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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999· TV Series
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 30, 1947(78)
Place of Birth
Orange, Connecticut, USA
Also Known As
William Atherton Knight ویلیام آترتون
William Atherton
Acting
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.
Known For
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Law & Order
1990· TV Series
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Law & Order
1990· TV Series
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Stargate SG-1
1997· TV Series
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Castle
2009· TV Series
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Desperate Housewives
2004· TV Series
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Lost
2004· TV Series
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Monk
2002· TV Series
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Murder, She Wrote
1984· TV Series
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Murder, She Wrote
1984· TV Series
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Murder, She Wrote
1984· TV Series
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Boston Legal
2004· TV Series
Filmography
- 2025MovieWhere Did the Adults Go?as The Father
- 2024MovieGhostbusters: Frozen Empireas Mayor Walter Peck
- 2020TVReunited Apartas Self
- 2020MovieCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbustersas Self
- 2018MovieBad Company
- 2017MovieClinicalas Terry Drummond
- 2016MovieGhostheadsas Self
- 2014MovieJinnas Father Westhoff
- 2012MovieThe Citizen
- 2012MovieJersey Shore Shark Attackas Dolan
- 2012MovieTim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movieas Earle Swinter
- 2011TVWorkaholicsas Thor Holmvik
- 2010MovieThe Kane Files: Life of Trialas Daniel Morgan
- 2009TVCastleas Ari Weiss
- 2008TVChildrens Hospitalas Levon Bainter
- 2008MovieGhoulsas Stefan
- 2008MovieBlack Crescent Moonas Jo Dexton
- 2008MovieAces 'N' Eightsas Howard
- 2007TVLifeas Mickey Rayborn
- 2007MovieThe Girl Next Dooras Adult David Moran
- 2007MovieKushas King
- 2007MovieTowards Darknessas John
- 2005MovieInto the Sunas Agent Block
- 2005MovieHeadspaceas Dr. Ira Gold
- 2005TVNumb3rsas Warren Pierce
- 2005MovieGone But Not Forgottenas Sen. Ray Colby
- 2004TVDesperate Housewivesas Dr. Barr
- 2004TVBoston Legalas A.D.A. Howard Zale
- 2004TVLostas Donald Reynolds
- 2004MovieWho's Your Daddy?as Duncan Mack
- 2003MovieThe Last Samuraias Winchester Rep
- 2002TVMonkas Commander Nathan Whitaker
- 2001TVJustice Leagueas Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
- 2001MovieRace to Spaceas Ralph Stanton
- 2001TVNight Visionsas William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")
- 2001MovieBurning Down the Houseas Arthur Kranston
- 2000MovieBread and Rosesas Party Guest (uncredited)
- 2000MovieThe Crow: Salvationas Nathan Randall
- 1999MovieThe Stranger
- 1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Ned Bogden
- 1999MovieIntroducing Dorothy Dandridgeas Darryl Zanuck
- 1998MovieMichael Kael vs. the World News Companyas James Denit
- 1997MovieMad Cityas Dohlen
- 1997MovieExecutive Poweras President Fields
- 1997MovieHoodlumas Thomas E. Dewey
- 1997TVStargate SG-1as Emissary Varta
- 1997TVThe Practiceas D.A. Keith Pratt
- 1996MovieRaven Hawkas Philip Thorne
- 1996TVNash Bridgesas Dr. Linus Mills
- 1996MovieBio-Domeas Dr. Noah Faulkner