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William Atherton

Actor • Born 1947

William Atherton

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999Desperate Housewives posterDesperate HousewivesSeries • 2004Stargate SG-1 posterStargate SG-1Series • 1997Castle posterCastleSeries • 2009Lost posterLostSeries • 2004Monk posterMonkSeries • 2002Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Boston Legal posterBoston LegalSeries • 2004Numb3rs posterNumb3rsSeries • 2005The Practice posterThe PracticeSeries • 1997Nash Bridges posterNash BridgesSeries • 1996The Equalizer posterThe EqualizerSeries • 1985The Outer Limits posterThe Outer LimitsSeries • 1995The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985Childrens Hospital posterChildrens HospitalSeries • 2008Tales from the Crypt posterTales from the CryptSeries • 1989Life posterLifeSeries • 2007Workaholics posterWorkaholicsSeries • 2011Die Hard posterDie HardMovie • 1988Justice League posterJustice LeagueSeries • 2001Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire posterGhostbusters: Frozen EmpireMovie • 2024The Last Samurai posterThe Last SamuraiMovie • 2003Ghostbusters posterGhostbustersMovie • 1984