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