ActingBorn: 1947-07-30 in Orange, Connecticut, USA
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.
Featured Movies (63)
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8.7The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987
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8.5Burning Down the House
2001
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8.2Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
1992
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7.8Die Hard
1988
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7.6The Last Samurai
2003
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7.5Independence
1976
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7.5Ghostbusters
1984
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7.0A Night to Die For
1995
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7.0Die Hard 2
1990
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6.9Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
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6.7Buried Alive
1990
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6.7Real Genius
1985
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6.7The Girl Next Door
2007
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6.6The Sugarland Express
1974
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6.6The New Centurions
1972
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6.6Class of '44
1973
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6.6The Pelican Brief
1993
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6.5Aces 'N' Eights
2008
Television & Series (29)
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8.3Stargate SG-1
1997
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8.2Justice League
2001
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8.0Lost
2004
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8.0Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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8.0Tales from the Crypt
1989
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8.0Castle
2009
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7.9Monk
2002
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7.9Boston Legal
2004
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7.9Desperate Housewives
2004
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7.7Centennial
1978
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7.7The Outer Limits
1995
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7.7The Twilight Zone
1985
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7.7The Twilight Zone
1985
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7.6Life
2007
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7.6The Practice
1997
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7.5Murder, She Wrote
1984
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7.5Murder, She Wrote
1984
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7.5Murder, She Wrote
1984