William Atherton

William Atherton (lahir 30 Juli 1947), lahir William Atherton Knight, adalah seorang aktor film, panggung dan televisi Amerika.

Kehidupan awal 
Atherton lahir di Orange, Connecticut, putra Robert Atherton Knight dan Roby (nama gadis Robison). Ia belajar akting di Sekolah Drama di Carnegie Tech dan lulus dari Carnegie-Mellon University pada tahun 1969.

Filmografi

Film 

 The New Centurions (1972) - Johnson
 Class of '44 (1973) - Fraternity President
 The Sugarland Express (1974) - Clovis Michael Poplin
 The Day of the Locust (1975) - Tod Hackett
 The Hindenburg (1975) - Boerth
 Independence (1976) - Benjamin Rush
 Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) - James
 Ghostbusters (1984) - Walter Peck
 Real Genius (1985) - Prof. Jerry Hathaway
 No Mercy (1986) - Allan Deveneux
 Die Hard (1988) - Richard Thornburg
 Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail... to Terror (1990) - Arthur
 Die Hard 2 (1990) - Richard Thornburg
 Oscar (1991) - Overton
 The Pelican Brief (1993) - Bob Gminski
 Saints and Sinners (1994) - Terence McCone
 Frank & Jesse (1995) - Allan Pinkerton
 Bio-Dome (1996) - Dr. Noah Faulkner
 Executive Power (1997) - President John Fields
 Hoodlum (1997) - Thomas Dewey
 Mad City (1997) - Malt Dohlen
 Michael Kael contre la World News Company (1998) - James Denit
 The Stranger (1999) - Arthur
 The Crow: Salvation (2000) - Nathan Randall
 Burning Down the House (2001) - Arthur Kranston
 Night Visions (2001) (TV series) - William Price
 Race to Space (2001) - Ralph Stanton
 Who's Your Daddy? (2003) - Uncle Duncan 'Duncay' Mack
 The Last Samurai (2003) - Winchester Rep
 Into the Sun (2005) - Agent Block
 Headspace (2005) - Dr. Ira Gold
 Kush (2007) - King
 Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary (2007) - Lyle Funion
 Hacia la oscuridad (Towards Darkness) (2007) - John
 The Girl Next Door (2007) - Adult David
 bgFATLdy (a.k.a. Black Crescent Moon) (2008) - Jo Dexton
 The Kane Files: Life of Trial (2010) - Daniel Morgan
 Jinn (2010) - Father Westhoff
 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
 Jersey Shore Shark Attack [2012]
 The Citizen (2012 film) [2012]

Video games 

 Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) (VG) - Walter Peck (Voice)

Television 

 Centennial (1978–1979) (TV miniseries) - Jim Lloyd
 A Single Light (1981) (TV)
 The House of Mirth (1981) (TV) - Lawrence Selden
 Tomorrow's Child (1982) (TV) - Jim Spence
 Malibu (1983) (TV) - Stan Harvey
 The Twilight Zone (1985, 1987) (TV series) - Mr. Dundee/Brian Wolfe
 Murder, She Wrote (1985, 1987, 1991) (TV series) - Larry Holleran/Greg Dalton/Andy Henley
 A Fight for Jenny (1986) (TV) - Michael Rosen
 The Equalizer (1987, 1989) (TV series) - Martin 'Alpha' Loeber/Gideon
 Intrigue (1988) (TV) - Doggett
 Buried Alive (1990) (TV) - Cortland 'Cort' van Owen
 Tales from the Crypt (1991) (TV series) - Malcolm Mayflower
 Diagnosis: Murder (1992) (TV) - Eric Walker
 Chrome Soldiers (1992) (TV) - Sheriff Blackwell
 Virus (1995) (TV)
 Broken Trust (1995) (TV) - Roemer
 Raven Hawk (1996) (TV) - Philip Thorne
 Nash Bridges (1996) (TV series) - Dr. Linus Mills
 The Practice (1997, 1999) (TV series) - D.A. Keith Pratt
 Michael Kael contre la World News Company (1998) - James Denit
 The Outer Limits (1998) (TV series) - Franklin Murdoch
 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) - Darryl Zanuck
 Night Visions (2001) (TV series) - William Price
 Law & Order (2002, 2004) (TV series) - Don Snyder/Dan Jensen
 Justice League (2003) (TV series) - Dr. Destiny (voice only)
 Gone But Not Forgotten (2004) (TV) - Sen. Ray Colby
 Boston Legal (2005) (TV series) - A.D.A. Howard Zale
 Stargate SG-1 (2006) (TV series) - Varta
 Desperate Housewives (2006) (TV series) - Dr. Barr
 Numb3rs (2007) (TV series) - Warren Pierce
 Aces 'N' Eights (2008) (TV) - Howard
 Ghouls (2008) (TV) - Stefan
 Monk (2008) (TV series) - Commander Nathan Whitaker
 Life (2008–2009) (TV series) - Mickey Rayborn
 Lost (Episode 607: "Dr. Linus") (2010) (TV series) - Principal Donald Reynolds
 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2010) (TV series) - Ned Bogden
 Castle (Episode 61: "Head Case") (2011) (TV series) - Dr. Ari Weiss
 Workaholics (Episode 306: "The Meat Jerking Beef Boys") (2012) - Thor Holmvik

Referensi 
 filmference.com
  IMDb.com

Kelahiran 1947
Pemeran film laki-laki Amerika Serikat
Pemeran televisi laki-laki Amerika Serikat
Pemeran laki-laki Amerika Serikat abad ke-20
Pemeran laki-laki Amerika Serikat abad ke-21