William Atherton
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
Mayor Walter Peck
Clinical (2017)
Terry Drummond
Jinn (2014)
Father Westhoff
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
Dolan
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
Earle Swinter
The Kane Files: Life of Trial (2010)
Daniel Morgan
Ghouls (2008)
Stefan
Black Crescent Moon (2008)
Jo Dexton
Aces 'N' Eights (2008)
Howard
The Girl Next Door (2007)
Adult David Moran
Kush (2007)
King
Towards Darkness (2007)
John
Into the Sun (2005)
Agent Block
Headspace (2005)
Dr. Ira Gold
Gone But Not Forgotten (2005)
Sen. Ray Colby
Who's Your Daddy? (2004)
Duncan Mack
The Last Samurai (2003)
Winchester Rep
Race to Space (2001)
Ralph Stanton
Burning Down the House (2001)
Arthur Kranston
Bread and Roses (2000)
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Crow: Salvation (2000)
Nathan Randall
The Stranger (1999)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
Darryl Zanuck
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company (1998)
James Denit
Mad City (1997)
Dohlen
Executive Power (1997)
President Fields
Hoodlum (1997)
Thomas E. Dewey
Raven Hawk (1996)
Philip Thorne
Bio-Dome (1996)
Dr. Noah Faulkner
Broken Trust (1995)
Neil Roemer
Virus (1995)
Dr. Reginald Holloway
Frank & Jesse (1994)
Allan Pinkerton
Saints and Sinners (1994)
Terence
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Bob Gminski
Chrome Soldiers (1992)
Sheriff Blackwell
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)
Eric Walker
Oscar (1991)
Overton
Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
Arthur
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Richard Thornburg
Buried Alive (1990)
Cortland "Cort" van Owen
Intrigue (1988)
Doggett
Die Hard (1988)
Richard Thornburg
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine (1987)
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
No Mercy (1986)
Allan Deveneux
A Fight for Jenny (1986)
Michael Rosen
Real Genius (1985)
Professor Hathaway
Ghostbusters (1984)
Walter Peck
Malibu (1983)
Stan Harvey
Tomorrow's Child (1982)
Jim Spence
The House of Mirth (1981)
Lawrence Selden
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
James
Independence (1976)
Benjamin Rush
The Hindenburg (1975)
Boerth
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Tod Hackett
The Sugarland Express (1974)
Clovis Michael Poplin
Class of '44 (1973)
Fraternity President
The New Centurions (1972)
Johnson

Crew

Headspace (2005)
Co-Producer