William Atherton
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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.
Known for
Credits
Die Hard (1988)
as Richard Thornburg
The Last Samurai (2003)
as Winchester Rep
Die Hard 2 (1990)
as Richard Thornberg
The Girl Next Door (2007)
as Adult David Moran
Ghostbusters (1984)
as Walter Peck
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
as Mayor Walter Peck
The Pelican Brief (1993)
as Bob Gminski
Hoodlum (1997)
as Thomas E. Dewey
Oscar (1991)
as Overton
The Sugarland Express (1974)
as Clovis Poplin
Bio-Dome (1996)
as Dr. Noah Faulkner
No Mercy (1986)
as Allan Deveneux
Buried Alive (1990)
as Cort van Owen
Mad City (1997)
as Dohlen
Real Genius (1985)
as Professor Hathaway
Into the Sun (2005)
as Agent Block
Gone But Not Forgotten (2005)
as Sen. Ray Colby
The Crow: Salvation (2000)
as Nathan Randall
The Hindenburg (1975)
as Boerth
Frank & Jesse (1994)
as Allan Pinkerton
Aces 'N' Eights (2008)
as Howard
The New Centurions (1972)
as Johnson
Who's Your Daddy? (2004)
as Duncan Mack
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
as James
Jinn (2014)
as Father Westhoff
The Day of the Locust (1975)
as Tod Hackett
Clinical (2017)
as Terry Drummond
Raven Hawk (1996)
as Philip Thorne
Bread and Roses (2000)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
as Earle Swinter
Executive Power (1997)
as President Fields
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
as Darryl Zanuck
Class of '44 (1973)
as Fraternity President
Headspace (2005)
as Dr. Ira Gold
Bad Company (2018)
Actor
Broken Trust (1995)
as Neil Roemer
The Citizen (2012)
Actor
Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
as Arthur
Ghostheads (2016)
as Self
Chrome Soldiers (1992)
as Sheriff Blackwell
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
as Self
Race to Space (2001)
as Ralph Stanton
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
as Dolan
Where Did the Adults Go? (2025)
as The Father
A Night to Die For (1995)
as Self
Black Crescent Moon (2008)
as Jo Dexton
Virus (1995)
as Dr. Reginald Holloway
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)
as Eric Walker
Ghouls (2008)
as Stefan
Malibu (1983)
as Stan Harvey
Saints and Sinners (1994)
as Terence
Towards Darkness (2007)
as John
Intrigue (1988)
as Doggett
Burning Down the House (2001)
as Arthur Kranston
The Stranger (1999)
Actor
The Kane Files: Life of Trial (2010)
as Daniel Morgan
Tomorrow's Child (1982)
as Jim Spence
Independence (1976)
as Benjamin Rush
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine (1987)
as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
A Fight for Jenny (1986)
as Michael Rosen
Kush (2007)
as King
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story (—)
Actor
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company (1998)
as James Denit
The House of Mirth (1981)
as Lawrence Selden