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William Atherton

Acting

Born: 1947-07-30
From: Orange, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

William Atherton Knight ویلیام آترتون

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Atherton Knight (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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Awards & Nominations1 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1972

Acting87 titles

Independence
9.0
Movie

Independence

1976Drama
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
8.7
Movie

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987Action
Burning Down the House
8.5
Movie

Burning Down the House

2001Comedy
Stargate SG-1
8.3
Series

Stargate SG-1

1997-2007Sci-Fi
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
8.2
Movie

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

1992Thriller
Justice League
8.2
Cartoon

Justice League

2001-2004Action
Monk
8.0
Series

Monk

2002-2009Drama
Tales from the Crypt
8.0
Series

Tales from the Crypt

1989-1996Comedy
Lost
8.0
Series

Lost

2004-2010Thriller
Castle
8.0
Series

Castle

2009-2016Drama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0
Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 - ...Thriller
Desperate Housewives
7.9
Series

Desperate Housewives

2004-2012Thriller
Boston Legal
7.9
Series

Boston Legal

2004-2008Comedy
Die Hard
7.8
Movie

Die Hard

1988Action
A Fight for Jenny
7.7
Movie

A Fight for Jenny

1986Drama
The Twilight Zone
7.7
Series

The Twilight Zone

1985-1989Sci-Fi
Life
7.7
Series

Life

2007-2009Drama
The Practice
7.7
Series

The Practice

1997-2004Drama
Centennial
7.7
Series

Centennial

1978-1979Action
The Outer Limits
7.7
Series

The Outer Limits

1995-2002Drama
The Last Samurai
7.6
Movie

The Last Samurai

2003Drama
Ghostbusters
7.5
Movie

Ghostbusters

1984Comedy
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984-1996Thriller
Workaholics
7.4
Series

Workaholics

2011-2017Comedy
Law & Order
7.3
Series

Law & Order

1990 - ...Thriller
The Equalizer
7.1
Series

The Equalizer

1985-1989Action
Night Visions
7.1
Series

Night Visions

2001Sci-Fi
Die Hard 2
7.0
Movie

Die Hard 2

1990Action
A Night to Die For
7.0
Movie

A Night to Die For

1995Drama
Numb3rs
7.0
Series

Numb3rs

2005-2010Thriller
Childrens Hospital
7.0
Series

Childrens Hospital

2008-2016Comedy
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
6.9
Movie

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020Documentary
Real Genius
6.7
Movie

Real Genius

1985Comedy
The Girl Next Door
6.7
Movie

The Girl Next Door

2007Thriller
Buried Alive
6.7
Movie

Buried Alive

1990Thriller
The Sugarland Express
6.6
Movie

The Sugarland Express

1974Thriller
The Pelican Brief
6.6
Movie

The Pelican Brief

1993Thriller
The New Centurions
6.6
Movie

The New Centurions

1972Thriller
Class of '44
6.6
Movie

Class of '44

1973Drama
Nash Bridges
6.6
Series

Nash Bridges

1996-2001Action
Aces 'N' Eights
6.5
Movie

Aces 'N' Eights

2008Action
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
6.5
Movie

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999Drama
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
6.5
Movie

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024Sci-Fi
The Day of the Locust
6.4
Movie

The Day of the Locust

1975Drama
Oscar
6.4
Movie

Oscar

1991Comedy
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
6.4
Movie

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977Drama
Intrigue
6.4
Movie

Intrigue

1988Thriller
Hoodlum
6.4
Movie

Hoodlum

1997Thriller
The Citizen
6.4
Movie

The Citizen

2012Drama
Mad City
6.3
Movie

Mad City

1997Thriller
The Hindenburg
6.3
Movie

The Hindenburg

1975Drama
Broken Trust
6.3
Movie

Broken Trust

1995Drama
Bread and Roses
6.3
Movie

Bread and Roses

2000Comedy
Race to Space
6.0
Movie

Race to Space

2001Drama
Ghostheads
6.0
Movie

Ghostheads

2016Documentary
Executive Power
5.9
Movie

Executive Power

1997Thriller
Bad Company
5.9
Movie

Bad Company

2018Action
No Mercy
5.8
Movie

No Mercy

1986Action
Grim Prairie Tales
5.8
Movie

Grim Prairie Tales

1990Action
HBO First Look
5.6
Series

HBO First Look

1992 - ...Documentary
The Crow: Salvation
5.5
Movie

The Crow: Salvation

2000Action
Tomorrow's Child
5.5
Movie

Tomorrow's Child

1982Drama
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
5.5
Movie

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

2012Comedy
Reunited Apart
5.5
Series

Reunited Apart

2020Documentary
Clinical
5.3
Movie

Clinical

2017Thriller
Frank & Jesse
5.2
Movie

Frank & Jesse

1994Action
Headspace
5.1
Movie

Headspace

2005Horror
Saints and Sinners
5.0
Movie

Saints and Sinners

1994Thriller
Gone But Not Forgotten
4.9
Movie

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005Thriller
Who's Your Daddy?
4.9
Movie

Who's Your Daddy?

2004Comedy
Towards Darkness
4.9
Movie

Towards Darkness

2007Thriller
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
4.8
Movie

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

2010Action
Virus
4.8
Movie

Virus

1995Thriller
Into the Sun
4.6
Movie

Into the Sun

2005Action
Bio-Dome
4.6
Movie

Bio-Dome

1996Comedy
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
4.6
Movie

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012Drama
Chrome Soldiers
4.4
Movie

Chrome Soldiers

1992Action
The Stranger
4.3
Movie

The Stranger

1999Thriller
Jinn
4.1
Movie

Jinn

2014Thriller
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
4.0
Movie

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

1998Comedy
Raven Hawk
4.0
Movie

Raven Hawk

1996Drama
Malibu
3.8
Movie

Malibu

1983Drama
Black Crescent Moon
3.5
Movie

Black Crescent Moon

2008Thriller
Kush
3.4
Movie

Kush

2007Drama
Ghouls
3.3
Movie

Ghouls

2008Horror
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
0
Movie

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

2024Drama
Where Did the Adults Go?
0
Movie

Where Did the Adults Go?

2025Drama

Production1 title

Headspace
5.1
Movie

Headspace

2005Horror