William Atherton
Acting • Born 1947-07-30
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.
Filmography
93 credits
Die Hard
Movie • 1988
Richard Thornburg
The Last Samurai
Movie • 2003
Winchester Rep
Ghostbusters
Movie • 1984
Walter Peck
Die Hard 2
Movie • 1990
Richard Thornberg
The Sugarland Express
Movie • 1974
Clovis Poplin
The Day of the Locust
Movie • 1975
Tod Hackett
Into the Sun
Movie • 2005
Agent Block
Oscar
Movie • 1991
Overton
The Crow: Salvation
Movie • 2000
Nathan Randall
Bio-Dome
Movie • 1996
Dr. Noah Faulkner
Mad City
Movie • 1997
Dohlen
The Pelican Brief
Movie • 1993
Bob Gminski
Headspace
Movie • 2005
Dr. Ira Gold
No Mercy
Movie • 1986
Allan Deveneux
Real Genius
Movie • 1985
Professor Hathaway
Frank & Jesse
Movie • 1994
Allan Pinkerton
Gone But Not Forgotten
Movie • 2005
Sen. Ray Colby
Kush
Movie • 2007
King
The Girl Next Door
Movie • 2007
Adult David Moran
Race to Space
Movie • 2001
Ralph Stanton
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Movie • 1977
James
Buried Alive
Movie • 1990
Cort van Owen
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
Movie • 2010
Daniel Morgan
The Hindenburg
Movie • 1975
Boerth
Grim Prairie Tales
Movie • 1990
Arthur
Aces 'N' Eights
Movie • 2008
Howard
Jinn
Movie • 2014
Father Westhoff
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Movie • 1998
James Denit
Ghouls
Movie • 2008
Stefan
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Movie • 1999
Darryl Zanuck
Tomorrow's Child
Movie • 1982
Jim Spence
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Movie • 2024
Mayor Walter Peck
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Movie • 2012
Earle Swinter
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Movie • 2012
Dolan
Saints and Sinners
Movie • 1994
Terence
Chrome Soldiers
Movie • 1992
Sheriff Blackwell
Burning Down the House
Movie • 2001
Arthur Kranston
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Movie • 2020
Self
Intrigue
Movie • 1988
Doggett
The New Centurions
Movie • 1972
Johnson
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Movie • 1992
Eric Walker
Broken Trust
Movie • 1995
Neil Roemer
Bread and Roses
Movie • 2000
Party Guest (uncredited)
A Night to Die For
Movie • 1995
Self
Executive Power
Movie • 1997
President Fields
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
Movie
Where Did the Adults Go?
Movie • 2025
The Father
The House of Mirth
Movie • 1981
Lawrence Selden
Who's Your Daddy?
Movie • 2004
Duncan Mack
Independence
Movie • 1976
Benjamin Rush
Black Crescent Moon
Movie • 2008
Jo Dexton
Towards Darkness
Movie • 2007
John
Ghostheads
Movie • 2016
Self
Clinical
Movie • 2017
Terry Drummond
Raven Hawk
Movie • 1996
Philip Thorne
Hoodlum
Movie • 1997
Thomas E. Dewey
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
Movie • 1987
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
Class of '44
Movie • 1973
Fraternity President
A Fight for Jenny
Movie • 1986
Michael Rosen
Malibu
Movie • 1983
Stan Harvey
Virus
Movie • 1995
Dr. Reginald Holloway
The Stranger
Movie • 1999
Bad Company
Movie • 2018
Nash Bridges
TV • 1996
Dr. Linus Mills
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Larry Holleran
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Warren Pierce
Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Dr. Barr
Monk
TV • 2002
Commander Nathan Whitaker
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Malcolm Mayflower
Life
TV • 2007
Mickey Rayborn
The Practice
TV • 1997
D.A. Keith Pratt
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
Lost
TV • 2004
Donald Reynolds
Stargate SG-1
TV • 1997
Emissary Varta
Night Visions
TV • 2001
William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")
Centennial
TV • 1978
Jim Lloyd
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
A.D.A. Howard Zale
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
TV • 1990
Sloane
Justice League
TV • 2001
Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
Castle
TV • 2009
Ari Weiss
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Franklin Murdoch
Childrens Hospital
TV • 2008
Levon Bainter
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Ned Bogden
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Don Snyder
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Dan Jensen
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Greg Dalton
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Andy Henley
HBO First Look
TV • 1992
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Gideon
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
(segment "The Card")
Workaholics
TV • 2011
Thor Holmvik