Name
William Atherton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-07-30 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
The Last Samurai
(7,738 Votes)
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Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern war...
Relase Date : 5 Dec, 2003
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Ghostbusters
(9,951 Votes)
7.497
After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching busines...
Relase Date : 8 Jun, 1984
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(2,272 Votes)
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The Spengler family returns to where it all started - the iconic New York City firehouse -...
Relase Date : 20 Mar, 2024
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Die Hard 2
(6,562 Votes)
6.969
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wron...
Relase Date : 3 Jul, 1990
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The Pelican Brief
(1,820 Votes)
6.594
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her ...
Relase Date : 17 Sep, 1993
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Real Genius
(519 Votes)
6.673
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project,...
Relase Date : 7 Aug, 1985
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1988 Die Hard as Richard Thornburg
- 2003 The Last Samurai as Winchester Rep
- 1984 Ghostbusters as Walter Peck
- 1990 Die Hard 2 as Richard Thornberg
- 1974 The Sugarland Express as Clovis Poplin
- 1975 The Day of the Locust as Tod Hackett
- 1991 Oscar as Overton
- 2005 Into the Sun as Agent Block
- 2000 The Crow: Salvation as Nathan Randall
- 1996 Bio-Dome as Dr. Noah Faulkner
- 1997 Mad City as Dohlen
- 1993 The Pelican Brief as Bob Gminski
- 2005 Headspace as Dr. Ira Gold
- 1986 No Mercy as Allan Deveneux
- 1985 Real Genius as Professor Hathaway
- 1994 Frank & Jesse as Allan Pinkerton
- 2005 Gone But Not Forgotten as Sen. Ray Colby
- 2007 Kush as King
- 2007 The Girl Next Door as Adult David Moran
- 2001 Race to Space as Ralph Stanton
- 1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar as James
- 1990 Buried Alive as Cort van Owen
- 2010 The Kane Files: Life of Trial as Daniel Morgan
- 1975 The Hindenburg as Boerth
- 1990 Grim Prairie Tales as Arthur
- 2008 Aces 'N' Eights as Howard
- 2014 Jinn as Father Westhoff
- 1998 Michael Kael vs. the World News Company as James Denit
- 2008 Ghouls as Stefan
- 1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Darryl Zanuck
- 1982 Tomorrow's Child as Jim Spence
- 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Mayor Walter Peck
- 2012 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Earle Swinter
- 2012 Jersey Shore Shark Attack as Dolan
- 1994 Saints and Sinners as Terence
- 1992 Chrome Soldiers as Sheriff Blackwell
- 2001 Burning Down the House as Arthur Kranston
- 2020 Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
- 1988 Intrigue as Doggett
- 1972 The New Centurions as Johnson
- 1992 Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder as Eric Walker
- 1995 Broken Trust as Neil Roemer
- 2000 Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1995 A Night to Die For as Self
- 1997 Executive Power as President Fields
- Soon Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
- 2025 Where Did the Adults Go? as The Father
- 1981 The House of Mirth as Lawrence Selden
- 2004 Who's Your Daddy? as Duncan Mack
- 1976 Independence as Benjamin Rush
- 2008 Black Crescent Moon as Jo Dexton
- 2007 Towards Darkness as John
- 2016 Ghostheads as Self
- 2017 Clinical as Terry Drummond
- 1996 Raven Hawk as Philip Thorne
- 1997 Hoodlum as Thomas E. Dewey
- 1987 The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
- 1973 Class of '44 as Fraternity President
- 1986 A Fight for Jenny as Michael Rosen
- 1983 Malibu as Stan Harvey
- 1995 Virus as Dr. Reginald Holloway
- 1999 The Stranger
- 2018 Bad Company
- 2012 The Citizen
- 1996 Nash Bridges ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Linus Mills
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Larry Holleran
- 2005 Numb3rs ( 1 episode ) as Warren Pierce
- 2004 Desperate Housewives ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Barr
- 2002 Monk ( 1 episode ) as Commander Nathan Whitaker
- 1985 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Malcolm Mayflower
- 2007 Life ( 8 episodes ) as Mickey Rayborn
- 1997 The Practice ( 3 episodes ) as D.A. Keith Pratt
- 1985 The Equalizer ( 2 episodes ) as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
- 2004 Lost ( 1 episode ) as Donald Reynolds
- 1997 Stargate SG-1 ( 1 episode ) as Emissary Varta
- 2001 Night Visions ( 1 episode ) as William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")
- 1978 Centennial ( 12 episodes ) as Jim Lloyd
- 2004 Boston Legal ( 1 episode ) as A.D.A. Howard Zale
- 1990 Max Monroe: Loose Cannon ( 1 episode ) as Sloane
- 2001 Justice League ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
- 2009 Castle ( 1 episode ) as Ari Weiss
- 1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Franklin Murdoch
- 2008 Childrens Hospital ( 1 episode ) as Levon Bainter
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Ned Bogden
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Don Snyder
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Dan Jensen
- 2020 Reunited Apart ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Greg Dalton
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Andy Henley
- 1992 HBO First Look ( 1 episode )
- 1985 The Equalizer ( 1 episode ) as Gideon
- 1985 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as (segment "The Card")
- 2011 Workaholics ( 1 episode ) as Thor Holmvik
