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