William Atherton

Acting

July 30, 1947 (78 years old)

Orange, Connecticut, USA

Male

65 Movies

30 TV Shows

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.

Ghostbusters

1984 7.5

as Walter Peck

Age 36 (now 78)

Die Hard 2

1990 7.0

as Richard Thornberg

Age 42 (now 78)

Die Hard

1988 7.8

as Richard Thornburg

Age 40 (now 78)

The Sugarland Express

1974 6.6

as Clovis Poplin

Age 26 (now 78)

Real Genius

1985 6.6

as Professor Hathaway

Age 38 (now 78)

The Pelican Brief

1993 6.6

as Bob Gminski

Age 46 (now 78)

The Last Samurai

2003 7.6

as Winchester Rep

Age 56 (now 78)

Bio-Dome

1996 4.6

as Dr. Noah Faulkner

Age 48 (now 78)

Buried Alive

1990 6.7

as Cort van Owen

Age 42 (now 78)

The Crow: Salvation

2000 5.5

as Nathan Randall

Age 52 (now 78)

Clinical

2017 5.3

as Terry Drummond

Age 69 (now 78)

The Girl Next Door

2007 6.6

as Adult David Moran

Age 59 (now 78)

The Hindenburg

1975 6.3

as Boerth

Age 28 (now 78)

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977 6.4

as James

Age 30 (now 78)

Who's Your Daddy?

2004 4.9

as Duncan Mack

Age 56 (now 78)

Mad City

1997 6.3

as Dohlen

Age 50 (now 78)

Where Did the Adults Go?

2025

as The Father

Age 78

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024 6.5

as Mayor Walter Peck

Age 76 (now 78)

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020 6.9

as Self

Age 72 (now 78)

Bad Company

2018 5.9

Age 71 (now 78)

Clinical

2017 5.3

as Terry Drummond

Age 69 (now 78)

Ghostheads

2016 6.0

as Self

Age 68 (now 78)

Jinn

2014 4.1

as Father Westhoff

Age 66 (now 78)

The Citizen

2012 6.4

Age 65 (now 78)

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012 4.6

as Dolan

Age 64 (now 78)

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

2012 5.5

as Earle Swinter

Age 64 (now 78)

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

2010 4.8

as Daniel Morgan

Age 63 (now 78)

Ghouls

2008 3.3

as Stefan

Age 60 (now 78)

Black Crescent Moon

2008 3.5

as Jo Dexton

Age 60 (now 78)

Aces 'N' Eights

2008 6.5

as Howard

Age 60 (now 78)

The Girl Next Door

2007 6.6

as Adult David Moran

Age 59 (now 78)

Kush

2007 3.4

as King

Age 59 (now 78)

Towards Darkness

2007 4.9

as John

Age 59 (now 78)

Into the Sun

2005 4.6

as Agent Block

Age 58 (now 78)

Headspace

2005 5.1

Co-Producer

Age 58 (now 78)

Headspace

2005 5.1

as Dr. Ira Gold

Age 58 (now 78)

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005 4.9

as Sen. Ray Colby

Age 57 (now 78)

Who's Your Daddy?

2004 4.9

as Duncan Mack

Age 56 (now 78)

The Last Samurai

2003 7.6

as Winchester Rep

Age 56 (now 78)

Race to Space

2001 6.0

as Ralph Stanton

Age 54 (now 78)

Burning Down the House

2001 8.5

as Arthur Kranston

Age 53 (now 78)

Bread and Roses

2000 6.3

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Age 53 (now 78)

The Crow: Salvation

2000 5.5

as Nathan Randall

Age 52 (now 78)

The Stranger

1999 4.3

Age 52 (now 78)

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999 6.4

as Darryl Zanuck

Age 52 (now 78)

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

1998 4.0

as James Denit

Age 50 (now 78)

Mad City

1997 6.3

as Dohlen

Age 50 (now 78)

Executive Power

1997 5.9

as President Fields

Age 50 (now 78)

Hoodlum

1997 6.4

as Thomas E. Dewey

Age 50 (now 78)

Raven Hawk

1996 4.0

as Philip Thorne

Age 48 (now 78)

Bio-Dome

1996 4.6

as Dr. Noah Faulkner

Age 48 (now 78)

Broken Trust

1995 6.3

as Neil Roemer

Age 48 (now 78)

A Night to Die For

1995 7.0

as Self

Age 47 (now 78)

Virus

1995 4.8

as Dr. Reginald Holloway

Age 47 (now 78)

Frank & Jesse

1994 5.2

as Allan Pinkerton

Age 47 (now 78)

Saints and Sinners

1994 5.0

as Terence

Age 47 (now 78)

The Pelican Brief

1993 6.6

as Bob Gminski

Age 46 (now 78)

Chrome Soldiers

1992 4.4

as Sheriff Blackwell

Age 44 (now 78)

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

1992 8.2

as Eric Walker

Age 44 (now 78)

Oscar

1991 6.4

as Overton

Age 43 (now 78)

Grim Prairie Tales

1990 5.8

as Arthur

Age 43 (now 78)

Die Hard 2

1990 7.0

as Richard Thornberg

Age 42 (now 78)

Buried Alive

1990 6.7

as Cort van Owen

Age 42 (now 78)

Intrigue

1988 6.4

as Doggett

Age 41 (now 78)

Die Hard

1988 7.8

as Richard Thornburg

Age 40 (now 78)

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987 8.7

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

Age 40 (now 78)

No Mercy

1986 5.8

as Allan Deveneux

Age 39 (now 78)

A Fight for Jenny

1986 7.7

as Michael Rosen

Age 39 (now 78)

Real Genius

1985 6.6

as Professor Hathaway

Age 38 (now 78)

Ghostbusters

1984 7.5

as Walter Peck

Age 36 (now 78)

Malibu

1983 3.8

as Stan Harvey

Age 35 (now 78)

Tomorrow's Child

1982 5.5

as Jim Spence

Age 34 (now 78)

The House of Mirth

1981 8.0

as Lawrence Selden

Age 33 (now 78)

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977 6.4

as James

Age 30 (now 78)

Independence

1976 9.0

as Benjamin Rush

Age 28 (now 78)

The Hindenburg

1975 6.3

as Boerth

Age 28 (now 78)

The Day of the Locust

1975 6.4

as Tod Hackett

Age 27 (now 78)

The Sugarland Express

1974 6.6

as Clovis Poplin

Age 26 (now 78)

Class of '44

1973 6.6

as Fraternity President

Age 25 (now 78)

The New Centurions

1972 6.6

as Johnson

Age 25 (now 78)