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William Atherton

William Atherton

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

as Richard Thornburg

Ghostbusters

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

as Winchester Rep

Die Hard 2

as Richard Thornberg

Lost

as Donald Reynolds

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

as Mayor Walter Peck

Castle

Filmography

Where Did the Adults Go?

Where Did the Adults Go?

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

as Mayor Walter Peck

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Clinical

as Terry Drummond

Ghostheads

Jinn

as Father Westhoff

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

as Earle Swinter

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

as Daniel Morgan

Ghouls

Black Crescent Moon

Black Crescent Moon

Aces 'N' Eights

Aces 'N' Eights

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

as Adult David Moran

Kush

Towards Darkness

Towards Darkness

Into the Sun

Headspace

as Dr. Ira Gold, Co-Producer

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

as Sen. Ray Colby

Who's Your Daddy?

Who's Your Daddy?

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

as Winchester Rep

Race to Space

as Ralph Stanton

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

as Arthur Kranston

Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Crow: Salvation

The Crow: Salvation

as Nathan Randall

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

as Darryl Zanuck

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

Mad City

Executive Power

Executive Power

as President Fields

Hoodlum

as Thomas E. Dewey

Raven Hawk

as Philip Thorne

Bio-Dome

as Dr. Noah Faulkner

Broken Trust

A Night to Die For

A Night to Die For

Virus

as Dr. Reginald Holloway

Frank & Jesse

as Allan Pinkerton

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers

as Sheriff Blackwell

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Oscar

Grim Prairie Tales

Grim Prairie Tales

Die Hard 2

as Richard Thornberg

Buried Alive

as Cort van Owen

Intrigue

Die Hard

as Richard Thornburg

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

No Mercy

as Allan Deveneux

A Fight for Jenny

A Fight for Jenny

as Michael Rosen

Real Genius

as Professor Hathaway

Ghostbusters

Malibu

Tomorrow's Child

Tomorrow's Child

The House of Mirth

as Lawrence Selden

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Independence

as Benjamin Rush

The Hindenburg

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

as Clovis Poplin

Class of '44

as Fraternity President

The New Centurions

The New Centurions

Bad Company

The Citizen

The Stranger

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Reunited Apart

Workaholics

as Thor Holmvik

Castle

Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

as Levon Bainter

Life

as Mickey Rayborn

Numb3rs

as Warren Pierce

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

Boston Legal

as A.D.A. Howard Zale

Lost

as Donald Reynolds

Monk

as Commander Nathan Whitaker

Justice League

as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)

Night Visions

as William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Stargate SG-1

as Emissary Varta

The Practice

as D.A. Keith Pratt

Nash Bridges

as Dr. Linus Mills

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as Franklin Murdoch

Law & Order

as Don Snyder, as Dan Jensen

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as Malcolm Mayflower

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek"), as (segment "The Card")

The Equalizer

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber, as Gideon

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Larry Holleran, as Greg Dalton, as Andy Henley

Centennial

HBO First Look