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