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William Atherton

William Atherton

July 30, 1947

Orange, Connecticut, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Atherton Knight (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor, best known for portraying Richard Thornburg in Die Hard and its sequel and Walter Peck in Ghostbusters.

Poster for The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975

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