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William Atherton
Acting

William Atherton

Born July 30, 1947Orange, Connecticut, USA

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I did not start the multiverse collapse. Probably.”

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.

In THE MULTIxVERSE

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

as Richard Thornberg

OTHERverse

Die Hard

Die Hard

as Richard Thornburg

OTHERverse

Real Genius

Real Genius

as Professor Hathaway

OTHERverse

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

as Walter Peck

OTHERverse

Also Known For

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

2003

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

1993

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

2007

No Mercy

No Mercy

1986

Oscar

Oscar

1991

The Crow: Salvation

The Crow: Salvation

2000

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975

Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997

The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

1974

COMICSSHOP