Acting
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.
64Cast credits1Crew credits10ActuallyLike pages
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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.
Movies
Known for
Die Hard1988 · Richard Thornburg3.9ActuallyLike
Die Hard 21990 · Richard Thornberg3.5ActuallyLike
The Last Samurai2003 · Winchester Rep3.8ActuallyLike
Ghostbusters1984 · Walter Peck3.7ActuallyLike
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024 · Mayor Walter Peck3.2ActuallyLike
The Pelican Brief1993 · Bob Gminski3.3ActuallyLike
The Girl Next Door2007 · Adult David Moran3.3ActuallyLike
Real Genius1985 · Professor Hathaway3.3ActuallyLikeCatalog
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Clinical2017 · Terry Drummond2.7ActuallyLikeDie Hard1988 · Richard Thornburg3.9ActuallyLikeDie Hard 21990 · Richard Thornberg3.5ActuallyLikeGhostbusters1984 · Walter Peck3.7ActuallyLike
Hoodlum1997 · Thomas E. Dewey3.2ActuallyLikeReal Genius1985 · Professor Hathaway3.3ActuallyLike
The Crow: Salvation2000 · Nathan Randall2.7ActuallyLikeThe Girl Next Door2007 · Adult David Moran3.3ActuallyLikeThe Last Samurai2003 · Winchester Rep3.8ActuallyLikeThe Pelican Brief1993 · Bob Gminski3.3ActuallyLikeCast
Cast credits
Die Hard1988 · Richard Thornburg3.9ActuallyLikeDie Hard 21990 · Richard Thornberg3.5ActuallyLikeThe Last Samurai2003 · Winchester Rep3.8ActuallyLikeGhostbusters1984 · Walter Peck3.7ActuallyLikeGhostbusters: Frozen Empire2024 · Mayor Walter Peck3.2ActuallyLikeThe Pelican Brief1993 · Bob Gminski3.3ActuallyLikeThe Girl Next Door2007 · Adult David Moran3.3ActuallyLikeReal Genius1985 · Professor Hathaway3.3ActuallyLike
Oscar1991 · Overton3.2ActuallyLikeHoodlum1997 · Thomas E. Dewey3.2ActuallyLike
The Sugarland Express1974 · Clovis Poplin3.3
Mad City1997 · Dohlen3.1The Crow: Salvation2000 · Nathan Randall2.7ActuallyLike
Buried Alive1990 · Cort van Owen3.4
Bio-Dome1996 · Dr. Noah Faulkner2.3
No Mercy1986 · Allan Deveneux2.9Clinical2017 · Terry Drummond2.7ActuallyLike
The Hindenburg1975 · Boerth3.2Crew
