William Atherton
Biography
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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Movies (34)
Where Did the Adults Go?
as The Father
2025
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Mayor Walter Peck
2024
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2020
Bad Company
2018
Clinical
as Terry Drummond
2017
Ghostheads
as Self
2016
Jinn
as Father Westhoff
2014
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Dolan
2012
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Earle Swinter
2012
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
as Daniel Morgan
2010
Ghouls
as Stefan
2008
Black Crescent Moon
as Jo Dexton
2008
Aces 'N' Eights
as Howard
2008
The Girl Next Door
as Adult David Moran
2007
Kush
as King
2007
Towards Darkness
as John
2007
Into the Sun
as Agent Block
2005
Headspace
as Dr. Ira Gold
2005
Gone But Not Forgotten
as Sen. Ray Colby
2005
Who's Your Daddy?
as Duncan Mack
2004
The Last Samurai
as Winchester Rep
2003
Race to Space
as Ralph Stanton
2001
Burning Down the House
as Arthur Kranston
2001
Bread and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)
2000
The Crow: Salvation
as Nathan Randall
2000
The Stranger
1999
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Darryl Zanuck
1999
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
as James Denit
1998
Mad City
as Dohlen
1997
Executive Power
as President Fields
1997
Hoodlum
as Thomas E. Dewey
1997
Raven Hawk
as Philip Thorne
1996
Bio-Dome
as Dr. Noah Faulkner
1996
Broken Trust
as Neil Roemer
1995
TV Shows (16)
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
Workaholics
as Thor Holmvik
2011
Castle
as Ari Weiss
2009
Childrens Hospital
as Levon Bainter
2008
Life
as Mickey Rayborn
2007
Numb3rs
as Warren Pierce
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Dr. Barr
2004
Boston Legal
as A.D.A. Howard Zale
2004
Lost
as Donald Reynolds
2004
Monk
as Commander Nathan Whitaker
2002
Justice League
as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
2001
Night Visions
as William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ned Bogden
1999
Stargate SG-1
as Emissary Varta
1997
The Practice
as D.A. Keith Pratt
1997
Nash Bridges
as Dr. Linus Mills
1996