William Atherton

ACTING

1947-07-30 (78)

Orange, Connecticut, USA

Biography

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Biography

Best known for:

Filmography:

The New Centurions(1972)

5.3

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Johnson

Class of '44(1973)

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Fraternity President

The Sugarland Express(1974)

5.3

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Clovis Poplin

The Day of the Locust(1975)

5.1

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Tod Hackett

The Hindenburg(1975)

4.9

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Boerth

Independence(1976)

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Benjamin Rush

Looking for Mr. Goodbar(1977)

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James

Centennial(1978)

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Jim Lloyd

Tomorrow's Child(1982)

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Jim Spence

Malibu(1983)

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Stan Harvey

Murder, She Wrote(1984)

6.3

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Larry Holleran, Greg Dalton, Andy Henley

Ghostbusters(1984)

7.3

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Walter Peck

The Twilight Zone(1985)

6.5

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Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek"), (segment "The Card")

The Equalizer(1985)

5.8

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Martin 'Alpha' Loeber, Gideon

Real Genius(1985)

5.3

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Professor Hathaway

No Mercy(1986)

4.4

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Allan Deveneux

A Fight for Jenny(1986)

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Michael Rosen

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine poster

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine(1987)

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Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

Die Hard(1988)

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Richard Thornburg

Intrigue(1988)

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Doggett

Tales from the Crypt(1989)

6.8

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Malcolm Mayflower

Law & Order(1990)

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Don Snyder, Dan Jensen

Die Hard 2(1990)

6.7

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Richard Thornberg

Buried Alive(1990)

5.4

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Cort van Owen

Grim Prairie Tales(1990)

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Arthur

Oscar(1991)

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Overton

Chrome Soldiers(1992)

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Sheriff Blackwell

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder poster

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder(1992)

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Eric Walker

The Pelican Brief(1993)

5.5

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Bob Gminski

Frank & Jesse(1994)

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Allan Pinkerton

Saints and Sinners(1994)

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Terence

The Outer Limits(1995)

6.5

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Franklin Murdoch

Virus(1995)

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Dr. Reginald Holloway

Broken Trust(1995)

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Neil Roemer

Nash Bridges(1996)

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Dr. Linus Mills

Bio-Dome(1996)

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Dr. Noah Faulkner

Raven Hawk(1996)

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Philip Thorne

The Practice(1997)

6.4

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D.A. Keith Pratt

Stargate SG-1(1997)

7.3

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Emissary Varta

Mad City(1997)

4.9

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Dohlen

Hoodlum(1997)

5.1

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Thomas E. Dewey

Executive Power(1997)

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President Fields

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company poster

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company(1998)

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James Denit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

7.2

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Ned Bogden

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge(1999)

5.1

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Darryl Zanuck

The Crow: Salvation(2000)

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Nathan Randall

Bread and Roses(2000)

4.9

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Party Guest (uncredited)

Justice League(2001)

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Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)

Night Visions(2001)

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William Price (segment "Hate Puppet")

Race to Space(2001)

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Ralph Stanton

Burning Down the House(2001)

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Arthur Kranston

Monk(2002)

6.9

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Commander Nathan Whitaker

The Last Samurai(2003)

7.4

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Winchester Rep

Desperate Housewives(2004)

6.9

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Dr. Barr

Boston Legal(2004)

6.7

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A.D.A. Howard Zale

Lost(2004)

7.7

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Donald Reynolds

Who's Your Daddy?(2004)

3.4

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Duncan Mack

Numb3rs(2005)

5.7

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Warren Pierce

Headspace(2005)

3.6

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Dr. Ira Gold

work as

Co-Producer

Into the Sun(2005)

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Agent Block

Gone But Not Forgotten(2005)

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Sen. Ray Colby

Life(2007)

6.4

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Mickey Rayborn

The Girl Next Door(2007)

5.3

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Adult David Moran

Kush(2007)

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King

Towards Darkness(2007)

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John

Aces 'N' Eights(2008)

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Howard

Childrens Hospital(2008)

5.8

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Levon Bainter

Ghouls(2008)

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Stefan

Black Crescent Moon(2008)

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Jo Dexton

Castle(2009)

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Ari Weiss

The Kane Files: Life of Trial(2010)

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Daniel Morgan

Workaholics(2011)

6.1

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Thor Holmvik

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie poster

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie(2012)

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Earle Swinter

Jersey Shore Shark Attack(2012)

3.1

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Dolan

Jinn(2014)

2.5

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Father Westhoff

Clinical(2017)

3.8

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Terry Drummond

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024)

5.3

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Mayor Walter Peck

Where Did the Adults Go?(2025)

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The Father