William Atherton

Acting

William Atherton

Born July 30, 1947Orange, Connecticut, USA89 credits

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

Filmography

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Mayor Walter PeckMovie
Clinical
2017Clinical
as Terry DrummondMovie
Ghostheads
2016Ghostheads
as SelfMovie
Jinn
2014Jinn
as Father WesthoffMovie
Workaholics
2011Workaholics
as Thor HolmvikTV
Castle
2009Castle
as Ari WeissTV
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospital
as Levon BainterTV
Ghouls
2008Ghouls
as StefanMovie
Black Crescent Moon
2008Black Crescent Moon
as Jo DextonMovie
Aces 'N' Eights
2008Aces 'N' Eights
as HowardMovie
Life
2007Life
as Mickey RaybornTV
The Girl Next Door
2007The Girl Next Door
as Adult David MoranMovie
Kush
2007Kush
as KingMovie
Into the Sun
2005Into the Sun
as Agent BlockMovie
Headspace
2005Headspace
as Dr. Ira GoldMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rs
as Warren PierceTV
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005Gone But Not Forgotten
as Sen. Ray ColbyMovie
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legal
as A.D.A. Howard ZaleTV
Lost
2004Lost
as Donald ReynoldsTV
Who's Your Daddy?
2004Who's Your Daddy?
as Duncan MackMovie
The Last Samurai
2003The Last Samurai
as Winchester RepMovie
Monk
2002Monk
as Commander Nathan WhitakerTV
Justice League
2001Justice League
as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)TV
Race to Space
2001Race to Space
as Ralph StantonMovie
Night Visions
2001Night Visions
as William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")TV
Burning Down the House
2001Burning Down the House
as Arthur KranstonMovie
Bread and Roses
2000Bread and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)Movie
The Crow: Salvation
2000The Crow: Salvation
as Nathan RandallMovie
Mad City
1997Mad City
as DohlenMovie
Executive Power
1997Executive Power
as President FieldsMovie
Hoodlum
1997Hoodlum
as Thomas E. DeweyMovie
Stargate SG-1
1997Stargate SG-1
as Emissary VartaTV
The Practice
1997The Practice
as D.A. Keith PrattTV
Raven Hawk
1996Raven Hawk
as Philip ThorneMovie
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridges
as Dr. Linus MillsTV
Bio-Dome
1996Bio-Dome
as Dr. Noah FaulknerMovie
Broken Trust
1995Broken Trust
as Neil RoemerMovie
Virus
1995Virus
as Dr. Reginald HollowayMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limits
as Franklin MurdochTV
Frank & Jesse
1994Frank & Jesse
as Allan PinkertonMovie
Saints and Sinners
1994Saints and Sinners
as TerenceMovie
The Pelican Brief
1993The Pelican Brief
as Bob GminskiMovie
Chrome Soldiers
1992Chrome Soldiers
as Sheriff BlackwellMovie
Oscar
1991Oscar
as OvertonMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Don SnyderTV
Die Hard 2
1990Die Hard 2
as Richard ThornbergMovie
Buried Alive
1990Buried Alive
as Cort van OwenMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Crypt
as Malcolm MayflowerTV
Intrigue
1988Intrigue
as DoggettMovie
Die Hard
1988Die Hard
as Richard ThornburgMovie
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Martin 'Alpha' LoeberMovie
No Mercy
1986No Mercy
as Allan DeveneuxMovie
A Fight for Jenny
1986A Fight for Jenny
as Michael RosenMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zone
as Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")TV
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizer
as Martin 'Alpha' LoeberTV
Real Genius
1985Real Genius
as Professor HathawayMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Larry HolleranTV
Ghostbusters
1984Ghostbusters
as Walter PeckMovie
Malibu
1983Malibu
as Stan HarveyMovie
Tomorrow's Child
1982Tomorrow's Child
as Jim SpenceMovie
T
1981The House of Mirth
as Lawrence SeldenMovie
Centennial
1978Centennial
as Jim LloydTV
Independence
1976Independence
as Benjamin RushMovie
The Hindenburg
1975The Hindenburg
as BoerthMovie
The Day of the Locust
1975The Day of the Locust
as Tod HackettMovie
The Sugarland Express
1974The Sugarland Express
as Clovis PoplinMovie
Class of '44
1973Class of '44
as Fraternity PresidentMovie
The New Centurions
1972The New Centurions
as JohnsonMovie