William Atherton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-07-30 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Orange, Connecticut, USA

William Atherton

Biography

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Lost

    Lost

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Die Hard

    Die Hard

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Workaholics

    Workaholics

  • Life

    Life

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Buried Alive

    Buried Alive

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Malibu

    Malibu

  • The Last Samurai

    The Last Samurai

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar

    Looking for Mr. Goodbar

  • The Girl Next Door

    The Girl Next Door

  • Intrigue

    Intrigue

  • Bio-Dome

    Bio-Dome

  • Hoodlum

    Hoodlum

  • Frank & Jesse

    Frank & Jesse

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Raven Hawk

    Raven Hawk

  • Headspace

    Headspace

  • Kush

    Kush

  • Aces 'N' Eights

    Aces 'N' Eights

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • Jinn

    Jinn

  • Centennial

    Centennial

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • Ghouls

    Ghouls

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Who's Your Daddy?

    Who's Your Daddy?

  • The Crow: Salvation

    The Crow: Salvation

  • The Pelican Brief

    The Pelican Brief

  • Towards Darkness

    Towards Darkness

  • Oscar

    Oscar

  • Grim Prairie Tales

    Grim Prairie Tales

  • Ghostheads

    Ghostheads

  • Real Genius

    Real Genius

  • Mad City

    Mad City

  • The Sugarland Express

    The Sugarland Express

  • No Mercy

    No Mercy

  • Into the Sun

    Into the Sun

  • Gone But Not Forgotten

    Gone But Not Forgotten

  • Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

    Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

  • Clinical

    Clinical

  • Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

    Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • Bread and Roses

    Bread and Roses

  • The New Centurions

    The New Centurions

  • Virus

    Virus

  • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

    Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

  • The Hindenburg

    The Hindenburg

  • A Night to Die For

    A Night to Die For

  • Jersey Shore Shark Attack

    Jersey Shore Shark Attack

  • Race to Space

    Race to Space

  • The Kane Files: Life of Trial

    The Kane Files: Life of Trial

  • Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

    Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • Where Did the Adults Go?

    Where Did the Adults Go?

  • Executive Power

    Executive Power

  • Broken Trust

    Broken Trust

  • Burning Down the House

    Burning Down the House

  • Chrome Soldiers

    Chrome Soldiers

  • Class of '44

    Class of '44

  • Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

  • Independence

    Independence

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • A Fight for Jenny

    A Fight for Jenny

  • Black Crescent Moon

    Black Crescent Moon

  • The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

    The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

  • Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

    Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

  • Tomorrow's Child

    Tomorrow's Child

  • Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

    Michael Kael vs. the World News Company