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