William Atherton

William Atherton

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.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

6.7
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7
Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

7.915
Monk

Monk

7.941
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.762
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

7.949
Life

Life

7.674
The Practice

The Practice

7.7
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.2
Lost

Lost

7.945
Night Visions

Night Visions

7.2
Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

8.3
Centennial

Centennial

7.625
Boston Legal

Boston Legal

7.9
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

6
Justice League

Justice League

8.163
Castle

Castle

7.986
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.722
Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

7.175
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.9
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

5.5
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
HBO First Look

HBO First Look

4.9
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.2
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.762

Movies

Die Hard

Die Hard

7.8
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

7.592
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

7.493
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

6.958
The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

6.599
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

6.4
Into the Sun

Into the Sun

4.5
Oscar

Oscar

6.3
The Crow: Salvation

The Crow: Salvation

5.5
Bio-Dome

Bio-Dome

4.532
Mad City

Mad City

6.2
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

6.59
Headspace

Headspace

5.2
No Mercy

No Mercy

5.8
Real Genius

Real Genius

6.665
Frank & Jesse

Frank & Jesse

5.2
Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

4.9
Kush

Kush

2.5
The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

6.636
Race to Space

Race to Space

5.896
Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

6.335
Buried Alive

Buried Alive

6.7
The Kane Files: Life of Trial

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

4.875
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

6.3
Grim Prairie Tales

Grim Prairie Tales

5.8
Aces 'N' Eights

Aces 'N' Eights

6.4
Jinn

Jinn

4
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

3.4
Ghouls

Ghouls

3.3
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

6.631
Tomorrow's Child

Tomorrow's Child

0
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

6.483
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

5.5
Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

4.837
Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

4.3
Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers

3.8
Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

10
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

6.8
Intrigue

Intrigue

5.7
The New Centurions

The New Centurions

6.657
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

8.3
Broken Trust

Broken Trust

5.2
Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

6.272
A Night to Die For

A Night to Die For

0
Executive Power

Executive Power

6.5
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

0
Where Did the Adults Go?

Where Did the Adults Go?

0
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

0
Who's Your Daddy?

Who's Your Daddy?

4.923
Independence

Independence

0
Black Crescent Moon

Black Crescent Moon

3.9
Towards Darkness

Towards Darkness

5.2
Ghostheads

Ghostheads

5.926
Clinical

Clinical

5.29
Raven Hawk

Raven Hawk

3.667
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

6.4
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

8
Class of '44

Class of '44

5.9
A Fight for Jenny

A Fight for Jenny

7
Malibu

Malibu

3
Virus

Virus

4.6
The Stranger

The Stranger

2