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

6.624
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7.024
Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

7.918
Monk

Monk

8
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.748
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

7.953
Life

Life

7.7
The Practice

The Practice

7.7
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.197
Lost

Lost

7.9
Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

8.288
Night Visions

Night Visions

7.194
Centennial

Centennial

7.667
Boston Legal

Boston Legal

7.918
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

5
Justice League

Justice League

8.2
Castle

Castle

7.987
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.7
Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

7.145
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.933
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

7.197
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.748
Workaholics

Workaholics

7.462

Movies

Die Hard

Die Hard

7.8
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

7.594
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

7.495
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

6.955
The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

6.6
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

6.45
Oscar

Oscar

6.3
Into the Sun

Into the Sun

4.519
The Crow: Salvation

The Crow: Salvation

5.508
Bio-Dome

Bio-Dome

4.52
Mad City

Mad City

6.242
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

6.6
Headspace

Headspace

5.2
No Mercy

No Mercy

5.8
Real Genius

Real Genius

6.669
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

6.64
Race to Space

Race to Space

5.896
Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

6.3
Buried Alive

Buried Alive

6.738
The Kane Files: Life of Trial

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

4.875
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

6.248
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

6.5
Tomorrow's Child

Tomorrow's Child

2
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

6.486
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

5.5
Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

4.8
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

5.5
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

6.314
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

5.293
Raven Hawk

Raven Hawk

3.667
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

6.404
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

8.667
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
Return to the Firehouse: Making Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Return to the Firehouse: Making Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

0