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William Atherton

William Atherton

Acting · Born 1947-07-30 (age 79) · Orange, Connecticut, USA

63 movies · 24 TV shows

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
IMDb8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
Law & Order
IMDb7.3

Law & Order

1990
Desperate Housewives
IMDb7.9

Desperate Housewives

2004
Castle
IMDb8.0

Castle

2009
Lost
IMDb8.0

Lost

2004
Stargate SG-1
IMDb8.3

Stargate SG-1

1997
Monk
IMDb8.0

Monk

2002
Murder, She Wrote
IMDb7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984
Boston Legal
IMDb7.9

Boston Legal

2004
Numb3rs
IMDb7.0

Numb3rs

2005
The Practice
IMDb7.6

The Practice

1997
Childrens Hospital
IMDb6.9

Childrens Hospital

2008
Nash Bridges
IMDb6.6

Nash Bridges

1996
Tales from the Crypt
IMDb8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989
The Twilight Zone
IMDb7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985
The Outer Limits
IMDb7.7

The Outer Limits

1995
Die Hard
IMDb7.8

Die Hard

1988
Workaholics
IMDb7.4

Workaholics

2011
The Equalizer
IMDb7.1

The Equalizer

1985
Life
IMDb7.6

Life

2007
The Last Samurai
IMDb7.6

The Last Samurai

2003
Ghostbusters
IMDb7.5

Ghostbusters

1984
Justice League
IMDb8.2

Justice League

2001
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
IMDb6.4

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024
Die Hard 2
IMDb7.0

Die Hard 2

1990
Night Visions
IMDb7.1

Night Visions

2001
HBO First Look
IMDb5.5

HBO First Look

1992
The Pelican Brief
IMDb6.6

The Pelican Brief

1993
Centennial
IMDb7.7

Centennial

1978
Oscar
IMDb6.4

Oscar

1991
The Girl Next Door
IMDb6.7

The Girl Next Door

2007
Real Genius
IMDb6.7

Real Genius

1985
Reunited Apart
IMDb5.5

Reunited Apart

2020
Bio-Dome
IMDb4.6

Bio-Dome

1996
Into the Sun
IMDb4.5

Into the Sun

2005
The Crow: Salvation
IMDb5.5

The Crow: Salvation

2000
Hoodlum
IMDb6.5

Hoodlum

1997
Buried Alive
IMDb6.7

Buried Alive

1990
Mad City
IMDb6.2

Mad City

1997
No Mercy
IMDb5.8

No Mercy

1986
The Sugarland Express
IMDb6.6

The Sugarland Express

1974
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
IMDb6.3

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977
Gone But Not Forgotten
IMDb4.8

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005
Jinn
IMDb4.1

Jinn

2014
The Hindenburg
IMDb6.3

The Hindenburg

1975
Ghostheads
IMDb6.0

Ghostheads

2016
The Citizen
IMDb6.4

The Citizen

2012
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
IMDb6.4

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999
Who's Your Daddy?
IMDb4.9

Who's Your Daddy?

2004
Frank & Jesse
IMDb5.2

Frank & Jesse

1994
The Day of the Locust
IMDb6.4

The Day of the Locust

1975
Class of '44
IMDb6.6

Class of '44

1973
Ghouls
IMDb3.3

Ghouls

2008
Intrigue
IMDb6.4

Intrigue

1988
The New Centurions
IMDb6.6

The New Centurions

1972
Aces 'N' Eights
IMDb6.5

Aces 'N' Eights

2008
Headspace
IMDb5.1

Headspace

2005
Executive Power
IMDb5.9

Executive Power

1997
Towards Darkness
IMDb4.9

Towards Darkness

2007
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
IMDb6.9

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020
Clinical
IMDb5.3

Clinical

2017
Bread and Roses
IMDb6.3

Bread and Roses

2000
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
IMDb5.4

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

2012
Bad Company
IMDb5.4

Bad Company

2018
Raven Hawk
IMDb4.0

Raven Hawk

1996
A Night to Die For
IMDb7.0

A Night to Die For

1995
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
IMDb4.6

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012
Race to Space
IMDb6.0

Race to Space

2001
Broken Trust
IMDb6.3

Broken Trust

1995
Virus
IMDb4.8

Virus

1995
Malibu
IMDb3.8

Malibu

1983
A Fight for Jenny
IMDb6.3

A Fight for Jenny

1986
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
0

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

The Kane Files: Life of Trial
IMDb4.8

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

2010
Grim Prairie Tales
IMDb5.8

Grim Prairie Tales

1990
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
IMDb8.7

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987
Saints and Sinners
IMDb5.0

Saints and Sinners

1994
Chrome Soldiers
IMDb4.4

Chrome Soldiers

1992
Independence
IMDb7.5

Independence

1976
Where Did the Adults Go?
0

Where Did the Adults Go?

2025
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
IMDb8.2

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

1992
Burning Down the House
IMDb8.5

Burning Down the House

2001
Black Crescent Moon
IMDb3.5

Black Crescent Moon

2008
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
IMDb4.0

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

1998