 5.5
+
Intrigue
1988 as Doggett
Real Genius
★ 6.7
+
Real Genius
1985 as Professor Hathaway
Chrome Soldiers
★ 3.8
+
Chrome Soldiers
1992 as Sheriff Blackwell
Mad City
★ 6.2
+
Mad City
1997 as Dohlen
The Sugarland Express
★ 6.6
+
The Sugarland Express
1974 as Clovis Poplin
Ghostheads
★ 5.9
+
Ghostheads
2016 as Self
Oscar
★ 6.3
+
Oscar
1991 as Overton
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
★ 5.5
+
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 as Earle Swinter
Frank & Jesse
★ 5.1
+
Frank & Jesse
1994 as Allan Pinkerton
Gone But Not Forgotten
★ 4.9
+
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005 as Sen. Ray Colby
Independence
+
Independence
1976 as Benjamin Rush
Broken Trust
★ 5.2
+
Broken Trust
1995 as Neil Roemer
Buried Alive
★ 6.7
+
Buried Alive
1990 as Cort van Owen
Jinn
★ 4.1
+
Jinn
2014 as Father Westhoff
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
★ 6.4
+
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999 as Darryl Zanuck
The Stranger
★ 2.0
+
The Stranger
1999
The Hindenburg
★ 6.3
+
The Hindenburg
1975 as Boerth

TV Shows

30 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
Law & Order TV
★ 7.3
Crime, Drama
1990 Crime, Drama
Law & Order TV
★ 7.3
Crime, Drama
1990 Crime, Drama
Desperate Housewives TV
★ 7.9
Comedy, Drama
2004 Comedy, Drama
Stargate SG-1 TV
★ 8.3
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
1997 Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Boston Legal TV
★ 7.9
Comedy, Drama
2004 Comedy, Drama
Lost TV
★ 7.9
Action & Adventure, Drama
2004 Action & Adventure, Drama
Castle TV
★ 8.0
Crime, Drama
2009 Crime, Drama
Monk TV
★ 7.9
Comedy, Crime
2002 Comedy, Crime
Numb3rs TV
★ 7.0
Crime, Drama
2005 Crime, Drama
Murder, She Wrote TV
★ 7.5
Crime, Drama
1984 Crime, Drama
Murder, She Wrote TV
★ 7.5
Crime, Drama
1984 Crime, Drama
Murder, She Wrote TV
★ 7.5
Crime, Drama
1984 Crime, Drama
The Practice TV
★ 7.6
Drama
1997 Drama
The Equalizer TV
★ 7.1
Action & Adventure, Crime
1985 Action & Adventure, Crime
The Equalizer TV
★ 7.1
Action & Adventure, Crime
1985 Action & Adventure, Crime
The Twilight Zone TV
★ 7.8
Drama, Mystery
1985 Drama, Mystery
The Twilight Zone TV
★ 7.8
Drama, Mystery
1985 Drama, Mystery
The Outer Limits TV
+
The Outer Limits
1995 as Franklin Murdoch
Workaholics TV
★ 7.4
Comedy
2011 Comedy
Childrens Hospital TV
★ 7.1
Comedy
2008 Comedy
Nash Bridges TV
★ 6.7
Action & Adventure, Drama
1996 Action & Adventure, Drama
Life TV
★ 7.7
Crime, Drama
2007 Crime, Drama
Tales from the Crypt TV
+
Tales from the Crypt
1989 as Malcolm Mayflower
Justice League TV
+
Justice League
2001 as Dr. Destiny / John…
HBO First Look TV
+
HBO First Look
1992
Centennial TV
+
Centennial
1978 as Jim Lloyd
Night Visions TV
+
Night Visions
2001 as William Price (segment "Hate…
Reunited Apart TV
+
Reunited Apart
2020 as Self
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon TV
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Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990 as Sloane