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William Atherton

William Atherton is known for acting, with popular credits including Die Hard, The Last Samurai, Ghostbusters, Die Hard 2.

Born 30 Jul 1947 Orange, Connecticut, USA

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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.

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2025 Where Did the Adults Go? as The Father movie 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Mayor Walter Peck movie 2020 Reunited Apart as Self tv 2020 Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self movie 2018 Bad Company movie 2017 Clinical as Terry Drummond movie 2016 Ghostheads as Self movie 2014 Jinn as Father Westhoff movie 2012 The Citizen movie 2012 Jersey Shore Shark Attack as Dolan movie 2012 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Earle Swinter movie 2011 Workaholics as Thor Holmvik tv 2010 The Kane Files: Life of Trial as Daniel Morgan movie 2009 Castle as Ari Weiss tv 2008 Childrens Hospital as Levon Bainter tv 2008 Ghouls as Stefan movie 2008 Black Crescent Moon as Jo Dexton movie 2008 Aces 'N' Eights as Howard movie 2007 Life as Mickey Rayborn tv 2007 The Girl Next Door as Adult David Moran movie 2007 Kush as King movie 2007 Towards Darkness as John movie 2005 Into the Sun as Agent Block movie 2005 Headspace as Dr. Ira Gold movie 2005 Numb3rs as Warren Pierce tv 2005 Gone But Not Forgotten as Sen. Ray Colby movie 2004 Desperate Housewives as Dr. Barr tv 2004 Boston Legal as A.D.A. Howard Zale tv 2004 Lost as Donald Reynolds tv 2004 Who's Your Daddy? as Duncan Mack movie 2003 The Last Samurai as Winchester Rep movie 2002 Monk as Commander Nathan Whitaker tv 2001 Justice League as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice) tv 2001 Race to Space as Ralph Stanton movie 2001 Night Visions as William Price (segment "Hate Puppet") tv 2001 Burning Down the House as Arthur Kranston movie 2000 Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited) movie 2000 The Crow: Salvation as Nathan Randall movie 1999 The Stranger movie 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ned Bogden tv 1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Darryl Zanuck movie 1998 Michael Kael vs. the World News Company as James Denit movie 1997 Mad City as Dohlen movie 1997 Executive Power as President Fields movie 1997 Hoodlum as Thomas E. Dewey movie 1997 Stargate SG-1 as Emissary Varta tv 1997 The Practice as D.A. Keith Pratt tv 1996 Raven Hawk as Philip Thorne movie 1996 Nash Bridges as Dr. Linus Mills tv 1996 Bio-Dome as Dr. Noah Faulkner movie 1995 Broken Trust as Neil Roemer movie 1995 A Night to Die For as Self movie 1995 Virus as Dr. Reginald Holloway movie 1995 The Outer Limits as Franklin Murdoch tv 1994 Frank & Jesse as Allan Pinkerton movie 1994 Saints and Sinners as Terence movie 1993 The Pelican Brief as Bob Gminski movie 1992 HBO First Look tv 1992 Chrome Soldiers as Sheriff Blackwell movie 1992 Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder as Eric Walker movie 1991 Oscar as Overton movie 1990 Grim Prairie Tales as Arthur movie 1990 Law & Order as Don Snyder tv 1990 Law & Order as Dan Jensen tv 1990 Die Hard 2 as Richard Thornberg movie 1990 Buried Alive as Cort van Owen movie 1990 Max Monroe: Loose Cannon as Sloane tv 1989 Tales from the Crypt as Malcolm Mayflower tv 1988 Intrigue as Doggett movie 1988 Die Hard as Richard Thornburg movie 1987 The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber movie 1986 No Mercy as Allan Deveneux movie 1986 A Fight for Jenny as Michael Rosen movie 1985 The Twilight Zone as Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek") tv 1985 The Twilight Zone as (segment "The Card") tv 1985 The Equalizer as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber tv 1985 The Equalizer as Gideon tv 1985 Real Genius as Professor Hathaway movie 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Larry Holleran tv 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Greg Dalton tv

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William Atherton is known for acting, with popular credits including Die Hard, The Last Samurai, Ghostbusters, Die Hard 2.

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William Atherton is 78 years old, based on the birthday listed by TMDB.

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William Atherton is known for credits including Die Hard, The Last Samurai, Ghostbusters, Die Hard 2, The Sugarland Express.

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