William Atherton

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Known Credits 88

Gender Male

Birthday July 30, 1947 (77 years old)

Place of Birth Orange, Connecticut, USA

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William Atherton Knight

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William Atherton

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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.

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.

Known For

Acting

—		Ghostbusters: The Preview Cut as Walter Peck
—		Where Did the Adults Go? as The Father
—		Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story

2024

as Mayor Walter Peck

2020		Reunited Apart (1 episode) as Self
2020		Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self

2017

as Terry Drummond

2016

as Self

2014

as Father Westhoff

2012		Jersey Shore Shark Attack as Dolan
2012		Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Earle Swinter

2010

as Daniel Morgan

2009

(1 episode) as Ari Weiss

2008		Childrens Hospital (1 episode) as Levon Bainter
2008		Ghouls as Stefan
2008		Black Crescent Moon as Jo Dexton
2008		Aces 'N' Eights as Howard

2007		Life (8 episodes) as Mickey Rayborn
2007		The Girl Next Door as Adult David Moran
2007		Kush as King
2007		Towards Darkness as John

2005		Into the Sun as Agent Block
2005		Headspace as Dr. Ira Gold
2005		Numb3rs (1 episode)
2005		Gone But Not Forgotten as Sen. Ray Colby

2004		Boston Legal (1 episode) as A.D.A. Howard Zale
2004		Desperate Housewives (1 episode) as Dr. Barr
2004		Lost (1 episode) as Donald Reynolds
2004		Who's Your Daddy? as Duncan Mack

2003

as Winchester Rep

2002

(1 episode) as Commander Nathan Whitaker

2001		Justice League (2 episodes) as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
2001		Race to Space as Ralph Stanton
2001		Night Visions (1 episode) as William Price
2001		Burning Down the House as Arthur Kranston

2000		Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
2000		The Crow: Salvation as Nathan Randall

1999		The Stranger
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode) as Ned Bogden
1999		Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Darryl Zanuck

1998		The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1 episode) as Nathan Randall
1998		Michael Kael vs. the World News Company as James Denit

1997		Mad City as Dohlen
1997		Executive Power as President Fields
1997		Hoodlum as Thomas E. Dewey
1997		Stargate SG-1 (1 episode) as Emissary Varta
1997		The Practice (3 episodes) as D.A. Keith Pratt

1996		Raven Hawk as Philip Thorne
1996		Nash Bridges (1 episode)
1996		Bio-Dome as Dr. Noah Faulkner

1995		Broken Trust as Neil Roemer
1995		A Night to Die For as Self
1995		Virus as Dr. Reginald Holloway
1995		The Outer Limits (1 episode) as Franklin Murdoch

1994		Frank & Jesse as Allan Pinkerton
1994		Saints and Sinners as Terence

1993

as Bob Gminski

1992		HBO First Look (1 episode)
1992		Chrome Soldiers as Sheriff Blackwell
1992		Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder as Eric Walker

1991

as Overton

1990		Grim Prairie Tales as Arthur
1990		Law & Order (1 episode) as Dan Jensen (1 episode) as Don Snyder
1990		Die Hard 2 as Richard Thornburg
1990		Buried Alive as Cortland "Cort" van Owen
1990		Max Monroe: Loose Cannon (1 episode)

1989

(1 episode) as Malcolm Mayflower

1988		Intrigue as Doggett
1988		Die Hard as Richard Thornburg

1987

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

1986		No Mercy as Allan Deveneux
1986		A Fight for Jenny as Michael Rosen

1985		The Twilight Zone (2 episodes) as Brian Wolfe
1985		The Equalizer (1 episode) as Gideon (2 episodes) as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
1985		Real Genius as Professor Hathaway

1984		Murder, She Wrote (1 episode) as Prosecutor Andy Henley (1 episode) as Greg Dalton (1 episode) as Larry Holleran
1984		Ghostbusters as Walter Peck

1983

as Stan Harvey

1982

as Jim Spence

1981

as Lawrence Selden

1978

(12 episodes) as Jim Lloyd

1977

as James

1976

as Benjamin Rush

1975		The Hindenburg as Boerth
1975		The Day of the Locust as Tod Hackett

1974

as Clovis Michael Poplin

1973

as Fraternity President

1972

as Johnson

Production

2005

… Co-Producer

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