William Atherton
July 30, 1947 (77 years old) in Orange, Connecticut, USA
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.
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- 2024 ·Ghostbusters: Frozen Empireas Mayor Walter Peck
- 2020 ·Reunited Apartas Self
- 2020 ·Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbustersas Self
- 2017 ·Clinicalas Terry Drummond
- 2016 ·Ghostheadsas Self
- 2014 ·Jinnas Father Westhoff
- 2012 ·Jersey Shore Shark Attackas Dolan
- 2012 ·Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movieas Earle Swinter
- 2010 ·The Kane Files: Life of Trialas Daniel Morgan
- 2009 ·Castleas Ari Weiss
- 2008 ·Childrens Hospitalas Levon Bainter
- 2008 ·Ghoulsas Stefan
- 2008 ·Black Crescent Moonas Jo Dexton
- 2008 ·Aces 'N' Eightsas Howard
- 2007 ·Lifeas Mickey Rayborn
- 2007 ·The Girl Next Dooras Adult David Moran
- 2007 ·Kushas King
- 2007 ·Towards Darknessas John
- 2005 ·Into the Sunas Agent Block
- 2005 ·Headspaceas Dr. Ira Gold
- 2005 ·Numb3rsas
- 2005 ·Gone But Not Forgottenas Sen. Ray Colby
- 2004 ·Boston Legalas A.D.A. Howard Zale
- 2004 ·Desperate Housewivesas Dr. Barr
- 2004 ·Lostas Donald Reynolds
- 2004 ·Who's Your Daddy?as Duncan Mack
- 2003 ·The Last Samuraias Winchester Rep
- 2002 ·Monkas Commander Nathan Whitaker
- 2001 ·Justice Leagueas Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
- 2001 ·Race to Spaceas Ralph Stanton
- 2001 ·Night Visionsas William Price
- 2001 ·Burning Down the Houseas Arthur Kranston
- 2000 ·Bread and Rosesas Party Guest (uncredited)
- 2000 ·The Crow: Salvationas Nathan Randall
- 1999 ·The Strangeras
- 1999 ·Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Ned Bogden
- 1999 ·Introducing Dorothy Dandridgeas Darryl Zanuck
- 1998 ·The Crow: Stairway to Heavenas Nathan Randall
- 1998 ·Michael Kael vs. the World News Companyas James Denit
- 1997 ·Mad Cityas Dohlen
- 1997 ·Executive Poweras President Fields
- 1997 ·Hoodlumas Thomas E. Dewey
- 1997 ·Stargate SG-1as Emissary Varta
- 1997 ·The Practiceas D.A. Keith Pratt
- 1996 ·Raven Hawkas Philip Thorne
- 1996 ·Nash Bridgesas
- 1996 ·Bio-Domeas Dr. Noah Faulkner
- 1995 ·Broken Trustas Neil Roemer
- 1995 ·A Night to Die Foras Self
- 1995 ·Virusas Dr. Reginald Holloway
- 1995 ·The Outer Limitsas Franklin Murdoch
- 1994 ·Frank & Jesseas Allan Pinkerton
- 1994 ·Saints and Sinnersas Terence
- 1993 ·The Pelican Briefas Bob Gminski
- 1992 ·HBO First Lookas
- 1992 ·Chrome Soldiersas Sheriff Blackwell
- 1992 ·Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murderas Eric Walker
- 1991 ·Oscaras Overton
- 1990 ·Grim Prairie Talesas Arthur
- 1990 ·Law & Orderas Don Snyder
- 1990 ·Law & Orderas Dan Jensen
- 1990 ·Die Hard 2as Richard Thornburg
- 1990 ·Buried Aliveas Cortland "Cort" van Owen
- 1990 ·Max Monroe: Loose Cannonas
- 1989 ·Tales from the Cryptas Malcolm Mayflower
- 1988 ·Intrigueas Doggett
- 1988 ·Die Hardas Richard Thornburg
- 1987 ·The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wineas Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
- 1986 ·No Mercyas Allan Deveneux
- 1986 ·A Fight for Jennyas Michael Rosen
- 1985 ·The Twilight Zoneas Brian Wolfe
- 1985 ·The Equalizeras Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
- 1985 ·The Equalizeras Gideon
- 1985 ·Real Geniusas Professor Hathaway
- 1984 ·Murder, She Wroteas Larry Holleran
- 1984 ·Murder, She Wroteas Greg Dalton
- 1984 ·Murder, She Wroteas Prosecutor Andy Henley
- 1984 ·Ghostbustersas Walter Peck
- 1983 ·Malibuas Stan Harvey
- 1982 ·Tomorrow's Childas Jim Spence
- 1981 ·The House of Mirthas Lawrence Selden
- 1978 ·Centennialas Jim Lloyd
- 1977 ·Looking for Mr. Goodbaras James
- 1976 ·Independenceas Benjamin Rush
- 1975 ·The Hindenburgas Boerth
- 1975 ·The Day of the Locustas Tod Hackett
- 1974 ·The Sugarland Expressas Clovis Michael Poplin
- 1973 ·Class of '44as Fraternity President
- 1972 ·The New Centurionsas Johnson
- Future ·Where Did the Adults Go?as The Father
- Future ·Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Storyas