William Atherton: movies and TV shows
William Atherton has 95 credits in the archive: 65 films and 30 TV series, from 1972 to 2025. Highest rated: Stargate SG-1 (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1972 – 2025 · busiest year: 1990 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Where Did the Adults Go? | The Father | Film | — | 77 |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Mayor Walter Peck | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart | Self | TV | 5.5 | 72 |
| 2020 | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self | Film | 6.9 | 72 |
| 2018 | Bad Company | Film | 5.9 | 70 | |
| 2017 | Clinical | Terry Drummond | Film | 5.3 | 69 |
| 2016 | Ghostheads | Self | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2014 | Jinn | Father Westhoff | Film | 4.1 | 66 |
| 2012 | The Citizen | Film | 6.4 | 64 | |
| 2012 | Jersey Shore Shark Attack | Dolan | Film | 4.6 | 64 |
| 2012 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | Earle Swinter | Film | 5.5 | 64 |
| 2011 | Workaholics | Thor Holmvik | TV | 7.4 | 63 |
| 2010 | The Kane Files: Life of Trial | Daniel Morgan | Film | 4.8 | 62 |
| 2009 | Castle | Ari Weiss | TV | 8.0 | 61 |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Levon Bainter | TV | 6.9 | 60 |
| 2008 | Ghouls | Stefan | Film | 3.3 | 60 |
| 2008 | Aces 'N' Eights | Howard | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2008 | Black Crescent Moon | Jo Dexton | Film | 3.5 | 60 |
| 2007 | Life | Mickey Rayborn | TV | 7.7 | 59 |
| 2007 | The Girl Next Door | Adult David Moran | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 2007 | Towards Darkness | John | Film | 4.9 | 59 |
| 2007 | Kush | King | Film | 3.4 | 59 |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Warren Pierce | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2005 | Gone But Not Forgotten | Sen. Ray Colby | Film | 4.9 | 57 |
| 2005 | Headspace | Dr. Ira Gold | Film | 5.1 | 57 |
| 2005 | Headspace | Film | 5.1 | 57 | |
| 2005 | Into the Sun | Agent Block | Film | 4.6 | 57 |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Dr. Barr | TV | 7.9 | 56 |
| 2004 | Lost | Donald Reynolds | TV | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | A.D.A. Howard Zale | TV | 7.9 | 56 |
| 2004 | Who's Your Daddy? | Duncan Mack | Film | 4.9 | 56 |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Winchester Rep | Film | 7.6 | 55 |
| 2002 | Monk | Commander Nathan Whitaker | TV | 8.0 | 54 |
| 2001 | Justice League | Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice) | TV | 8.2 | 53 |
| 2001 | Night Visions | William Price (segment "Hate Puppet") | TV | 7.1 | 53 |
| 2001 | Race to Space | Ralph Stanton | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2001 | Burning Down the House | Arthur Kranston | Film | 8.5 | 53 |
| 2000 | Bread and Roses | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 2000 | The Crow: Salvation | Nathan Randall | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ned Bogden | TV | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1999 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Darryl Zanuck | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1999 | The Stranger | Film | 4.3 | 51 | |
| 1998 | Michael Kael vs. the World News Company | James Denit | Film | 4.0 | 50 |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Emissary Varta | TV | 8.3 | 49 |
| 1997 | The Practice | D.A. Keith Pratt | TV | 7.7 | 49 |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Thomas E. Dewey | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1997 | Executive Power | President Fields | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1997 | Mad City | Dohlen | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Dr. Linus Mills | TV | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1996 | Bio-Dome | Dr. Noah Faulkner | Film | 4.6 | 48 |
| 1996 | Raven Hawk | Philip Thorne | Film | 4.0 | 48 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Franklin Murdoch | TV | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1995 | A Night to Die For | Self | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1995 | Broken Trust | Neil Roemer | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1995 | Virus | Dr. Reginald Holloway | Film | 4.8 | 47 |
| 1994 | Frank & Jesse | Allan Pinkerton | Film | 5.2 | 46 |
| 1994 | Saints and Sinners | Terence | Film | 5.0 | 46 |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Bob Gminski | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | TV | 5.6 | 44 | |
| 1992 | Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder | Eric Walker | Film | 8.2 | 44 |
| 1992 | Chrome Soldiers | Sheriff Blackwell | Film | 4.4 | 44 |
| 1991 | Oscar | Overton | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Don Snyder | TV | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Dan Jensen | TV | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | Richard Thornberg | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1990 | Grim Prairie Tales | Arthur | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1990 | Buried Alive | Cort van Owen | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1990 | Max Monroe: Loose Cannon | Sloane | TV | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Malcolm Mayflower | TV | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1988 | Die Hard | Richard Thornburg | Film | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1988 | Intrigue | Doggett | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1987 | The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine | Martin 'Alpha' Loeber | Film | 8.7 | 39 |
| 1986 | No Mercy | Allan Deveneux | Film | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1986 | A Fight for Jenny | Michael Rosen | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Martin 'Alpha' Loeber | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Gideon | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek") | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "The Card") | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1985 | Real Genius | Professor Hathaway | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Larry Holleran | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Greg Dalton | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Andy Henley | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Walter Peck | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1983 | Malibu | Stan Harvey | Film | 3.8 | 35 |
| 1982 | Tomorrow's Child | Jim Spence | Film | 4.3 | 34 |
| 1981 | The House of Mirth | Lawrence Selden | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1978 | Centennial | Jim Lloyd | TV | 7.7 | 30 |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | James | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1976 | Independence | Benjamin Rush | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Boerth | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust | Tod Hackett | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1974 | The Sugarland Express | Clovis Poplin | Film | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1973 | Class of '44 | Fraternity President | Film | 6.6 | 25 |
| 1972 | The New Centurions | Johnson | Film | 6.6 | 24 |
| Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story | Film | — | — |