William Atherton
Known for ActingBorn 1947-07-30Orange, 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.
Known for
Die Hard
1988 · as Richard Thornburg
The Last Samurai
2003 · as Winchester Rep
Ghostbusters
1984 · as Walter Peck
Die Hard 2
1990 · as Richard Thornberg
The Pelican Brief
1993 · as Bob Gminski
The Girl Next Door
2007 · as Adult David Moran
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · as Mayor Walter Peck
Hoodlum
1997 · as Thomas E. Dewey
Oscar
1991 · as Overton
Bio-Dome
1996 · as Dr. Noah Faulkner
The Crow: Salvation
2000 · as Nathan Randall
Buried Alive
1990 · as Cort van Owen
Real Genius
1985 · as Professor Hathaway
The Sugarland Express
1974 · as Clovis Poplin
Frank & Jesse
1994 · as Allan Pinkerton
Mad City
1997 · as Dohlen
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005 · as Sen. Ray Colby
Aces 'N' Eights
2008 · as Howard