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: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Lost

    Lost

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Die Hard

    Die Hard

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • Workaholics

    Workaholics

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • Life

    Life

  • The Last Samurai

    The Last Samurai

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • No Mercy

    No Mercy

  • Real Genius

    Real Genius

  • Centennial

    Centennial

  • The Girl Next Door

    The Girl Next Door

  • Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

    Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

  • Hoodlum

    Hoodlum

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Oscar

    Oscar

  • Malibu

    Malibu

  • The Pelican Brief

    The Pelican Brief

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Buried Alive

    Buried Alive

  • Executive Power

    Executive Power

  • Headspace

    Headspace

  • Kush

    Kush

  • Virus

    Virus

  • Broken Trust

    Broken Trust

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar

    Looking for Mr. Goodbar

  • Frank & Jesse

    Frank & Jesse

  • The Kane Files: Life of Trial

    The Kane Files: Life of Trial

  • Bio-Dome

    Bio-Dome

  • Ghouls

    Ghouls

  • Raven Hawk

    Raven Hawk

  • Into the Sun

    Into the Sun

  • Jinn

    Jinn

  • The Crow: Salvation

    The Crow: Salvation

  • The Sugarland Express

    The Sugarland Express

  • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

    Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • Bread and Roses

    Bread and Roses

  • A Fight for Jenny

    A Fight for Jenny

  • Jersey Shore Shark Attack

    Jersey Shore Shark Attack

  • Who's Your Daddy?

    Who's Your Daddy?

  • Grim Prairie Tales

    Grim Prairie Tales

  • Gone But Not Forgotten

    Gone But Not Forgotten

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • Black Crescent Moon

    Black Crescent Moon

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • Intrigue

    Intrigue

  • Class of '44

    Class of '44

  • Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

    Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

  • Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

  • Towards Darkness

    Towards Darkness

  • Ghostheads

    Ghostheads

  • Burning Down the House

    Burning Down the House

  • Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

    Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

  • Race to Space

    Race to Space

  • Aces 'N' Eights

    Aces 'N' Eights

  • The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

    The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

  • Clinical

    Clinical

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • Tomorrow's Child

    Tomorrow's Child

  • The Hindenburg

    The Hindenburg

  • Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

    Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

  • Mad City

    Mad City

  • The New Centurions

    The New Centurions

  • Where Did the Adults Go?

    Where Did the Adults Go?

  • Chrome Soldiers

    Chrome Soldiers

  • A Night to Die For

    A Night to Die For

  • Independence

    Independence

  • Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

    Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story