Actor

William Atherton

July 30, 1947 · Orange, Connecticut, USA

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.

Notable work

7.8
Die Hard (1988)
as Richard Thornburg
7.5
Ghostbusters (1984)
as Walter Peck
7.6
The Last Samurai (2003)
as Winchester Rep
7
Die Hard 2 (1990)
as Richard Thornberg
8
Lost (2004)
as Donald Reynolds
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Ned Bogden
6.4
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
as Mayor Walter Peck
8
Castle (2009)
as Ari Weiss
7.9
Desperate Housewives (2004)
as Dr. Barr
8.3
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
as Emissary Varta
6.6
The Pelican Brief (1993)
as Bob Gminski
8
Monk (2002)
as Commander Nathan Whitaker

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