Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 30, 1947
Place of Birth
Orange, Connecticut, USA
Credits
89 titles
William Atherton
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
Where Did the Adults Go?
The Father
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Mayor Walter Peck
Reunited Apart
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Bad Company
Clinical
Terry Drummond
Ghostheads
Self
Jinn
Father Westhoff
The Citizen
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Dolan
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Earle Swinter
Workaholics
Thor Holmvik
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
Daniel Morgan
Castle
Ari Weiss
Childrens Hospital
Levon Bainter
Ghouls
Stefan
Black Crescent Moon
Jo Dexton
Aces 'N' Eights
Howard
Life
Mickey Rayborn
The Girl Next Door
Adult David Moran
Kush
King
Towards Darkness
John
Into the Sun
Agent Block
Headspace
Dr. Ira Gold
Numb3rs
Warren Pierce
Gone But Not Forgotten
Sen. Ray Colby
Desperate Housewives
Dr. Barr
Boston Legal
A.D.A. Howard Zale
Lost
Donald Reynolds
Who's Your Daddy?
Duncan Mack
The Last Samurai
Winchester Rep
Monk
Commander Nathan Whitaker
Justice League
Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
Race to Space
Ralph Stanton
Night Visions
William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")
Burning Down the House
Arthur Kranston
Bread and Roses
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Crow: Salvation
Nathan Randall
The Stranger
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ned Bogden
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Darryl Zanuck
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
James Denit
Mad City
Dohlen
Executive Power
President Fields
Hoodlum
Thomas E. Dewey
Stargate SG-1
Emissary Varta
The Practice
D.A. Keith Pratt
Raven Hawk
Philip Thorne
Nash Bridges
Dr. Linus Mills
Bio-Dome
Dr. Noah Faulkner