About William Atherton
Biography
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.
Filmography64 films
Rank William Atherton's movies
Start with all movie credits in Favorite William Atherton Movies, then arrange them in your own order.
- Where Did the Adults Go?2025
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2020
- Bad Company2018
- Clinical2017
- Ghostheads2016
- Jinn2014
- The Citizen2012
- Jersey Shore Shark Attack2012
- Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie2012
- The Kane Files: Life of Trial2010
- Ghouls2008
- Black Crescent Moon2008
- Aces 'N' Eights2008
- The Girl Next Door2007
- Kush2007
- Towards Darkness2007
- Into the Sun2005
- Headspace2005
- Gone But Not Forgotten2005
- Who's Your Daddy?2004
- The Last Samurai2003
- Race to Space2001
- Burning Down the House2001
- Bread and Roses2000
- The Crow: Salvation2000
- The Stranger1999
- Introducing Dorothy Dandridge1999
- Michael Kael vs. the World News Company1998
- Mad City1997
- Executive Power1997
- Hoodlum1997
- Raven Hawk1996
- Bio-Dome1996
- Broken Trust1995
- A Night to Die For1995
- Virus1995
- Frank & Jesse1994
- Saints and Sinners1994
- The Pelican Brief1993
- Chrome Soldiers1992
- Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder1992
- Oscar1991
- Grim Prairie Tales1990
- Die Hard 21990
- Buried Alive1990
- Intrigue1988
- Die Hard1988
- The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine1987
- No Mercy1986
- A Fight for Jenny1986
- Real Genius1985
- Ghostbusters1984
- Malibu1983
- Tomorrow's Child1982
- The House of Mirth1981
- Looking for Mr. Goodbar1977
- Independence1976
- The Hindenburg1975
- The Day of the Locust1975
- The Sugarland Express1974
- Class of '441973
- The New Centurions1972
- Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers StoryTBA
