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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Die Hard (1988) — Richard Thornburg
2. Ghostbusters (1984) — Walter Peck
3. The Last Samurai (2003) — Winchester Rep
4. Die Hard 2 (1990) — Richard Thornberg
5. Lost (2004) — Donald Reynolds
6. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Ned Bogden
7. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — Mayor Walter Peck
8. Castle (2009) — Ari Weiss
9. Desperate Housewives (2004) — Dr. Barr
10. Stargate SG-1 (1997) — Emissary Varta
11. The Pelican Brief (1993) — Bob Gminski
12. Monk (2002) — Commander Nathan Whitaker
13. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Malcolm Mayflower
14. The Girl Next Door (2007) — Adult David Moran
15. Law & Order (1990) — Don Snyder
16. Justice League (2001) — Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
17. Oscar (1991) — Overton
18. Real Genius (1985) — Professor Hathaway
19. The Sugarland Express (1974) — Clovis Poplin
20. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Larry Holleran
21. Numb3rs (2005) — Warren Pierce
22. Clinical (2017) — Terry Drummond
23. The Crow: Salvation (2000) — Nathan Randall
24. Bio-Dome (1996) — Dr. Noah Faulkner
25. Boston Legal (2004) — A.D.A. Howard Zale
26. Mad City (1997) — Dohlen
27. Workaholics (2011) — Thor Holmvik
28. Life (2007) — Mickey Rayborn
29. The Twilight Zone (1985) — Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")
30. Hoodlum (1997) — Thomas E. Dewey
31. The Outer Limits (1995) — Franklin Murdoch
32. No Mercy (1986) — Allan Deveneux
33. Buried Alive (1990) — Cort van Owen
34. Into the Sun (2005) — Agent Block
35. The Hindenburg (1975) — Boerth
36. Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) — Earle Swinter
37. Bread and Roses (2000) — Party Guest (uncredited)
38. Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) — James
39. Nash Bridges (1996) — Dr. Linus Mills
40. The Day of the Locust (1975) — Tod Hackett