William Atherton
William Atherton
Born 30/07/1947 in Orange, Connecticut, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0040472

Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495487

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Filmography (Movies)

Where Did the Adults Go?

Where Did the Adults Go?

Character:The Father

Release Date:09/10/2025

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Character:Mayor Walter Peck

Release Date:20/03/2024

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Character:Self

Release Date:07/01/2020

Bad Company

Bad Company

Character:

Release Date:14/08/2018

Clinical

Clinical

Character:Terry Drummond

Release Date:13/01/2017

Ghostheads

Ghostheads

Character:Self

Release Date:23/04/2016

Jinn

Jinn

Character:Father Westhoff

Release Date:04/04/2014

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Character:Dolan

Release Date:09/06/2012

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Character:Earle Swinter

Release Date:02/03/2012

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

Character:Daniel Morgan

Release Date:02/10/2010

Ghouls

Ghouls

Character:Stefan

Release Date:12/07/2008

Black Crescent Moon

Black Crescent Moon

Character:Jo Dexton

Release Date:15/06/2008

Aces 'N' Eights

Aces 'N' Eights

Character:Howard

Release Date:15/03/2008

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

Character:Adult David Moran

Release Date:19/07/2007

Kush

Kush

Character:King

Release Date:03/06/2007

Towards Darkness

Towards Darkness

Character:John

Release Date:28/04/2007

Into the Sun

Into the Sun

Character:Agent Block

Release Date:26/11/2005

Headspace

Headspace

Character:Dr. Ira Gold

Release Date:18/09/2005

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

Character:Sen. Ray Colby

Release Date:01/01/2005

Who's Your Daddy?

Who's Your Daddy?

Character:Duncan Mack

Release Date:07/01/2004

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

Character:Winchester Rep

Release Date:05/12/2003

Race to Space

Race to Space

Character:Ralph Stanton

Release Date:31/10/2001

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

Character:Arthur Kranston

Release Date:07/02/2001

Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

Character:Party Guest (uncredited)

Release Date:14/09/2000

The Crow: Salvation

The Crow: Salvation

Character:Nathan Randall

Release Date:23/01/2000

The Stranger

The Stranger

Character:

Release Date:12/12/1999

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Character:Darryl Zanuck

Release Date:21/08/1999

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

Character:James Denit

Release Date:18/02/1998

Mad City

Mad City

Character:Dohlen

Release Date:07/11/1997

Executive Power

Executive Power

Character:President Fields

Release Date:25/09/1997

Hoodlum

Hoodlum

Character:Thomas E. Dewey

Release Date:27/08/1997

Raven Hawk

Raven Hawk

Character:Philip Thorne

Release Date:20/07/1996

Bio-Dome

Bio-Dome

Character:Dr. Noah Faulkner

Release Date:12/01/1996

Broken Trust

Broken Trust

Character:Neil Roemer

Release Date:06/08/1995

A Night to Die For

A Night to Die For

Character:Self

Release Date:18/05/1995

Virus

Virus

Character:Dr. Reginald Holloway

Release Date:08/05/1995

Frank & Jesse

Frank & Jesse

Character:Allan Pinkerton

Release Date:21/10/1994

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

Character:Terence

Release Date:28/09/1994

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

Character:Bob Gminski

Release Date:17/09/1993

Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers

Character:Sheriff Blackwell

Release Date:06/05/1992

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Character:Eric Walker

Release Date:05/01/1992

Oscar

Oscar

Character:Overton

Release Date:26/04/1991

Grim Prairie Tales

Grim Prairie Tales

Character:Arthur

Release Date:14/09/1990

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

Character:Richard Thornberg

Release Date:03/07/1990

Buried Alive

Buried Alive

Character:Cort van Owen

Release Date:09/05/1990

Intrigue

Intrigue

Character:Doggett

Release Date:11/09/1988

Die Hard

Die Hard

Character:Richard Thornburg

Release Date:15/07/1988

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

Character:Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

Release Date:23/09/1987

No Mercy

No Mercy

Character:Allan Deveneux

Release Date:19/12/1986

A Fight for Jenny

A Fight for Jenny

Character:Michael Rosen

Release Date:06/10/1986

Real Genius

Real Genius

Character:Professor Hathaway

Release Date:07/08/1985

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Character:Walter Peck

Release Date:08/06/1984

Malibu

Malibu

Character:Stan Harvey

Release Date:23/01/1983

Tomorrow's Child

Tomorrow's Child

Character:Jim Spence

Release Date:22/03/1982

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

Character:Lawrence Selden

Release Date:01/01/1981

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Character:James

Release Date:19/10/1977

Independence

Independence

Character:Benjamin Rush

Release Date:04/07/1976

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

Character:Boerth

Release Date:25/12/1975

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

Character:Tod Hackett

Release Date:07/05/1975

The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

Character:Clovis Poplin

Release Date:31/03/1974

Class of '44

Class of '44

Character:Fraternity President

Release Date:10/04/1973

The New Centurions

The New Centurions

Character:Johnson

Release Date:03/08/1972

Television Appearances

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