Personal Info
Known Credits
62
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1947-07-30 (78 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Orange, Connecticut, USA
Also Known For
William Atherton Knight
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
Acting
2024 --
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
| Mayor Walter Peck
2020 --
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
| Self
2017 --
Clinical
| Terry Drummond
2016 --
Ghostheads
| Self
2014 --
Jinn
| Father Westhoff
2012 --
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
| Dolan
2012 --
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
| Earle Swinter
2010 --
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
| Daniel Morgan
2008 --
Ghouls
| Stefan
2008 --
Black Crescent Moon
| Jo Dexton
2008 --
Aces 'N' Eights
| Howard
2007 --
The Girl Next Door
| Adult David Moran
2007 --
Kush
| King
2007 --
Towards Darkness
| John
2005 --
Into the Sun
| Agent Block
2005 --
Headspace
| Dr. Ira Gold
2005 --
Gone But Not Forgotten
| Sen. Ray Colby
2004 --
Who's Your Daddy?
| Duncan Mack
2003 --
The Last Samurai
| Winchester Rep
2001 --
Race to Space
| Ralph Stanton
2001 --
Burning Down the House
| Arthur Kranston
2000 --
Bread and Roses
| Party Guest (uncredited)
2000 --
The Crow: Salvation
| Nathan Randall
1999 --
The Stranger
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1999 --
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
| Darryl Zanuck
1998 --
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
| James Denit
1997 --
Mad City
| Dohlen
1997 --
Executive Power
| President Fields
1997 --
Hoodlum
| Thomas E. Dewey
1996 --
Raven Hawk
| Philip Thorne
1996 --
Bio-Dome
| Dr. Noah Faulkner
1995 --
Broken Trust
| Neil Roemer
1995 --
A Night to Die For
| Self
1995 --
Virus
| Dr. Reginald Holloway
1994 --
Frank & Jesse
| Allan Pinkerton
1994 --
Saints and Sinners
| Terence
1993 --
The Pelican Brief
| Bob Gminski
1992 --
Chrome Soldiers
| Sheriff Blackwell
1992 --
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
| Eric Walker
1991 --
Oscar
| Overton
1990 --
Grim Prairie Tales
| Arthur
1990 --
Die Hard 2
| Richard Thornburg
1990 --
Buried Alive
| Cortland "Cort" van Owen
1988 --
Intrigue
| Doggett
1988 --
Die Hard
| Richard Thornburg
1987 --
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
| Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
1986 --
No Mercy
| Allan Deveneux
1986 --
A Fight for Jenny
| Michael Rosen
1985 --
Real Genius
| Professor Hathaway
1984 --
Ghostbusters
| Walter Peck
1983 --
Malibu
| Stan Harvey
1982 --
Tomorrow's Child
| Jim Spence
1981 --
The House of Mirth
| Lawrence Selden
1977 --
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
| James
1976 --
Independence
| Benjamin Rush
1975 --
The Hindenburg
| Boerth
1975 --
The Day of the Locust
| Tod Hackett
1974 --
The Sugarland Express
| Clovis Michael Poplin
1973 --
Class of '44
| Fraternity President
1972 --
The New Centurions
| Johnson