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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-07-30 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Orange, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

William Atherton Knight

ویلیام آترتون

William Atherton

Biography

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.

Known For

Die Hard

Die Hard

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

Acting

Die Hard

1988

Die Hard

as

Richard Thornburg

The Last Samurai

2003

The Last Samurai

as

Winchester Rep

Ghostbusters

1984

Ghostbusters

as

Walter Peck

Die Hard 2

1990

Die Hard 2

as

Richard Thornberg

The Sugarland Express

1974

The Sugarland Express

as

Clovis Poplin

The Day of the Locust

1975

The Day of the Locust

as

Tod Hackett

Into the Sun

2005

Into the Sun

as

Agent Block

Oscar

1991

Oscar

as

Overton

The Crow: Salvation

2000

The Crow: Salvation

as

Nathan Randall

Bio-Dome

1996

Bio-Dome

as

Dr. Noah Faulkner

Mad City

1997

Mad City

as

Dohlen

The Pelican Brief

1993

The Pelican Brief

as

Bob Gminski

Headspace

2005

Headspace

as

Dr. Ira Gold

No Mercy

1986

No Mercy

as

Allan Deveneux

Real Genius

1985

Real Genius

as

Professor Hathaway

Frank & Jesse

1994

Frank & Jesse

as

Allan Pinkerton

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005

Gone But Not Forgotten

as

Sen. Ray Colby

Kush

2007

Kush

as

King

The Girl Next Door

2007

The Girl Next Door

as

Adult David Moran

Race to Space

2001

Race to Space

as

Ralph Stanton

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

as

James

Buried Alive

1990

Buried Alive

as

Cort van Owen

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

2010

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

as

Daniel Morgan

The Hindenburg

1975

The Hindenburg

as

Boerth

Grim Prairie Tales

1990

Grim Prairie Tales

as

Arthur

Aces 'N' Eights

2008

Aces 'N' Eights

as

Howard

Jinn

2014

Jinn

as

Father Westhoff

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

1998

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

as

James Denit

Ghouls

2008

Ghouls

as

Stefan

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

as

Darryl Zanuck

Tomorrow's Child

1982

Tomorrow's Child

as

Jim Spence

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

as

Mayor Walter Peck

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

2012

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

as

Earle Swinter

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

as

Dolan

Saints and Sinners

1994

Saints and Sinners

as

Terence

Chrome Soldiers

1992

Chrome Soldiers

as

Sheriff Blackwell

Burning Down the House

2001

Burning Down the House

as

Arthur Kranston

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

as

Self

Intrigue

1988

Intrigue

as

Doggett

The New Centurions

1972

The New Centurions

as

Johnson

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

1992

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

as

Eric Walker

Broken Trust

1995

Broken Trust

as

Neil Roemer

Bread and Roses

2000

Bread and Roses

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

A Night to Die For

1995

A Night to Die For

as

Self

Executive Power

1997

Executive Power

as

President Fields

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

as

Where Did the Adults Go?

2025

Where Did the Adults Go?

as

The Father

The House of Mirth

1981

The House of Mirth

as

Lawrence Selden

Who's Your Daddy?

2004

Who's Your Daddy?

as

Duncan Mack

Independence

1976

Independence

as

Benjamin Rush

Black Crescent Moon

2008

Black Crescent Moon

as

Jo Dexton

Towards Darkness

2007

Towards Darkness

as

John

Ghostheads

2016

Ghostheads

as

Self

Clinical

2017

Clinical

as

Terry Drummond

Raven Hawk

1996

Raven Hawk

as

Philip Thorne

Hoodlum

1997

Hoodlum

as

Thomas E. Dewey

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

as

Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

Class of '44

1973

Class of '44

as

Fraternity President

A Fight for Jenny

1986

A Fight for Jenny

as

Michael Rosen

Malibu

1983

Malibu

as

Stan Harvey

Virus

1995

Virus

as

Dr. Reginald Holloway

The Stranger

1999

The Stranger

as

Bad Company

2018

Bad Company

as

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

as

Dr. Linus Mills

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Larry Holleran

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

Warren Pierce

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

as

Dr. Barr

Monk

Monk

as

Commander Nathan Whitaker

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Malcolm Mayflower

Life

Life

as

Mickey Rayborn

The Practice

The Practice

as

D.A. Keith Pratt

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

Lost

Lost

as

Donald Reynolds

Night Visions

Night Visions

as

William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

as

Emissary Varta

Centennial

Centennial

as

Jim Lloyd

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

as

A.D.A. Howard Zale

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

as

Sloane

Justice League

Justice League

as

Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)

Castle

Castle

as

Ari Weiss

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Franklin Murdoch

Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

as

Levon Bainter

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Ned Bogden

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Don Snyder

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Dan Jensen

Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

as

Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Greg Dalton

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Prosecutor Andy Henley

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

as

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Gideon

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

(segment "The Card")

Workaholics

Workaholics

as

Thor Holmvik

Production

Headspace

2005

Headspace

as

Crew

Directing