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William Atherton
Born
July 30, 1947
Age 78
Place of Birth
Orange, Connecticut, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
63
Movies
30
TV Shows
Also Known As
William Atherton Knight
ویلیام آترتون
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William Atherton
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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.
Movies
63
TV Shows
30
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Where Did the Adults Go?
as
The Father
2025
6.5
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as
Mayor Walter Peck
2024
6.9
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as
Self
2020
5.9
Bad Company
Cast
2018
5.3
Clinical
as
Terry Drummond
2017
5.9
Ghostheads
as
Self
2016
4.1
Jinn
as
Father Westhoff
2014
4.7
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as
Dolan
2012
5.5
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as
Earle Swinter
2012
4.9
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
as
Daniel Morgan
2010
3.3
Ghouls
as
Stefan
2008
3.5
Black Crescent Moon
as
Jo Dexton
2008
6.5
Aces 'N' Eights
as
Howard
2008
6.6
The Girl Next Door
as
Adult David Moran
2007
2.5
Kush
as
King
2007
4.9
Towards Darkness
as
John
2007
4.6
Into the Sun
as
Agent Block
2005
5.1
Headspace
as
Dr. Ira Gold
2005
4.9
Gone But Not Forgotten
as
Sen. Ray Colby
2005
4.9
Who's Your Daddy?
as
Duncan Mack
2004
7.6
The Last Samurai
as
Winchester Rep
2003
5.9
Race to Space
as
Ralph Stanton
2001
10.0
Burning Down the House
as
Arthur Kranston
2001
6.3
Bread and Roses
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
2000
5.5
The Crow: Salvation
as
Nathan Randall
2000
2.0
The Stranger
Cast
1999
6.4
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as
Darryl Zanuck
1999
3.4
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
as
James Denit
1998
6.2
Mad City
as
Dohlen
1997
5.8
Executive Power
as
President Fields
1997
6.4
Hoodlum
as
Thomas E. Dewey
1997
3.4
Raven Hawk
as
Philip Thorne
1996
4.5
Bio-Dome
as
Dr. Noah Faulkner
1996
5.2
Broken Trust
as
Neil Roemer
1995
0
A Night to Die For
as
Self
1995
4.6
Virus
as
Dr. Reginald Holloway
1995
5.1
Frank & Jesse
as
Allan Pinkerton
1994
3.8
Saints and Sinners
as
Terence
1994
6.6
The Pelican Brief
as
Bob Gminski
1993
3.8
Chrome Soldiers
as
Sheriff Blackwell
1992
8.3
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
as
Eric Walker
1992
6.3
Oscar
as
Overton
1991
5.7
Grim Prairie Tales
as
Arthur
1990
7.0
Die Hard 2
as
Richard Thornberg
1990
6.6
Buried Alive
as
Cort van Owen
1990
5.5
Intrigue
as
Doggett
1988
7.8
Die Hard
as
Richard Thornburg
1988
8.7
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
1987
5.8
No Mercy
as
Allan Deveneux
1986
7.0
A Fight for Jenny
as
Michael Rosen
1986
6.7
Real Genius
as
Professor Hathaway
1985
7.5
Ghostbusters
as
Walter Peck
1984
2.3
Malibu
as
Stan Harvey
1983
2.0
Tomorrow's Child
as
Jim Spence
1982
0
The House of Mirth
as
Lawrence Selden
1981
6.3
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as
James
1977
0
Independence
as
Benjamin Rush
1976
6.3
The Hindenburg
as
Boerth
1975
6.4
The Day of the Locust
as
Tod Hackett
1975
6.6
The Sugarland Express
as
Clovis Poplin
1974
5.9
Class of '44
as
Fraternity President
1973
6.6
The New Centurions
as
Johnson
1972
0
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
Cast
TBA
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