William Atherton
Biography: Active theatrically since high school, William Atherton (born William Atherton Knight) was the youngest-ever member of New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre repertory troupe. After further dramatic studies, Atherton worked extensively on the New York stage; his first film was the Manhattan-lensed The New Centurions (1972). Handsome and personable enough for leading roles, Atherton has nonetheless specialized in playing rigid bureaucrats, notably the rule-bound antagonist in 1984's Ghostbusters. On television, William Atherton was among the dozens of stars in the 1983 miniseries Malibu.
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| Title: | Year: | Credit: | User score: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Mar 22, 2024 | Walter Peck | tbd |
| Clinical | Jan 13, 2017 | Terry | 4.9 |
| Jinn | Apr 4, 2014 | Father Westhoff | 3.7 |
| The Citizen | Sep 27, 2012 | Winston / Winston / Winston | tbd |
| Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | Mar 2, 2012 | Cast | 6.6 |
| Hacia la oscuridad | Mar 14, 2008 | John / John | 7.3 |
| The Girl Next Door | Oct 3, 2007 | Adult David | 5.9 |
| The Last Samurai | Dec 5, 2003 | Winchester Rep | 8.0 |
| Mad City | Nov 7, 1997 | Dohlen | 6.3 |
| Hoodlum | Aug 27, 1997 | Thomas Dewey / Thomas Dewey | 6.5 |
| Bio-Dome | Jan 12, 1996 | Dr. Noah Faulkner | 7.5 |
| The Pelican Brief | Dec 17, 1993 | Bob Gminski | 7.0 |
| Die Hard 2 | Jul 2, 1990 | Richard Thornburg | 8.3 |
| Die Hard | Jul 15, 1988 | Richard Thornburg | 5.7 |
| No Mercy | Dec 19, 1986 | Allan Deveneux | tbd |
| Real Genius | Aug 7, 1985 | Prof. Jerry Hathaway / Prof. Jerry Hathaway | tbd |
| Ghostbusters | Jun 8, 1984 | Walter Peck | 8.3 |
| Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Oct 19, 1977 | James | 8.0 |
| The Day of the Locust | May 7, 1975 | Tod | tbd |
| The Sugarland Express | Apr 5, 1974 | Clovis Michael Poplin | 7.6 |
| Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | TBA | Self | tbd |
