Acting
William Atherton
EN, DE, ES, FR cinema · 64 credits
Born
30 July 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Orange, Connecticut, USA
Also known as William Atherton Knight · ویلیام آترتون · William Atherton Knight Jr.
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
Filmography
Where Did the Adults Go?
as The Father
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Mayor Walter Peck
Clinical
as Terry Drummond
Ghostheads
as Self
Jinn
as Father Westhoff
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Earle Swinter
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
as Daniel Morgan
Aces 'N' Eights
as Howard
Ghouls
as Stefan
Black Crescent Moon
as Jo Dexton
Kush
as King
The Girl Next Door
as Adult David Moran
Towards Darkness
as John
Into the Sun
as Agent Block
Headspace
as Dr. Ira Gold, Co-Producer
Gone but Not Forgotten
as Sen. Ray Colby
Who's Your Daddy?
as Duncan Mack
The Last Samurai
as Winchester Rep
Race to Space
as Ralph Stanton
Burning Down the House
as Arthur Kranston
The Crow: Salvation
as Nathan Randall
Bread and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Darryl Zanuck
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
as James Denit
Mad City
as Dohlen
Executive Power
as President Fields
Hoodlum
as Thomas E. Dewey
Bio-Dome
as Dr. Noah Faulkner
Raven Hawk
as Philip Thorne
Broken Trust
as Neil Roemer
Virus
as Dr. Reginald Holloway
Frank & Jesse
as Allan Pinkerton
Saints and Sinners
as Terence
The Pelican Brief
as Bob Gminski
Chrome Soldiers
as Sheriff Blackwell
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
as Eric Walker
Oscar
as Overton
Die Hard 2
as Richard Thornberg
Buried Alive
as Cort van Owen
Grim Prairie Tales
as Arthur
Die Hard
as Richard Thornburg
Intrigue
as Doggett
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
No Mercy
as Allan Deveneux
A Fight for Jenny
as Michael Rosen
Real Genius
as Professor Hathaway
Ghostbusters
as Walter Peck
Malibu
as Stan Harvey
Tomorrow's Child
as Jim Spence
The House of Mirth
1981
The House of Mirth
as Lawrence Selden
Independence
as Benjamin Rush
The Day of the Locust
as Tod Hackett
The Hindenburg
as Boerth
The Sugarland Express
as Clovis Poplin
Class of '44
as Fraternity President
The New Centurions
as Johnson