William Atherton
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1947 (age 79)
Born in
Orange, Connecticut, USA
Credits
View on IMDb85 acting credits
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
Die Hard
15 Jul 1988
Ghostbusters
08 Jun 1984
The Last Samurai
05 Dec 2003
Die Hard 2
03 Jul 1990
Lost
22 Sep 2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
20 Sep 1999
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
20 Mar 2024
Castle
09 Mar 2009
Photos
Filmography
2025
- Where Did the Adults Go?as The Father
2024
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empireas Mayor Walter Peck
2018
2017
- Clinicalas Terry Drummond
2014
- Jinnas Father Westhoff
2012
- The Citizen
- Jersey Shore Shark Attackas Dolan
- Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movieas Earle Swinter
2011
- Workaholicsas Thor Holmvik1 episode
2010
- The Kane Files: Life of Trialas Daniel Morgan
2009
- Castleas Ari Weiss1 episode
2008
- Childrens Hospitalas Levon Bainter1 episode
- Ghoulsas Stefan
- Black Crescent Moonas Jo Dexton
- Aces 'N' Eightsas Howard
2007
- Lifeas Mickey Rayborn8 episodes
- The Girl Next Dooras Adult David Moran
- Kushas King
- Towards Darknessas John
2005
- Into the Sunas Agent Block
- Headspaceas Dr. Ira Gold
- Numb3rsas Warren Pierce1 episode
- Gone But Not Forgottenas Sen. Ray Colby
2004
- Desperate Housewivesas Dr. Barr1 episode
- Boston Legalas A.D.A. Howard Zale1 episode
- Lostas Donald Reynolds1 episode
- Who's Your Daddy?as Duncan Mack
2003
- The Last Samuraias Winchester Rep
2002
- Monkas Commander Nathan Whitaker1 episode
2001
- Justice Leagueas Dr. Destiny2 episodes
- Race to Spaceas Ralph Stanton
- Night Visionsas William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")1 episode
- Burning Down the Houseas Arthur Kranston
2000
- Bread and Rosesas Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Crow: Salvationas Nathan Randall
1999
- The Stranger
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Ned Bogden1 episode
- Introducing Dorothy Dandridgeas Darryl Zanuck
1998
- Michael Kael vs. the World News Companyas James Denit
1997
- Mad Cityas Dohlen
- Executive Poweras President Fields
- Hoodlumas Thomas E. Dewey
- Stargate SG-1as Emissary Varta1 episode
- The Practiceas D.A. Keith Pratt3 episodes
1996
- Raven Hawkas Philip Thorne
- Nash Bridgesas Dr. Linus Mills1 episode
- Bio-Domeas Dr. Noah Faulkner
1995
- Broken Trustas Neil Roemer
- Virusas Dr. Reginald Holloway
- The Outer Limitsas Franklin Murdoch1 episode
1994
- Frank & Jesseas Allan Pinkerton
- Saints and Sinnersas Terence
1993
- The Pelican Briefas Bob Gminski
1992
- HBO First Look1 episode
- Chrome Soldiersas Sheriff Blackwell
- Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murderas Eric Walker
1991
- Oscaras Overton
1990
- Grim Prairie Talesas Arthur
- Law & Orderas Dan Jensen1 episode
- Die Hard 2as Richard Thornberg
- Buried Aliveas Cort van Owen
- Max Monroe: Loose Cannonas Sloane1 episode
1989
- Tales from the Cryptas Malcolm Mayflower1 episode
1987
- The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wineas Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
1986
- No Mercyas Allan Deveneux
- A Fight for Jennyas Michael Rosen
1985
- The Twilight Zoneas (segment "The Card")1 episode
- The Equalizeras Gideon1 episode
- Real Geniusas Professor Hathaway
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Andy Henley1 episode
- Ghostbustersas Walter Peck
1983
- Malibuas Stan Harvey
1982
- Tomorrow's Childas Jim Spence
1981
- The House of Mirthas Lawrence Selden
1978
- Centennialas Jim Lloyd12 episodes
1977
- Looking for Mr. Goodbaras James
1976
- Independenceas Benjamin Rush
1975
- The Hindenburgas Boerth
- The Day of the Locustas Tod Hackett
1974
- The Sugarland Expressas Clovis Poplin
1973
- Class of '44as Fraternity President
1972
- The New Centurionsas Johnson