10.0
10.0
Burning Down the House
2001
as Arthur Kranston
William Atherton
Also known as: William Atherton Knight
Acting
Born:July 30, 1947(age 79)
Birthplace:Orange, Connecticut, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Amity Regional High School
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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.
Filmography (62 movies)
8.7
8.7
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987
as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
8.3
8.3
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
1992
as Eric Walker
7.8
7.8
Die Hard
1988
as Richard Thornburg
7.6
7.6
The Last Samurai
2003
as Winchester Rep
7.5
7.5
Ghostbusters
1984
as Walter Peck
7.0
7.0
A Fight for Jenny
1986
as Michael Rosen
7.0
7.0
Die Hard 2
1990
as Richard Thornberg
6.9
6.9
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self
6.7
6.7
Buried Alive
1990
as Cort van Owen
6.7
6.7
Real Genius
1985
as Professor Hathaway
6.6
6.6
The Girl Next Door
2007
as Adult David Moran
6.6
6.6
The Sugarland Express
1974
as Clovis Poplin
6.6
6.6
The New Centurions
1972
as Johnson
6.6
6.6
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Bob Gminski
6.5
6.5
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Mayor Walter Peck
6.5
6.5
Aces 'N' Eights
2008
as Howard
6.4
6.4
The Day of the Locust
1975
as Tod Hackett
6.4
6.4
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999
as Darryl Zanuck
6.4
6.4
Hoodlum
1997
as Thomas E. Dewey
6.3
6.3
Oscar
1991
as Overton
6.3
6.3
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as James
6.3
6.3
The Hindenburg
1975
as Boerth
6.2
6.2
Mad City
1997
as Dohlen
5.9
5.9
Class of '44
1973
as Fraternity President
5.9
5.9
Race to Space
2001
as Ralph Stanton
5.9
5.9
Bad Company
2018
5.9
5.9
Ghostheads
2016
as Self
5.8
5.8
No Mercy
1986
as Allan Deveneux
5.8
5.8
Executive Power
1997
as President Fields
5.7
5.7
Grim Prairie Tales
1990
as Arthur
5.5
5.5
The Crow: Salvation
2000
as Nathan Randall
5.5
5.5
Intrigue
1988
as Doggett
5.5
5.5
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012
as Earle Swinter
5.3
5.3
Clinical
2017
as Terry Drummond
5.2
5.2
Broken Trust
1995
as Neil Roemer
5.1
5.1
Headspace
2005
as Dr. Ira Gold
5.1
5.1
Frank & Jesse
1994
as Allan Pinkerton
4.9
4.9
Towards Darkness
2007
as John
4.9
4.9
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
2010
as Daniel Morgan
4.9
4.9
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005
as Sen. Ray Colby
4.9
4.9
Who's Your Daddy?
2004
as Duncan Mack
4.7
4.7
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2012
as Dolan
4.6
4.6
Virus
1995
as Dr. Reginald Holloway
4.6
4.6
Into the Sun
2005
as Agent Block
4.5
4.5
Bio-Dome
1996
as Dr. Noah Faulkner
4.1
4.1
Jinn
2014
as Father Westhoff
3.8
3.8
Chrome Soldiers
1992
as Sheriff Blackwell
3.8
3.8
Saints and Sinners
1994
as Terence
3.5
3.5
Black Crescent Moon
2008
as Jo Dexton
3.4
3.4
Raven Hawk
1996
as Philip Thorne
3.4
3.4
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
1998
as James Denit
3.3
3.3
Ghouls
2008
as Stefan
2.5
2.5
Kush
2007
as King
2.3
2.3
Malibu
1983
as Stan Harvey
2.0
2.0
Tomorrow's Child
1982
as Jim Spence
2.0
2.0
The Stranger
1999
Independence
1976
as Benjamin Rush
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
TBA
A Night to Die For
1995
as Self
Where Did the Adults Go?
2025
as The Father
The House of Mirth
1981
as Lawrence Selden
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