William Atherton
Born
July 30, 1947 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Orange, Connecticut, USA
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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.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Mayor Walter Peck
2024

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020

Jinn
Father Westhoff
2014

Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Dolan
2012

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Earle Swinter
2012

The Kane Files: Life of Trial
Daniel Morgan
2010

Ghouls
Stefan
2008

Aces 'N' Eights
Howard
2008

The Girl Next Door
Adult David Moran
2007

Kush
King
2007

Into the Sun
Agent Block
2005

Headspace
Dr. Ira Gold
2005

Gone But Not Forgotten
Sen. Ray Colby
2005

The Last Samurai
Winchester Rep
2003

Race to Space
Ralph Stanton
2001
Burning Down the House
Arthur Kranston
2001

Bread and Roses
Party Guest (uncredited)
2000

The Crow: Salvation
Nathan Randall
2000

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Darryl Zanuck
1999

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
James Denit
1998

Mad City
Dohlen
1997

Executive Power
President Fields
1997

Bio-Dome
Dr. Noah Faulkner
1996

Broken Trust
Neil Roemer
1995

A Night to Die For
Self
1995

Frank & Jesse
Allan Pinkerton
1994

Saints and Sinners
Terence
1994

The Pelican Brief
Bob Gminski
1993

Chrome Soldiers
Sheriff Blackwell
1992

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Eric Walker
1992

Oscar
Overton
1991

Grim Prairie Tales
Arthur
1990

Die Hard 2
Richard Thornberg
1990

Buried Alive
Cortland "Cort" van Owen
1990

Intrigue
Doggett
1988

Die Hard
Richard Thornburg
1988

No Mercy
Allan Deveneux
1986

Real Genius
Professor Hathaway
1985

Ghostbusters
Walter Peck
1984

Tomorrow's Child
Jim Spence
1982

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
James
1977

The Hindenburg
Boerth
1975

The Day of the Locust
Tod Hackett
1975

The Sugarland Express
Clovis Poplin
1974

The New Centurions
Johnson
1972

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Where Did the Adults Go?
The Father

Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
2020

Clinical
Terry Drummond
2017

Ghostheads
Self
2016

Castle
Ari Weiss · (1 episode)
2009

Childrens Hospital
Levon Bainter · (1 episode)
2008

Black Crescent Moon
Jo Dexton
2008

Life
Mickey Rayborn · (8 episodes)
2007

Towards Darkness
John
2007

Numb3rs
(1 episode)
2005

Desperate Housewives
Dr. Barr · (1 episode)
2004

Boston Legal
A.D.A. Howard Zale · (1 episode)
2004

Lost
Donald Reynolds · (1 episode)
2004

Who's Your Daddy?
Duncan Mack
2004

Monk
Commander Nathan Whitaker · (1 episode)
2002

Justice League
Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice) · (2 episodes)
2001

Night Visions
William Price (segment "Hate Puppet") · (1 episode)
2001

The Stranger
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ned Bogden · (1 episode)
1999

Hoodlum
Thomas E. Dewey
1997

Stargate SG-1
Emissary Varta · (1 episode)
1997

The Practice
D.A. Keith Pratt · (3 episodes)
1997

Raven Hawk
Philip Thorne
1996

Nash Bridges
(1 episode)
1996

Virus
Dr. Reginald Holloway
1995

The Outer Limits
Franklin Murdoch · (1 episode)
1995

HBO First Look
(1 episode)
1992

Law & Order
Don Snyder · (1 episode)
1990

Law & Order
Dan Jensen · (1 episode)
1990
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
(1 episode)
1990

Tales from the Crypt
Malcolm Mayflower · (1 episode)
1989

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
1987

A Fight for Jenny
Michael Rosen
1986

The Twilight Zone
Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek") · (1 episode)
1985

The Twilight Zone
(segment "The Card") · (1 episode)
1985

The Equalizer
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber · (2 episodes)
1985

The Equalizer
Gideon · (1 episode)
1985

Murder, She Wrote
Larry Holleran · (1 episode)
1984

Murder, She Wrote
Greg Dalton · (1 episode)
1984

Murder, She Wrote
Prosecutor Andy Henley · (1 episode)
1984

Malibu
Stan Harvey
1983
The House of Mirth
Lawrence Selden
1981

Centennial
Jim Lloyd · (12 episodes)
1978

Independence
Benjamin Rush
1976

Class of '44
Fraternity President
1973