William Atherton

William Atherton

Acting

Birthday

July 30, 1947

Place of Birth

Orange, Connecticut, USA

Popularity

2

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 / Filmography

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.01999
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.31990
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.31990
Lost

Lost

8.02004
Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

8.31997
Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

7.92004
Castle

Castle

8.02009
Monk

Monk

7.92002
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.51984
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.51984
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.51984
Boston Legal

Boston Legal

7.92004
The Practice

The Practice

7.71997
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7.02005
Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

6.92008
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.11985
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.11985
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.71985
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.71985
Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

6.61996
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.71995
Workaholics

Workaholics

7.42011
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.01989
Die Hard

Die Hard

7.81988
Life

Life

7.72007
HBO First Look

HBO First Look

5.61992
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

7.62003
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

7.51984
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

7.01990
Justice League

Justice League

8.22001
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

6.52024
Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

5.52020
Night Visions

Night Visions

7.12001
Centennial

Centennial

7.71978
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

6.61993
The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

6.72007
Oscar

Oscar

6.41991
Real Genius

Real Genius

6.71985
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

6.51997
Into the Sun

Into the Sun

4.62005
The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

6.61974
The Crow: Salvation

The Crow: Salvation

5.52000
No Mercy

No Mercy

5.81986
Buried Alive

Buried Alive

6.71990
Bio-Dome

Bio-Dome

4.61996
Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

6.32000
Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

4.92005
Ghouls

Ghouls

3.32008
Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

6.31977
The Citizen

The Citizen

6.42012
Frank & Jesse

Frank & Jesse

5.21994
Mad City

Mad City

6.21997
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

6.31975
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

6.41975
Ghostheads

Ghostheads

6.02016
Who's Your Daddy?

Who's Your Daddy?

4.92004
Jinn

Jinn

4.12014
Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

4.62012
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

6.41999
The New Centurions

The New Centurions

6.61972
Race to Space

Race to Space

6.02001
Towards Darkness

Towards Darkness

4.92007
Raven Hawk

Raven Hawk

4.01996
Headspace

Headspace

5.12005
Clinical

Clinical

5.32017
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

5.52012
Grim Prairie Tales

Grim Prairie Tales

5.81990
Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

8.52001
Class of '44

Class of '44

6.61973
Virus

Virus

4.81995
Intrigue

Intrigue

6.41988
Broken Trust

Broken Trust

6.31995
Aces 'N' Eights

Aces 'N' Eights

6.52008
A Night to Die For

A Night to Die For

7.01995
The Kane Files: Life of Trial

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

4.82010
Executive Power

Executive Power

5.91997
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

6.92020
Where Did the Adults Go?

Where Did the Adults Go?

0.02025
A Fight for Jenny

A Fight for Jenny

6.31986
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

4.01998
Black Crescent Moon

Black Crescent Moon

3.52008
Kush

Kush

3.42007
Tomorrow's Child

Tomorrow's Child

4.31982
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

8.21992
Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

5.01994
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

0.0—
Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers

4.41992
Bad Company

Bad Company

5.92018
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

8.71987
Malibu

Malibu

3.81983
Independence

Independence

9.01976
The Stranger

The Stranger

4.31999
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