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William Atherton

Acting · Born 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.

Movies with William Atherton

• Die Hard (1988) — Richard Thornburg
• The Last Samurai (2003) — Winchester Rep
• Die Hard 2 (1990) — Richard Thornberg
• Ghostbusters (1984) — Walter Peck
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — Mayor Walter Peck
• The Pelican Brief (1993) — Bob Gminski
• The Girl Next Door (2007) — Adult David Moran
• Real Genius (1985) — Professor Hathaway
• Bio-Dome (1996) — Dr. Noah Faulkner
• Into the Sun (2005) — Agent Block
• The Crow: Salvation (2000) — Nathan Randall
• Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) — James

TV shows with William Atherton

• Life (2007) — Mickey Rayborn
• Centennial (1978) — Jim Lloyd