ACTOR · FROM ORANGE, USA
William Atherton
Born 1947 · 79 years old83 credits since 19721 coming up
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ABOUT WILLIAM
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born30 July 1947
BirthplaceOrange, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora64 of 83 titles
Known for
The titles people know William from.
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What William is working on next.
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers StoryDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 64
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- Boston LegalIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1972
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
2 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average
as The Father
Movieas Mayor Walter Peck
The 2010s
8 titles · IMDb 5.5 on average
Movieas Terry Drummond
Movieas Father Westhoff
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Movieas Dolan
Movieas Earle Swinter
Seriesas Thor Holmvik · 1 episode
Movieas Daniel Morgan
The 2000s
25 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Seriesas Ari Weiss · 1 episode
Seriesas Levon Bainter · 1 episode
Movieas Stefan
as Jo Dexton
Movieas Howard
Seriesas Mickey Rayborn · 8 episodes
Movieas Adult David Moran
as King
The 1990s
26 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
Seriesas Ned Bogden · 1 episode
Movieas Darryl Zanuck
Movieas James Denit
Movieas Dohlen
as President Fields
Movieas Thomas E. Dewey
Seriesas Emissary Varta · 1 episode
The 1980s
14 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
Seriesas Malcolm Mayflower · 1 episode
as Doggett
Movieas Richard Thornburg
as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
Movieas Allan Deveneux
as Michael Rosen
Seriesas Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek") · 1 episode
Seriesas Martin 'Alpha' Loeber · 2 episodes
The 1970s
8 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Seriesas Jim Lloyd · 12 episodes
Movieas James
as Benjamin Rush
Movieas Boerth
Movieas Tod Hackett
Movieas Clovis Poplin
as Fraternity President
Movieas Johnson
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in William’s titles.
Dan AykroydGhostbusters, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and 2 more
Elmer BernsteinComposer · Ghostbusters, Oscar and 2 more
Sigourney WeaverGhostbusters, Ghostheads and 1 more
Ernie HudsonGhostbusters, Ghostheads and 1 more
Tony GoldwynThe Last Samurai, The Pelican Brief and 1 more
Ivan ReitmanGhostbusters, Ghostheads and 1 more
Bruce WillisDie Hard and Die Hard 2
