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William Atherton

Acting

Born
Jul 30, 1947 (age 79)
Place of Birth
Orange, Connecticut, USA
Movies
64
TV Shows
25

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★7.8
Die Hard
1988
Ghostbusters★7.5
Ghostbusters
1984
The Last Samurai★7.6
The Last Samurai
2003
Die Hard 2★7.0
Die Hard 2
1990
Lost★8.0
Lost
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit★8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire★6.4
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Castle★8.0
Castle
2009
Desperate Housewives★7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
Stargate SG-1★8.3
Stargate SG-1
1997
The Pelican Brief★6.6
The Pelican Brief
1993
Monk★7.9
Monk
2002
Tales from the Crypt★8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Girl Next Door★6.7
The Girl Next Door
2007
Law & Order★7.3
Law & Order
1990
Justice League★8.2
Justice League
2001
Oscar★6.4
Oscar
1991
Real Genius★6.7
Real Genius
1985
The Sugarland Express★6.6
The Sugarland Express
1974
Murder, She Wrote★7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984

Movies

Where Did the Adults Go?★10.0
Where Did the Adults Go?
2025
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire★6.4
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters★6.8
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Bad Company★5.4
Bad Company
2018
Clinical★5.3
Clinical
2017
Ghostheads★6.0
Ghostheads
2016
Jinn★4.1
Jinn
2014
The Citizen★6.5
The Citizen
2012
Jersey Shore Shark Attack★4.6
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2012
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie★5.4
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012
The Kane Files: Life of Trial★4.8
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
2010
Ghouls★3.3
Ghouls
2008
Black Crescent Moon★3.5
Black Crescent Moon
2008
Aces 'N' Eights★6.5
Aces 'N' Eights
2008
The Girl Next Door★6.7
The Girl Next Door
2007
Kush★3.4
Kush
2007
Towards Darkness★4.9
Towards Darkness
2007
Into the Sun★4.5
Into the Sun
2005
Headspace★5.1
Headspace
2005
Gone but Not Forgotten★4.8
Gone but Not Forgotten
2005
Who's Your Daddy?★4.9
Who's Your Daddy?
2004
The Last Samurai★7.6
The Last Samurai
2003
Race to Space★6.0
Race to Space
2001
Burning Down the House★8.5
Burning Down the House
2001

TV Shows

Reunited Apart★5.5
Reunited Apart
2020
Workaholics★7.4
Workaholics
2011
Castle★8.0
Castle
2009
Childrens Hospital★7.0
Childrens Hospital
2008
Life★7.6
Life
2007
Numb3rs★7.0
Numb3rs
2005
Desperate Housewives★7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
Boston Legal★7.9
Boston Legal
2004
Lost★8.0
Lost
2004
Monk★7.9
Monk
2002
Justice League★8.2
Justice League
2001
Night Visions★7.1
Night Visions
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit★8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Stargate SG-1★8.3
Stargate SG-1
1997
The Practice★7.6
The Practice
1997
Nash Bridges★6.6
Nash Bridges
1996
The Outer Limits★7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
HBO First Look★5.5
HBO First Look
1992
Law & Order★7.3
Law & Order
1990
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
★5.0
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
Tales from the Crypt★8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Twilight Zone★7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Equalizer★7.2
The Equalizer
1985
Murder, She Wrote★7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Centennial★7.7
Centennial
1978
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