William Atherton

William Atherton

Acting

Birthday

1947/07/30 (77 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Orange, Connecticut, USA

Also know as

William Atherton Knight , ویلیام آترتون

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.

Acting
Die Hard
7.8

(1988) Die Hard

as Richard Thornburg

The Last Samurai
7.6

(2003) The Last Samurai

as Winchester Rep

Ghostbusters
7.5

(1984) Ghostbusters

as Walter Peck

Die Hard 2
7.0

(1990) Die Hard 2

as Richard Thornburg

The Sugarland Express
6.6

(1974) The Sugarland Express

as Clovis Poplin

The Day of the Locust
6.3

(1975) The Day of the Locust

as Tod Hackett

Oscar
6.3

(1991) Oscar

as Overton

Into the Sun
4.5

(2005) Into the Sun

as Agent Block

The Crow: Salvation
5.5

(2000) The Crow: Salvation

as Nathan Randall

Bio-Dome
4.5

(1996) Bio-Dome

as Dr. Noah Faulkner

Mad City
6.2

(1997) Mad City

as Dohlen

The Pelican Brief
6.6

(1993) The Pelican Brief

as Bob Gminski

Headspace
5.3

(2005) Headspace

as Dr. Ira Gold

No Mercy
5.8

(1986) No Mercy

as Allan Deveneux

Real Genius
6.7

(1985) Real Genius

as Professor Hathaway

Frank & Jesse
5.2

(1994) Frank & Jesse

as Allan Pinkerton

Gone But Not Forgotten
4.9

(2005) Gone But Not Forgotten

as Sen. Ray Colby

Kush
2.9

(2007) Kush

as King

The Girl Next Door
6.7

(2007) The Girl Next Door

as Adult David Moran

Race to Space
5.9

(2001) Race to Space

as Ralph Stanton

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
6.3

(1977) Looking for Mr. Goodbar

as James

Buried Alive
6.7

(1990) Buried Alive

as Cortland "Cort" van Owen

The Kane Files: Life of Trial
5.1

(2010) The Kane Files: Life of Trial

as Daniel Morgan

The Hindenburg
6.3

(1975) The Hindenburg

as Boerth

Grim Prairie Tales
5.8

(1990) Grim Prairie Tales

as Arthur

Aces 'N' Eights
6.4

(2008) Aces 'N' Eights

as Howard

Jinn
4.1

(2014) Jinn

as Father Westhoff

Michael Kael contre la World News Company
3.4

(1998) Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

as James Denit

Ghouls
3.3

(2008) Ghouls

as Stefan

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
6.7

(1999) Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

as Darryl Zanuck

Tomorrow's Child
0.0

(1982) Tomorrow's Child

as Jim Spence

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
6.5

(2024) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

as Mayor Walter Peck

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
5.5

(2012) Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

as Earle Swinter

Jersey Shore Shark Attack
4.8

(2012) Jersey Shore Shark Attack

as Dolan

Saints and Sinners
4.3

(1994) Saints and Sinners

as Terence

Chrome Soldiers
4.7

(1992) Chrome Soldiers

as Sheriff Blackwell

10.0

(2001) Burning Down the House

as Arthur Kranston

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
6.8

(2020) Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

as Self

Intrigue
5.7

(1988) Intrigue

as Doggett

The New Centurions
6.7

(1972) The New Centurions

as Johnson

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
8.3

(1992) Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

as Eric Walker

Broken Trust
5.2

(1995) Broken Trust

as Neil Roemer

Bread and Roses
6.3

(2000) Bread and Roses

as Party Guest (uncredited)

A Night to Die For
0.0

(1995) A Night to Die For

as Self

Executive Power
6.5

(1997) Executive Power

as President Fields

Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story
0.0

Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story

as ---

Where Did the Adults Go?
0.0

Where Did the Adults Go?

as The Father

0.0

(1981) The House of Mirth

as Lawrence Selden

Who's Your Daddy?
4.9

(2004) Who's Your Daddy?

as Duncan Mack

Independence
0.0

(1976) Independence

as Benjamin Rush

Black Crescent Moon
3.9

(2008) Black Crescent Moon

as Jo Dexton

Hacia la oscuridad
5.2

(2007) Towards Darkness

as John

Ghostheads
5.9

(2016) Ghostheads

as Self

Clinical
5.3

(2017) Clinical

as Terry Drummond

Raven Hawk
4.0

(1996) Raven Hawk

as Philip Thorne

Hoodlum
6.4

(1997) Hoodlum

as Thomas E. Dewey

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
8.0

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

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

Class of '44
5.9

(1973) Class of '44

as Fraternity President

A Fight for Jenny
7.0

(1986) A Fight for Jenny

as Michael Rosen

Malibu
3.0

(1983) Malibu

as Stan Harvey

Virus
4.6

(1995) Virus

as Dr. Reginald Holloway

The Stranger
2.0

(1999) The Stranger

as ---

Nash Bridges
6.6

(1996) Nash Bridges

as ---

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Larry Holleran

Numb3rs
7.0

(2005) Numb3rs

as ---

Desperate Housewives
7.9

(2004) Desperate Housewives

as Dr. Barr

Monk
7.9

(2002) Monk

as Commander Nathan Whitaker

The Twilight Zone
7.7

(1985) The Twilight Zone

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

Tales from the Crypt
8.0

(1989) Tales from the Crypt

as Malcolm Mayflower

Life
7.7

(2007) Life

as Mickey Rayborn

The Practice
7.7

(1997) The Practice

as D.A. Keith Pratt

The Equalizer
7.1

(1985) The Equalizer

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

Lost
7.9

(2004) Lost

as Donald Reynolds

Night Visions
7.2

(2001) Night Visions

as William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")

Stargate SG-1
8.3

(1997) Stargate SG-1

as Emissary Varta

Centennial
7.7

(1978) Centennial

as Jim Lloyd

Boston Legal
7.9

(2004) Boston Legal

as A.D.A. Howard Zale

6.0

(1990) Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

as ---

Justice League
8.1

(2001) Justice League

as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)

Castle
8.0

(2009) Castle

as Ari Weiss

The Outer Limits
7.7

(1995) The Outer Limits

as Franklin Murdoch

Childrens Hospital
7.2

(2008) Childrens Hospital

as Levon Bainter

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Ned Bogden

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Don Snyder

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Dan Jensen

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
6.6

(1998) The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

as Nathan Randall

Reunited Apart
5.5

(2020) Reunited Apart

as Self

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Greg Dalton

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Prosecutor Andy Henley

HBO First Look
4.9

(1992) HBO First Look

as ---

The Equalizer
7.1

(1985) The Equalizer

as Gideon

The Twilight Zone
7.7

(1985) The Twilight Zone

as (segment "The Card")