William Atherton

William Atherton

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Birthday: 
30 July 1947, Orange, Connecticut, USA
Birth Name: 
William Atherton Knight
Height: 
183 cm
William Atherton's career has spanned motion pictures, Broadway and television. He first achieved international recognition as the leading man in Steven Spielberg's debut feature The Sugarland Express (1974), and next starred in John Schlesinger's The Day of the Locust (1975), Robert Wise's The Hindenburg (1975) and Richard Broo... Show more »
William Atherton's career has spanned motion pictures, Broadway and television. He first achieved international recognition as the leading man in Steven Spielberg's debut feature The Sugarland Express (1974), and next starred in John Schlesinger's The Day of the Locust (1975), Robert Wise's The Hindenburg (1975) and Richard Brooks' Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). He is known worldwide for what have become his signature film characters: the television reporter, Dick Thornburg in the action blockbusters Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990), the EPA official, Walter Peck in Ghostbusters (1984), Professor Jerry Hathaway, the conniving professor in Real Genius (1985) and Dr. Noah Faulkner, the mad scientist in Bio-Dome (1996). Among his more than 30 feature films are co-starring roles in John Landis' Oscar (1991), Bill Duke's Hoodlum (1997), Richard Pearce's No Mercy (1986), Alan J. Pakula's The Pelican Brief (1993), Costa-Gavras' Mad City (1997) and Edward Zwick's The Last Samurai (2003).On television, he has starred in numerous miniseries including the classic Western Centennial (1978) and headed the all-star cast in Malibu (1983). His many made-for-TV movies include leading roles in TNT's production of Joan Didion's Broken Trust (1995) and his portrayal of Darryl F. Zanuck in HBO's Golden Globe winner Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999). Atherton was a recurring series lead opposite Damien Lewis on NBC-TV's Life (2007) and portrayed Principal Reynolds in the last season of Lost (2004).Consistently honored for his work on the stage, Atherton has created roles on and off Broadway for many of America's leading playwrights. These include the title role in Joseph Papp's original production of David Rabe's "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel", the role of Ronnie in John Guare's "The House of Blue Leaves" and Bing Ring Ling in his "Rich and Famous". He also starred in the Broadway premiere of Arthur Miller's "The American Clock" and the Tony-winning revival of Herman Wouk's "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial". Among his more than 20 well-known productions are the acclaimed New York premieres of Franz Kafka's "The Castle" and Kressman Taylor's "Address Unknown". For his work on the stage, he has received the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Circle Critics Award, the Theatre World Award and nominations for an Obie and Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Award.He has several upcoming films in production. Show less «

William Atherton's FILMOGRAPHY

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

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The Movies That Made Us - Season 2

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The Movies That Made Us - Season 3

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The Holiday Movies that Made Us - Season 1

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The Movies That Made Us - Season 1

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Cleanin Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

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Workaholics - Season 7

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Spielberg

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Clinical

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Workaholics - Season 6

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Childrens Hospital - Season 7

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Ghostheads

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Castle - Season 8

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Workaholics - Season 5

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Childrens Hospital - Season 6

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Defiance - Season 3

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Workaholics - Season 4

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Castle - Season 7

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Defiance - Season 2

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Jinn

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Castle - Season 6

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Childrens Hospital - Season 5

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Desperate Housewives - Season 8

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William Atherton'S roles

Richard Thornburg
Richard Thornburg
Thomas Dewey
Thomas Dewey
Walter Peck
Walter Peck
David Moran
David Moran
Dr. Noah Faulkner
Dr. Noah Faulkner
Winchester Rep
Winchester Rep
Prof. Jerry Hathaway
Prof. Jerry Hathaway
Principal Reynolds
Principal Reynolds
D.A. Keith Pratt
D.A. Keith Pratt
Mickey Rayborn
Mickey Rayborn
Viceroy Berto Mercado
Viceroy Berto Mercado
Dr. Destiny
Dr. Destiny
Dr. Barr
Dr. Barr
Emissary Varta
Emissary Varta