William Atherton
Acting
Born July 30, 1947 · Orange, Connecticut, USA
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
Acting(89)
2025Where Did the Adults Go?
Film
2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireFilm
2020Reunited ApartTV
2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering GhostbustersFilm
2018Bad CompanyFilm
2017ClinicalFilm
2016GhostheadsFilm
2014JinnFilm
2012The CitizenFilm
2012Jersey Shore Shark AttackFilm
2012Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar MovieFilm
2011WorkaholicsTV
2010The Kane Files: Life of TrialFilm
2009CastleTV
2008Childrens HospitalTV
2008GhoulsFilm
2008Black Crescent MoonFilm
2008Aces 'N' EightsFilm
2007LifeTV
2007The Girl Next DoorFilm
2007KushFilm
2007Towards DarknessFilm
2005Into the SunFilm
2005HeadspaceFilm
2005Numb3rsTV
2005Gone But Not ForgottenFilm
2004Desperate HousewivesTV
2004Boston LegalTV
2004LostTV
2004Who's Your Daddy?Film
2003The Last SamuraiFilm
2002MonkTV
2001Justice LeagueTV
2001Race to SpaceFilm
2001Night VisionsTV
2001Burning Down the HouseFilm
2000Bread and RosesFilm
2000The Crow: SalvationFilm
1999The StrangerFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
1999Introducing Dorothy DandridgeFilm
1998Michael Kael vs. the World News CompanyFilm
1997Mad CityFilm
1997Executive PowerFilm
1997HoodlumFilm
1997Stargate SG-1TV
1997The PracticeTV
1996Raven HawkFilm
1996Nash BridgesTV
1996Bio-DomeFilm
1995Broken TrustFilm
1995A Night to Die ForFilm
1995VirusFilm
1995The Outer LimitsTV
1994Frank & JesseFilm
1994Saints and SinnersFilm
1993The Pelican BriefFilm
1992HBO First LookTV
1992Chrome SoldiersFilm
1992Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of MurderFilm
1991OscarFilm
1990Grim Prairie TalesFilm
1990Law & OrderTV
1990Die Hard 2Film
1990Buried AliveFilm
1990Max Monroe: Loose CannonTV
1989Tales from the CryptTV
1988IntrigueFilm
1988Die HardFilm
1987The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & WineFilm
1986No MercyFilm
1986A Fight for JennyFilm
1985The Twilight ZoneTV
1985The EqualizerTV
1985Real GeniusFilm
1984Murder, She WroteTV
1984GhostbustersFilm
1983MalibuFilm
1982Tomorrow's ChildFilm
1981The House of MirthFilm
1978CentennialTV
1977Looking for Mr. GoodbarFilm
1976IndependenceFilm
1975The HindenburgFilm
1975The Day of the LocustFilm
1974The Sugarland ExpressFilm
1973Class of '44Film
1972The New CenturionsFilm
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers StoryFilm