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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Die Hard
as Richard Thornburg
1988
The Last Samurai
as Winchester Rep
2003
Ghostbusters
as Walter Peck
1984
Die Hard 2
as Richard Thornberg
1990
The Sugarland Express
as Clovis Poplin
1974
The Day of the Locust
as Tod Hackett
1975
Into the Sun
as Agent Block
2005
Oscar
as Overton
1991
The Crow: Salvation
as Nathan Randall
2000
Bio-Dome
as Dr. Noah Faulkner
1996
Mad City
as Dohlen
1997
The Pelican Brief
as Bob Gminski
1993
Headspace
as Dr. Ira Gold
2005
No Mercy
as Allan Deveneux
1986
Real Genius
as Professor Hathaway
1985
Frank & Jesse
as Allan Pinkerton
1994
Gone But Not Forgotten
as Sen. Ray Colby
2005
Kush
as King
2007
The Girl Next Door
as Adult David Moran
2007
Race to Space
as Ralph Stanton
2001
TV Appearances
Nash Bridges
as Dr. Linus Mills
1996
Murder, She Wrote
as Larry Holleran
1984
Numb3rs
as Warren Pierce
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Dr. Barr
2004
Monk
as Commander Nathan Whitaker
2002
The Twilight Zone
as Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")
1985
Tales from the Crypt
as Malcolm Mayflower
1989
Life
as Mickey Rayborn
2007
The Practice
as D.A. Keith Pratt
1997
The Equalizer
as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
1985
Lost
as Donald Reynolds
2004
Stargate SG-1
as Emissary Varta
1997