William Atherton

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 30, 1947 (78 yrs)

place of birth

Orange, Connecticut, USA

also known as

William Atherton Knight · ویلیام آترتون

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Girl Next Door
6.7

The Girl Next Door

2007as Adult David Moran
Die Hard
7.8

Die Hard

1988as Richard Thornburg
The Last Samurai
7.6

The Last Samurai

2003as Winchester Rep
Ghostbusters
7.5

Ghostbusters

1984as Walter Peck
Die Hard 2
7.0

Die Hard 2

1990as Richard Thornberg
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
6.5

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024as Mayor Walter Peck
The Pelican Brief
6.6

The Pelican Brief

1993as Bob Gminski
Oscar
6.3

Oscar

1991as Overton
Hoodlum
6.4

Hoodlum

1997as Thomas E. Dewey
Real Genius
6.7

Real Genius

1985as Professor Hathaway
The Crow: Salvation
5.5

The Crow: Salvation

2000as Nathan Randall
Bio-Dome
4.6

Bio-Dome

1996as Dr. Noah Faulkner
The Sugarland Express
6.6

The Sugarland Express

1974as Clovis Poplin
Buried Alive
6.7

Buried Alive

1990as Cort van Owen
Mad City
6.3

Mad City

1997as Dohlen
Into the Sun
4.6

Into the Sun

2005as Agent Block
Who's Your Daddy?
4.9

Who's Your Daddy?

2004as Duncan Mack
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
6.4

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977as James
No Mercy
5.8

No Mercy

1986as Allan Deveneux
Gone But Not Forgotten
4.9

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005as Sen. Ray Colby
The Hindenburg
6.3

The Hindenburg

1975as Boerth
Bread and Roses
6.3

Bread and Roses

2000as Party Guest (uncredited)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
6.5

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999as Darryl Zanuck
Raven Hawk
4.0

Raven Hawk

1996as Philip Thorne
The Day of the Locust
6.4

The Day of the Locust

1975as Tod Hackett
Frank & Jesse
5.2

Frank & Jesse

1994as Allan Pinkerton
The New Centurions
6.6

The New Centurions

1972as Johnson
Ghostheads
6.0

Ghostheads

2016as Self
Headspace
5.1

Headspace

2005as Dr. Ira Gold
Jinn
4.1

Jinn

2014as Father Westhoff
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
5.5

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

2012as Earle Swinter
Aces 'N' Eights
6.5

Aces 'N' Eights

2008as Howard
Chrome Soldiers
4.4

Chrome Soldiers

1992as Sheriff Blackwell
Clinical
5.3

Clinical

2017as Terry Drummond
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
4.6

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012as Dolan
Bad Company
5.9

Bad Company

2018
Broken Trust
6.3

Broken Trust

1995as Neil Roemer
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
6.9

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020as Self
Black Crescent Moon
3.5

Black Crescent Moon

2008as Jo Dexton
The Citizen
6.4

The Citizen

2012
Class of '44
6.6

Class of '44

1973as Fraternity President
A Night to Die For
7.0

A Night to Die For

1995as Self
Independence
9.0

Independence

1976as Benjamin Rush
Ghouls
3.3

Ghouls

2008as Stefan
Malibu
3.8

Malibu

1983as Stan Harvey
Where Did the Adults Go?

Where Did the Adults Go?

2025as The Father
Race to Space
6.0

Race to Space

2001as Ralph Stanton
Saints and Sinners
5.0

Saints and Sinners

1994as Terence
Virus
4.8

Virus

1995as Dr. Reginald Holloway
Executive Power
5.9

Executive Power

1997as President Fields