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William Atherton

Born: 1947

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.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Orange, Connecticut, USA

Resources

Movies

Die Hard

Richard Thornburg in Die Hard
The Last Samurai

Winchester Rep in The Last Samurai
Ghostbusters

Walter Peck in Ghostbusters
Die Hard 2

Richard Thornburg in Die Hard 2
The Sugarland Express

Clovis Michael Poplin in The Sugarland Express
The Day of the Locust

Tod Hackett in The Day of the Locust
Into the Sun

Agent Block in Into the Sun
Oscar

Overton in Oscar
The Crow: Salvation

Nathan Randall in The Crow: Salvation
Bio-Dome

Dr. Noah Faulkner in Bio-Dome
No Mercy

Allan Deveneux in No Mercy
Mad City

Dohlen in Mad City
The Pelican Brief

Bob Gminski in The Pelican Brief
Headspace

Dr. Ira Gold in Headspace
Real Genius

Professor Hathaway in Real Genius
Frank & Jesse

Allan Pinkerton in Frank & Jesse
Gone But Not Forgotten

Sen. Ray Colby in Gone But Not Forgotten
Kush

King in Kush
The Girl Next Door

Adult David Moran in The Girl Next Door
Race to Space

Ralph Stanton in Race to Space
Looking for Mr. Goodbar

James in Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Buried Alive

Cortland "Cort" van Owen in Buried Alive
The Kane Files: Life of Trial

Daniel Morgan in The Kane Files: Life of Trial
The Hindenburg

Boerth in The Hindenburg
Grim Prairie Tales

Arthur in Grim Prairie Tales
Aces 'N' Eights

Howard in Aces 'N' Eights
Jinn

Father Westhoff in Jinn
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

James Denit in Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Ghouls

Stefan in Ghouls
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Darryl Zanuck in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Earle Swinter in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Dolan in Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Chrome Soldiers

Sheriff Blackwell in Chrome Soldiers
Burning Down the House

Arthur Kranston in Burning Down the House
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Self in Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Eric Walker in Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Broken Trust

Neil Roemer in Broken Trust
The New Centurions

Johnson in The New Centurions
Executive Power

President Fields in Executive Power
Who's Your Daddy?

Duncan Mack in Who's Your Daddy?
Black Crescent Moon

Jo Dexton in Black Crescent Moon
The House of Mirth

Lawrence Selden in The House of Mirth
Independence

Benjamin Rush in Independence
Towards Darkness

John in Towards Darkness
Ghostheads

Self in Ghostheads
Clinical

Terry Drummond in Clinical
Intrigue

Doggett in Intrigue
Raven Hawk

Philip Thorne in Raven Hawk
Hoodlum

Thomas E. Dewey in Hoodlum
Class of '44

Fraternity President in Class of '44
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

Martin 'Alpha' Loeber in The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
A Fight for Jenny

Michael Rosen in A Fight for Jenny
Malibu

Stan Harvey in Malibu
Virus

Dr. Reginald Holloway in Virus
The Stranger

in The Stranger
Tomorrow's Child

Jim Spence in Tomorrow's Child
Where Did the Adults Go?

The Father in Where Did the Adults Go?
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Mayor Walter Peck in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Saints and Sinners

Terence in Saints and Sinners
Bread and Roses

Party Guest (uncredited) in Bread and Roses
A Night to Die For

Himself in A Night to Die For
Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story

in Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story

TV Shows

Murder, She Wrote

Larry Holleran in Murder, She Wrote
Desperate Housewives

in Desperate Housewives
The Twilight Zone

Brian Wolfe in The Twilight Zone
Life

Mickey Rayborn in Life
Night Visions

William Price in Night Visions
Lost

Donald Reynolds in Lost
Centennial

Jim Lloyd in Centennial
Nash Bridges

in Nash Bridges
Numb3rs

in Numb3rs
Monk

Commander Nathan Whitaker in Monk
Tales from the Crypt

Malcolm Mayflower in Tales from the Crypt
The Practice

D.A. Keith Pratt in The Practice
The Equalizer

Martin 'Alpha' Loeber in The Equalizer
Boston Legal

A.D.A. Howard Zale in Boston Legal
Stargate SG-1

Emissary Varta in Stargate SG-1
Castle

Ari Weiss in Castle
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

in Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Ned Bogden in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

Nathan Randall in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
The Equalizer

Gideon in The Equalizer
HBO First Look

in HBO First Look
Justice League

Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice) in Justice League
Law & Order

Don Snyder in Law & Order
Law & Order

Dan Jensen in Law & Order
Reunited Apart

Self in Reunited Apart
The Outer Limits

Franklin Murdoch in The Outer Limits
Childrens Hospital

Levon Bainter in Childrens Hospital