William Atherton

76 · Born: Jul 30, 1947

Career

acting

2018

2017

Clinical as Terry Drummond

2014

Jinn as Father Westhoff

2013

Getting Back to Zero

Getting Back to Zero

2012

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Jersey Shore Shark Attack as Dolan

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Earle Swinter

The Citizen as Winston

2011

Castle as Ari Weiss

2010

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

The Kane Files: Life of Trial as Daniel Morgan

2008

Ghouls as Stefan

Black Crescent Moon

Black Crescent Moon as Jo Dexton

Aces 'N' Eights

Aces 'N' Eights as Howard

Life as Mickey Rayborn

Monk as Commander Nathan Whitaker

2007

Towards Darkness

Towards Darkness as John

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door as Adult David Moran

2005

Headspace as Dr. Ira Gold

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten as Sen. Ray Colby

Into the Sun as Agent Block

Stargate SG-1 as Emissary Varta

2004

Who's Your Daddy?

Who's Your Daddy? as Duncan Mack

2003

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai as Winchester Rep

2001

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House as Arthur Kranston

Race to Space as Ralph Stanton

Law & Order as Don Snyder

2000

The Crow: Salvation

The Crow: Salvation as Nathan Randall

1999

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Darryl Zanuck

1998

Michael Kael contre la World News Company

Michael Kael contre la World News Company as James Denit

1997

Hoodlum as Thomas E. Dewey

Mad City as Dohlen

Executive Power

Executive Power as President Fields

The Practice as D.A. Keith Pratt

1996

Bio-Dome as Dr. Noah Faulkner

1995

Virus as Dr. Reginald Holloway

1994

Frank & Jesse as Allan Pinkerton

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners as Terence and Detective

1993

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief as Bob Gminski

1992

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder as Eric Walker

Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers as Sheriff Blackwell

1991

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt as Malcolm Mayflower

1990

Die Hard 2 as Richard Thornburg

Buried Alive as Cortland "Cort" van Owen

Grim Prairie Tales

Grim Prairie Tales as Arthur

1988

Intrigue as Doggett

Die Hard as Richard Thornburg

1987

The Equalizer as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

The Equalizer as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

1986

A Fight for Jenny

A Fight for Jenny as Michael Rosen

No Mercy as Allan Deveneux

1985

Real Genius as Professor Hathaway

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone as Brian Wolfe

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote as Larry Holleran

1984

Ghostbusters as Walter Peck

1983

Malibu as Stan Harvey

1982

Tomorrow's Child

Tomorrow's Child as Jim Spence

1981

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth as Lawrence Selden

1978

Centennial as Jim Lloyd

1977

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar as James

1975

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust as Tod Hackett

The Hindenburg as Boerth

1974

The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express as Clovis Michael Poplin

1973

Class of '44 as Fraternity President

appearances

2020

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2016

2013

Decoding Die Hard

Decoding Die Hard