Person
William Atherton
Born 30 July 1947 78 years old Orange, Connecticut, USA Who else is 78? → TMDB ↗
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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The numbers
26age in their first credit on record (1974)
40years on screen and counting
2credits in 2007, their busiest year
16dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 66 Jinn
2014as Father Westhoff
Age: 59 The Girl Next Door
2007as Adult David Moran
Age: 58 Headspace
2005as Dr. Ira Gold
Age: 56 The Last Samurai
2003as Winchester Rep
Age: 52 The Crow: Salvation
2000as Nathan Randall
Age: 50 Mad City
1997as Dohlen
Age: 48 Bio-Dome
1996as Dr. Noah Faulkner
Age: 46 The Pelican Brief
1993as Bob Gminski
Age: 42 Die Hard 2
1990as Richard Thornberg
Age: 40 Die Hard
1988as Richard Thornburg
Age: 38 Real Genius
1985as Professor Hathaway
Age: 36 Ghostbusters
1984as Walter Peck
Age: 27 The Day of the Locust
1975as Tod Hackett
Age: 26 The Sugarland Express
1974as Clovis Poplin
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