William Atherton

1947 (79) • Acting

Born: 7/30/1947 (79) in Orange, Connecticut, USA

Known for: Acting

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

Ghostbusters

75%

Walter Peck

1984

Die Hard 2

70%

Richard Thornberg

1990

Lost

80%

Donald Reynolds

2004

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Ned Bogden

1999

Castle

80%

Ari Weiss

2009

Desperate Housewives

79%

Dr. Barr

2004

Stargate SG-1

83%

Emissary Varta

1997

The Pelican Brief

66%

Bob Gminski

1993

Where Did the Adults Go?

The Father

2025

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

64%

Mayor Walter Peck

2024

Reunited Apart

55%

Self

2020

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

69%

Self

2020

Bad Company

54%

2018

Clinical

53%

Terry Drummond

2017

Ghostheads

60%

Self

2016

Jinn

41%

Father Westhoff

2014

The Citizen

64%

2012

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

46%

Dolan

2012

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

54%

Earle Swinter

2012

Workaholics

74%

Thor Holmvik

2011

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

48%

Daniel Morgan

2010

Castle

80%

Ari Weiss

2009

Childrens Hospital

70%

Levon Bainter

2008

Ghouls

33%

Stefan

2008

Black Crescent Moon

35%

Jo Dexton

2008

Aces 'N' Eights

65%

Howard

2008

Life

76%

Mickey Rayborn

2007

The Girl Next Door

67%

Adult David Moran

2007

Kush

34%

King

2007

Towards Darkness

49%

John

2007

Into the Sun

45%

Agent Block

2005

Headspace

51%

Dr. Ira Gold

2005

Headspace

51%

Co-Producer

2005

Numb3rs

70%

Warren Pierce

2005

Gone But Not Forgotten

48%

Sen. Ray Colby

2005

Boston Legal

79%

A.D.A. Howard Zale

2004