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William Atherton

Acting Born Jul 30, 1947 Orange, Connecticut, USA 24 credits

Biography

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.

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  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Ned Bogden
  • Law & Order (1990) as Don Snyder
  • Law & Order (1990) as Dan Jensen
  • Castle (2009) as Ari Weiss
  • Desperate Housewives (2004) as Dr. Barr
  • Stargate SG-1 (1997) as Emissary Varta
  • Lost (2004) as Donald Reynolds
  • Monk (2002) as Commander Nathan Whitaker
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Larry Holleran
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Greg Dalton
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Andy Henley
  • Boston Legal (2004) as A.D.A. Howard Zale
  • The Practice (1997) as D.A. Keith Pratt
  • Numb3rs (2005) as Warren Pierce
  • The Equalizer (1985) as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
  • The Equalizer (1985) as Gideon
  • Childrens Hospital (2008) as Levon Bainter
  • Nash Bridges (1996) as Dr. Linus Mills
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Malcolm Mayflower
  • The Twilight Zone (1985) as Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")
  • The Twilight Zone (1985) as (segment "The Card")
  • The Outer Limits (1995) as Franklin Murdoch
  • Life (2007) as Mickey Rayborn
  • Workaholics (2011) as Thor Holmvik