William Atherton
Born 1947
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Atherton Knight (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.
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Where Did the Adults Go?(2025)
as The Father
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024)
as Mayor Walter Peck
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters(2020)
as Self
Bad Company(2018)
Clinical(2017)
as Terry Drummond
Ghostheads(2016)
as Self
Jinn(2014)
as Father Westhoff
The Citizen(2012)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack(2012)
as Dolan
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie(2012)
as Earle Swinter
The Kane Files: Life of Trial(2010)
as Daniel Morgan
Ghouls(2008)
as Stefan
Black Crescent Moon(2008)
as Jo Dexton
Aces 'N' Eights(2008)
as Howard
The Girl Next Door(2007)
as Adult David Moran
Kush(2007)
as King
Towards Darkness(2007)
as John
Into the Sun(2005)
as Agent Block
Headspace(2005)
as Dr. Ira Gold
Gone But Not Forgotten(2005)
as Sen. Ray Colby
Who's Your Daddy?(2004)
as Duncan Mack
The Last Samurai(2003)
as Winchester Rep
Race to Space(2001)
as Ralph Stanton
Burning Down the House(2001)
as Arthur Kranston
Bread and Roses(2000)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Crow: Salvation(2000)
as Nathan Randall
The Stranger(1999)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge(1999)
as Darryl Zanuck
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company(1998)
as James Denit
Mad City(1997)
as Dohlen
Executive Power(1997)
as President Fields
Hoodlum(1997)
as Thomas E. Dewey
Raven Hawk(1996)
as Philip Thorne
Bio-Dome(1996)
as Dr. Noah Faulkner
Broken Trust(1995)
as Neil Roemer
A Night to Die For(1995)
as Self
Virus(1995)
as Dr. Reginald Holloway
Frank & Jesse(1994)
as Allan Pinkerton
Saints and Sinners(1994)
as Terence
The Pelican Brief(1993)
as Bob Gminski
Chrome Soldiers(1992)
as Sheriff Blackwell
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder(1992)
as Eric Walker
Oscar(1991)
as Overton
Grim Prairie Tales(1990)
as Arthur
Die Hard 2(1990)In catalog
as Richard Thornberg
Buried Alive(1990)
as Cort van Owen
Intrigue(1988)
as Doggett
Die Hard(1988)In catalog
as Richard Thornburg
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine(1987)
as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
No Mercy(1986)
as Allan Deveneux
A Fight for Jenny(1986)
as Michael Rosen
Real Genius(1985)
as Professor Hathaway
Ghostbusters(1984)In catalog
as Walter Peck
Malibu(1983)
as Stan Harvey
Tomorrow's Child(1982)
as Jim Spence
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The House of Mirth(1981)
as Lawrence Selden
Looking for Mr. Goodbar(1977)
as James
Independence(1976)
as Benjamin Rush
The Hindenburg(1975)
as Boerth
The Day of the Locust(1975)
as Tod Hackett
The Sugarland Express(1974)
as Clovis Poplin
Class of '44(1973)
as Fraternity President
The New Centurions(1972)
as Johnson
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
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