People
William Atherton
- Name: William Atherton
- Birthday: 1947-07-30
- Also known as: William Atherton Knight ,ویلیام آترتون,William Atherton Knight Jr.
- Place of birth: Orange, Connecticut, USA
- Popularity: 1.6365
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Where Did the Adults Go? as The Father | 2025-10-09 |
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Mayor Walter Peck | 2024-03-20 |
| Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self | 2020-01-07 |
| Bad Company | 2018-08-14 |
| Clinical as Terry Drummond | 2017-01-13 |
| Ghostheads as Self | 2016-04-23 |
| Jinn as Father Westhoff | 2014-04-04 |
| The Citizen | 2012-09-19 |
| Jersey Shore Shark Attack as Dolan | 2012-06-09 |
| Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Earle Swinter | 2012-03-02 |
| The Kane Files: Life of Trial as Daniel Morgan | 2010-10-02 |
| Ghouls as Stefan | 2008-07-12 |
| Black Crescent Moon as Jo Dexton | 2008-06-15 |
| Aces 'N' Eights as Howard | 2008-03-15 |
| The Girl Next Door as Adult David Moran | 2007-07-19 |
| Kush as King | 2007-06-03 |
| Towards Darkness as John | 2007-04-28 |
| Into the Sun as Agent Block | 2005-11-26 |
| Headspace as Dr. Ira Gold | 2005-09-18 |
| Gone But Not Forgotten as Sen. Ray Colby | 2005-01-01 |
| Who's Your Daddy? as Duncan Mack | 2004-01-07 |
| The Last Samurai as Winchester Rep | 2003-12-05 |
| Race to Space as Ralph Stanton | 2001-10-31 |
| Burning Down the House as Arthur Kranston | 2001-02-07 |
| Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited) | 2000-09-14 |
| The Crow: Salvation as Nathan Randall | 2000-01-23 |
| The Stranger | 1999-12-12 |
| Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Darryl Zanuck | 1999-08-21 |
| Michael Kael vs. the World News Company as James Denit | 1998-02-18 |
| Mad City as Dohlen | 1997-10-10 |
| Executive Power as President Fields | 1997-09-25 |
| Hoodlum as Thomas E. Dewey | 1997-08-27 |
| Raven Hawk as Philip Thorne | 1996-07-20 |
| Bio-Dome as Dr. Noah Faulkner | 1996-01-12 |
| Broken Trust as Neil Roemer | 1995-08-06 |
| A Night to Die For as Self | 1995-05-18 |
| Virus as Dr. Reginald Holloway | 1995-05-08 |
| Frank & Jesse as Allan Pinkerton | 1994-10-21 |
| Saints and Sinners as Terence | 1994-09-28 |
| The Pelican Brief as Bob Gminski | 1993-09-17 |
| Chrome Soldiers as Sheriff Blackwell | 1992-05-06 |
| Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder as Eric Walker | 1992-01-05 |
| Oscar as Overton | 1991-04-26 |
| Grim Prairie Tales as Arthur | 1990-09-14 |
| Die Hard 2 as Richard Thornberg | 1990-07-03 |
| Buried Alive as Cort van Owen | 1990-05-09 |
| Intrigue as Doggett | 1988-09-11 |
| Die Hard as Richard Thornburg | 1988-07-15 |
| The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber | 1987-09-23 |
| No Mercy as Allan Deveneux | 1986-12-19 |
| A Fight for Jenny as Michael Rosen | 1986-10-06 |
| Real Genius as Professor Hathaway | 1985-08-07 |
| Ghostbusters as Walter Peck | 1984-06-08 |
| Malibu as Stan Harvey | 1983-01-23 |
| Tomorrow's Child as Jim Spence | 1982-03-22 |
| The House of Mirth as Lawrence Selden | 1981-01-01 |
| Looking for Mr. Goodbar as James | 1977-10-19 |
| Independence as Benjamin Rush | 1976-07-04 |
| The Hindenburg as Boerth | 1975-12-25 |
| The Day of the Locust as Tod Hackett | 1975-05-07 |
| The Sugarland Express as Clovis Poplin | 1974-03-31 |
| Class of '44 as Fraternity President | 1973-04-10 |
| The New Centurions as Johnson | 1972-08-03 |
