Acting

William Atherton

Born July 30, 1947 (79)United StatesOrange, Connecticut, USA89 creditsIMDb

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.

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Die Hard 21990 · as Richard Thornberg
Die Hard1988 · as Richard Thornburg
Ghostbusters1984 · as Walter Peck
The Sugarland Express1974 · as Clovis Poplin
The Last Samurai2003 · as Winchester Rep
Bio-Dome1996 · as Dr. Noah Faulkner
The Pelican Brief1993 · as Bob Gminski
Real Genius1985 · as Professor Hathaway
Clinical2017 · as Terry Drummond
The Crow: Salvation2000 · as Nathan Randall
Buried Alive1990 · as Cort van Owen
The Girl Next Door2007 · as Adult David Moran
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Ned Bogden · 1 ep
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Law & Order1990 · as Don Snyder · 1 ep
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Castle2009 · as Ari Weiss · 1 ep
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Desperate Housewives2004 · as Dr. Barr · 1 ep
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Monk2002 · as Commander Nathan Whitaker · 1 ep
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Stargate SG-11997 · as Emissary Varta · 1 ep
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Lost2004 · as Donald Reynolds · 1 ep
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The Outer Limits1995 · as Franklin Murdoch · 1 ep
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Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Larry Holleran · 1 ep
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The Practice1997 · as D.A. Keith Pratt · 3 ep
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Numb3rs2005 · as Warren Pierce · 1 ep
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Boston Legal2004 · as A.D.A. Howard Zale · 1 ep
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The Equalizer1985 · as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber · 2 ep
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Nash Bridges1996 · as Dr. Linus Mills · 1 ep
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Childrens Hospital2008 · as Levon Bainter · 1 ep
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The Twilight Zone1985 · as Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek") · 1 ep
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Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Malcolm Mayflower · 1 ep
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Life2007 · as Mickey Rayborn · 8 ep
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Workaholics2011 · as Thor Holmvik · 1 ep
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Justice League2001 · as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice) · 2 ep
Die Hard1988 · as Richard Thornburg
The Last Samurai2003 · as Winchester Rep
Ghostbusters1984 · as Walter Peck
Die Hard 21990 · as Richard Thornberg
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HBO First Look1992 · Cast · 1 ep
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Night Visions2001 · as William Price (segment "Hate Puppet") · 1 ep
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024 · as Mayor Walter Peck
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Centennial1978 · as Jim Lloyd · 12 ep
The Pelican Brief1993 · as Bob Gminski
The Girl Next Door2007 · as Adult David Moran
The Crow: Salvation2000 · as Nathan Randall
Real Genius1985 · as Professor Hathaway
Into the Sun2005 · as Agent Block
Hoodlum1997 · as Thomas E. Dewey
Bio-Dome1996 · as Dr. Noah Faulkner
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Max Monroe: Loose Cannon1990 · as Sloane · 1 ep