8Acting
William Atherton
- Born
- 1947-07-30
- Birthplace
- Orange, Connecticut, USA
Biography
William Atherton Knight Jr. (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
Filmography
89 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Where Did the Adults Go?
2025 · Movie
The Father
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Movie
Mayor Walter Peck
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Movie
Self
Reunited Apart
2020 · TV Show
Self
Bad Company
2018 · Movie
Cast
Clinical
2017 · Movie
Terry Drummond
Ghostheads
2016 · Movie
Self
Jinn
2014 · Movie
Father Westhoff
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2012 · Movie
Dolan
The Citizen
2012 · Movie
Cast
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 · Movie
Earle Swinter
Workaholics
2011 · TV Show
Thor Holmvik
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
2010 · Movie
Daniel Morgan
Castle
2009 · TV Show
Ari Weiss
Aces 'N' Eights
2008 · Movie
Howard
Black Crescent Moon
2008 · Movie
Jo Dexton
Childrens Hospital
2008 · TV Show
Levon Bainter
Ghouls
2008 · Movie
Stefan
Kush
2007 · Movie
King
Life
2007 · TV Show
Mickey Rayborn
The Girl Next Door
2007 · Movie
Adult David Moran
Towards Darkness
2007 · Movie
John
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005 · Movie
Sen. Ray Colby
Headspace
2005 · Movie
Dr. Ira Gold · Co-Producer
Into the Sun
2005 · Movie
Agent Block
Numb3rs
2005 · TV Show
Warren Pierce
Boston Legal
2004 · TV Show
A.D.A. Howard Zale
Desperate Housewives
2004 · TV Show
Dr. Barr
Lost
2004 · TV Show
Donald Reynolds
Who's Your Daddy?
2004 · Movie
Duncan Mack
The Last Samurai
2003 · Movie
Winchester Rep
Monk
2002 · TV Show
Commander Nathan Whitaker
Burning Down the House
2001 · Movie
Arthur Kranston
Justice League
2001 · TV Show
Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
Night Visions
2001 · TV Show
William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")
Race to Space
2001 · Movie
Ralph Stanton
Bread and Roses
2000 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Crow: Salvation
2000 · Movie
Nathan Randall
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999 · Movie
Darryl Zanuck
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
Ned Bogden
The Stranger
1999 · Movie
Cast
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
1998 · Movie
James Denit
Executive Power
1997 · Movie
President Fields
Hoodlum
1997 · Movie
Thomas E. Dewey
Mad City
1997 · Movie
Dohlen
Stargate SG-1
1997 · TV Show
Emissary Varta
The Practice
1997 · TV Show
Keith Pratt
Bio-Dome
1996 · Movie
Dr. Noah Faulkner
Nash Bridges
1996 · TV Show
Dr. Linus Mills
Raven Hawk
1996 · Movie
Philip Thorne
A Night to Die For
1995 · Movie
Self
Broken Trust
1995 · Movie
Neil Roemer
The Outer Limits
1995 · TV Show
Franklin Murdoch
Virus
1995 · Movie
Dr. Reginald Holloway
Frank & Jesse
1994 · Movie
Allan Pinkerton
Saints and Sinners
1994 · Movie
Terence
The Pelican Brief
1993 · Movie
Bob Gminski
Chrome Soldiers
1992 · Movie
Sheriff Blackwell
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
1992 · Movie
Eric Walker
HBO First Look
1992 · TV Show
Cast
Oscar
1991 · Movie
Overton
Buried Alive
1990 · Movie
Cort van Owen
Die Hard 2
1990 · Movie
Richard Thornberg
Grim Prairie Tales
1990 · Movie
Arthur
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
Don Snyder · Dan Jensen
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990 · TV Show
Sloane
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
Malcolm Mayflower
Die Hard
1988 · Movie
Richard Thornburg
Intrigue
1988 · Movie
Doggett
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987 · Movie
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
A Fight for Jenny
1986 · Movie
Michael Rosen
No Mercy
1986 · Movie
Allan Deveneux
Real Genius
1985 · Movie
Professor Hathaway
The Equalizer
1985 · TV Show
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber · Gideon
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV Show
Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek") · (segment "The Card")
Ghostbusters
1984 · Movie
Walter Peck
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
Larry Holleran · Greg Dalton · Andy Henley
Malibu
1983 · Movie
Stan Harvey
Tomorrow's Child
1982 · Movie
Jim Spence
The House of Mirth
1981 · Movie
Lawrence Selden
Centennial
1978 · TV Show
Jim Lloyd
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977 · Movie
James
Independence
1976 · Movie
Benjamin Rush
The Day of the Locust
1975 · Movie
Tod Hackett
The Hindenburg
1975 · Movie
Boerth
The Sugarland Express
1974 · Movie
Clovis Poplin
Class of '44
1973 · Movie
Fraternity President
The New Centurions
1972 · Movie
Johnson
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
Date unknown · Movie
Cast