William Atherton
Date of birth: 1947-07-30
Place of birth: Orange, Connecticut, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: William Atherton Knight , ویلیام آترتون
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.
Movie Credits
Die Hard
1988-07-15
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when,
The Last Samurai
2003-12-05
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic
Ghostbusters
1984-06-08
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into
Die Hard 2
1990-07-03
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in t
The Sugarland Express
1974-03-31
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resol
The Day of the Locust
1975-05-07
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the l
Into the Sun
2005-11-26
After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief (William Atherto
Oscar
1991-04-26
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world o
The Crow: Salvation
2000-01-23
Alex Corvis, a man wrongly executed for the murder of his girlfriend, returns from the dead and sets
Bio-Dome
1996-01-12
Moronic best friends get themselves locked inside the Bio-Dome, a science experiment, along with a g
Mad City
1997-11-07
A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into
The Pelican Brief
1993-09-17
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-r
Headspace
2005-09-18
25-year-old Alex Borden's chance encounter with a mysterious stranger has found his intellect rapidl
No Mercy
1986-12-19
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New
Real Genius
1985-08-07
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn tha
Frank & Jesse
1994-10-21
At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantril
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005-01-01
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forg
Kush
2007-06-03
A young drug dealer Dusty, is torn between the money and getting out. When his partner Christian, is
The Girl Next Door
2007-07-19
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care
Race to Space
2001-10-31
In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who wil
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977-10-19
A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug
Buried Alive
1990-05-09
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
2010-10-02
Scott Kane (Drew Fuller), a man with a checkered past is trying to live a clean life. When his son O
The Hindenburg
1975-12-25
Colonel Franz Ritter, a former hero pilot now working for military intelligence, is assigned to the
Grim Prairie Tales
1990-09-14
Two travelers meet on the open prairie, and pass their time together by trading stories with each ot
Aces 'N' Eights
2008-03-15
Already taking a gamble settling in the uncharted west, the peaceful settlers of a town destined for
Jinn
2014-04-04
From the beginning, stories of angels and men have captured our imaginations and have been etched in
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
1998-02-18
A naive French reporter is sent to an African town to cover a sensational news story, unaware that i
Ghouls
2008-07-12
Stefan invites his daughter, Jennifer, to travel to Romania for the funeral of his mother. His mysti
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999-08-21
An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time tha
Tomorrow's Child
1982-03-22
The wife of a research geneticist agrees to the experimental procedure of a 'test-tube baby' by havi
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024-03-20
When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must joi
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012-03-02
Two guys get a billion dollars to make a movie, only to watch their dream run off course.
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2012-06-09
Many years ago, hundreds of locals and tourists were massacred by giant man-eating sharks in the inf
Saints and Sinners
1994-09-28
After many years Pooch returns to his neighbourhood. To Big Boy, his best friend, Pooch is valuable
Chrome Soldiers
1992-05-06
Five ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother
Burning Down the House
2001-02-07
A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fun
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020-01-07
The documentary that tells us the full story from where it all started through to the future of the
Intrigue
1988-09-11
A spy is looking for his old colleague who now works for the other side.
The New Centurions
1972-08-03
An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctr
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
1992-01-05
Convinced that his long-time patient Nick Osborn didn't murder his boss, Mark Sloan starts investiga
Broken Trust
1995-08-06
A scrupulously honest judge finds he's a pawn in a federal sting to ferret out corrupt members of th
Bread and Roses
2000-09-14
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her wa
A Night to Die For
1995-05-18
TV special worth watching if only for the incongruous interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, K
Executive Power
1997-09-25
While protecting the U.S. President, Secret Service agent Nick Sager helps him to dispose of the bod
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
A documentary on John Schlesinger and Michael Childers.
Where Did the Adults Go?
2025-10-09
Every year, on the anniversary of their parents’ death, Cynthia, Bryce, and Miles gather at the fami
The House of Mirth
1981-01-01
Lily Bart, a well-born, but penniless woman of the high society of New York City, who was raised and
Who's Your Daddy?
2004-01-07
An adopted Ohio high school senior discovers he is the inherited heir to a porn empire. Dropped into
Independence
1976-07-04
John Huston directs this film giving relevance and life to the hallowed buildings and ground making
Black Crescent Moon
2008-06-15
A small town sheriff who's investigating a murder at the local diner ends up finding more than he ba
Towards Darkness
2007-04-28
About a kidnapped hostage's life, and the frustration his family, a special ops team, and a man in c
Ghostheads
2016-04-23
A documentary that explores the extreme side of the Ghostbusters fandom. Join us as we travel the wo
Clinical
2017-01-13
A psychiatrist tries to put her life back together after a violent attack by seeking to repair the l
Raven Hawk
1996-07-20
A Native-American woman, who was framed for the murders of her parents years before, returns to her
Hoodlum
1997-08-27
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Q
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987-09-23
Robert McCall is forced to work with a former terrorist turned monk by the name of Joseph Heiden(Tel
Class of '44
1973-04-10
During the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went their s
A Fight for Jenny
1986-10-06
When Kelsey remarries, her struggle to get custody of her daughter from her first marriage is compli
Malibu
1983-01-23
A young couple from Milwaukee moves into the fabled, high-society Malibu beach community and becomes
Virus
1995-05-08
Who could have deliberately released a rare and deadly African plague that is now spreading uncontro
The Stranger
1999-12-12
A young woman's dreams become real-life nightmares after a mysterious stranger comes into her life.
Bad Company
2018-08-14
Troubled teens in a 2nd chance 'bootcamp' program encounter a group of terrorists trying to take out