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

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Workaholics

    Workaholics

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • The Last Samurai

    The Last Samurai

  • Die Hard

    Die Hard

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Life

    Life

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • Into the Sun

    Into the Sun

  • Real Genius

    Real Genius

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Centennial

    Centennial

  • Oscar

    Oscar

  • Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

    Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

  • Jersey Shore Shark Attack

    Jersey Shore Shark Attack

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

    The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

  • The Girl Next Door

    The Girl Next Door

  • Raven Hawk

    Raven Hawk

  • The Pelican Brief

    The Pelican Brief

  • Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • The Crow: Salvation

    The Crow: Salvation

  • Virus

    Virus

  • Hoodlum

    Hoodlum

  • Class of '44

    Class of '44

  • Grim Prairie Tales

    Grim Prairie Tales

  • Broken Trust

    Broken Trust

  • Race to Space

    Race to Space

  • Clinical

    Clinical

  • Malibu

    Malibu

  • The Sugarland Express

    The Sugarland Express

  • Independence

    Independence

  • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

    Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

  • Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

    Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

  • Gone But Not Forgotten

    Gone But Not Forgotten

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar

    Looking for Mr. Goodbar

  • A Fight for Jenny

    A Fight for Jenny

  • Buried Alive

    Buried Alive

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • Burning Down the House

    Burning Down the House

  • Black Crescent Moon

    Black Crescent Moon

  • Tomorrow's Child

    Tomorrow's Child

  • The Hindenburg

    The Hindenburg

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • Bio-Dome

    Bio-Dome

  • Who's Your Daddy?

    Who's Your Daddy?

  • Frank & Jesse

    Frank & Jesse

  • Headspace

    Headspace

  • Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

    Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • Mad City

    Mad City

  • Ghouls

    Ghouls

  • Kush

    Kush

  • Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

    Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

  • No Mercy

    No Mercy

  • Jinn

    Jinn

  • Towards Darkness

    Towards Darkness

  • A Night to Die For

    A Night to Die For

  • Intrigue

    Intrigue

  • Ghostheads

    Ghostheads

  • The Kane Files: Life of Trial

    The Kane Files: Life of Trial

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • Aces 'N' Eights

    Aces 'N' Eights

  • Executive Power

    Executive Power

  • Where Did the Adults Go?

    Where Did the Adults Go?

  • Chrome Soldiers

    Chrome Soldiers

  • The New Centurions

    The New Centurions

  • Bread and Roses

    Bread and Roses

  • Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

    Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story