William Atherton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1947
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story TBA
Actor
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
Actor
Clinical 2017
as Terry Drummond
Ghostheads 2016
as Self
Jinn 2014
as Father Westhoff
The Citizen 2012
Actor
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, Co-Producer
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
Actor
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
as Richard Thornberg
Buried Alive 1990
as Cort van Owen
Intrigue 1988
as Doggett
Die Hard 1988
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
as Walter Peck
Malibu 1983
as Stan Harvey
Tomorrow's Child 1982
as Jim Spence
- The House of Mirth
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
Credits from TMDB.