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William Atherton

Age: 77 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: July 30, 1947

Place of birth: Orange, Connecticut, USA

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 Ghos...

Known for: Acting

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Die Hard
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Die Hard

as Richard Thornburg

The Last Samurai
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The Last Samurai

as Winchester Rep

Ghostbusters
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Ghostbusters

as Walter Peck

Die Hard 2
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Die Hard 2

as Richard Thornburg

The Sugarland Express
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The Sugarland Expres...

as Clovis

The Day of the Locust
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The Day of the Locus...

as Tod Hackett

Oscar
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Oscar

as Overton

Into the Sun
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Into the Sun

as Agent Block

The Crow: Salvation
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The Crow: Salvation

as Nathan Randall

Bio-Dome
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Bio-Dome

as Dr. Noah Faulkner

Mad City
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Mad City

as Dohlen

The Pelican Brief
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The Pelican Brief

as Bob Gminski

Headspace
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Headspace

as Dr. Ira Gold

No Mercy
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No Mercy

as Allan Deveneux

Real Genius
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Real Genius

as Professor Hathaway

Frank & Jesse
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Frank & Jesse

as Allan Pinkerton

Gone But Not Forgotten
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Gone But Not Forgott...

as Sen. Ray Colby

Kush
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Kush

as King

The Girl Next Door
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The Girl Next Door

as Adult David Moran

Race to Space
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Race to Space

as Ralph Stanton

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
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Looking for Mr. Good...

as James

Buried Alive
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Buried Alive

as Cortland "Cort" van Owen

The Kane Files: Life of Trial
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The Kane Files: Life...

as Daniel Morgan

The Hindenburg
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The Hindenburg

as Boerth

Grim Prairie Tales
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Grim Prairie Tales

as Arthur

Aces 'N' Eights
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Aces 'N' Eights

as Howard

Jinn
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Jinn

as Father Westhoff

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
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Michael Kael vs. the...

as James Denit

Ghouls
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Ghouls

as Stefan

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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Introducing Dorothy ...

as Darryl Zanuck

Tomorrow's Child
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Tomorrow's Child

as Jim Spence

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
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Ghostbusters: Frozen...

as Mayor Walter Peck

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
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Tim and Eric's Billi...

as Earle Swinter

Jersey Shore Shark Attack
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Jersey Shore Shark A...

as Dolan

Saints and Sinners
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Saints and Sinners

as Terence

Chrome Soldiers
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Chrome Soldiers

as Sheriff Blackwell

Burning Down the House
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Burning Down the Hou...

as Arthur Kranston

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
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Cleanin' Up the Town...

as Self

Intrigue
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Intrigue

as Doggett

The New Centurions
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The New Centurions

as Johnson

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
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Diagnosis Murder: Di...

as Eric Walker

Broken Trust
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Broken Trust

as Neil Roemer

Bread and Roses
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Bread and Roses

as Party Guest (uncredited)

A Night to Die For
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A Night to Die For

as Self

Executive Power
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Executive Power

as President Fields

Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story
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Midnight Men - A Joh...

Where Did the Adults Go?
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Where Did the Adults...

as The Father

The House of Mirth
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The House of Mirth

as Lawrence Selden

Who's Your Daddy?
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Who's Your Daddy?

as Duncan Mack

Independence
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Independence

as Benjamin Rush

Black Crescent Moon
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Black Crescent Moon

as Jo Dexton

Towards Darkness
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Towards Darkness

as John

Ghostheads
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Ghostheads

as Self

Clinical
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Clinical

as Terry Drummond

Raven Hawk
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Raven Hawk

as Philip Thorne

Hoodlum
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Hoodlum

as Thomas E. Dewey

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
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The Equalizer - The ...

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

Class of '44
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Class of '44

as Fraternity President

A Fight for Jenny
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A Fight for Jenny

as Michael Rosen

Malibu
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Malibu

as Stan Harvey

Virus
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Virus

as Dr. Reginald Holloway

The Stranger
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The Stranger

Nash Bridges
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Nash Bridges

Murder, She Wrote
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Murder, She Wrote

as Larry Holleran

Numb3rs
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Numb3rs

Desperate Housewives
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Desperate Housewives

as Dr. Barr

Monk
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Monk

as Commander Nathan Whitaker

The Twilight Zone
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The Twilight Zone

as Brian Wolfe

Tales from the Crypt
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Tales from the Crypt

as Malcolm Mayflower

Life
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Life

as Mickey Rayborn

The Practice
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The Practice

as D.A. Keith Pratt

The Equalizer
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The Equalizer

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

Lost
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Lost

as Donald Reynolds

Stargate SG-1
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Stargate SG-1

as Emissary Varta

Night Visions
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Night Visions

as William Price

Centennial
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Centennial

as Jim Lloyd

Boston Legal
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Boston Legal

as A.D.A. Howard Zale

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
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Max Monroe: Loose Ca...

Justice League
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Justice League

as Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)

Castle
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Castle

as Ari Weiss

The Outer Limits
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The Outer Limits

as Franklin Murdoch

Childrens Hospital
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Childrens Hospital

as Levon Bainter

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Law & Order: Special...

as Ned Bogden

Law & Order
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Law & Order

as Don Snyder

Law & Order
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Law & Order

as Dan Jensen

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
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The Crow: Stairway t...

as Nathan Randall

Reunited Apart
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Reunited Apart

as Self

Murder, She Wrote
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Murder, She Wrote

as Greg Dalton

Murder, She Wrote
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Murder, She Wrote

as Prosecutor Andy Henley

HBO First Look
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HBO First Look

The Equalizer
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The Equalizer

as Gideon