Basic Information About William Atherton
Category | Celebrities βΊ Actors |
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Professions | Actor |
Net worth | $5,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1947-07-30 (77 years old) |
Place of birth | Orange |
Nationality | United States of America |
Curiosities and Trademarks | Rich smooth voice Arrogant and manipulative scoundrels Known around the world for what have become his signature film characters: the television reporter, Dick Thornburg in Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990); the EPA official, Walter Peck in Ghost Busters (1984); Professor Jerry Hathaway in Real Genius (1985) and the mad scientist, Dr. Noah Faulkner in Bio-Dome (1996). |
Spouse | 8 December - Bobbi Goldin (Β 1980 - present) |
Gender | Male |
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William Atherton roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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The Last Samurai | Winchester Rep |
Die Hard | Thornburg |
Ghost Busters | Walter Peck |
The Girl Next Door | Adult David Moran |
The Pelican Brief | Bob Gminski |
Real Genius | Prof. Jerry Hathaway |
Die Hard 2 | Thornberg |
Clinical | Terry |
Oscar | Overton |
Bio-Dome | Dr. Noah Faulkner |
Looking for Mr. Goodbar | James |
Hoodlum | Thomas Dewey |
The Sugarland Express | Clovis |
The Day of the Locust | Tod |
The Crow: Salvation | Nathan Randall |
Lost | Principal Donald Reynolds 1 episode, 2010 |
Numb3rs | Warren Pierce 1 episode, 2007 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ned Bogden 1 episode, 2010 |
Tales from the Crypt | Malcolm Mayflower 1 episode, 1991 |
The Practice | D.A. Keith Pratt 3 episodes, 1997-1999 |
Law & Order | Dan Jensen / ... 2 episodes, 2002-2004 |
Desperate Housewives | Dr. Barr 2 episodes, 2006 |
Monk | Commander Nathan Whitaker 1 episode, 2008 |
Murder, She Wrote | Greg Dalton / ... 3 episodes, 1985-1991 |
Castle | Dr. Ari Weiss 1 episode, 2011 |
Stargate SG-1 | Emissary Varta 1 episode, 2006 |
Nash Bridges | Dr. Linus Mills 1 episode, 1996 |
Justice League | Dr. Destiny / ... 2 episodes, 2003 |
The Outer Limits | Franklin Murdoch 1 episode, 1998 |
Boston Legal | A.D.A. Howard Zale 1 episode, 2005 |
The Twilight Zone | Brian Wolfe (segment "The Card") / ... 2 episodes, 1985-1987 |
Childrens Hospital | Levon Bainter 1 episode, 2013 |
Life | Mickey Rayborn 8 episodes, 2008-2009 |
William Atherton's Quotes
- I'm a farm boy from Connecticut, and I adopted urban life.
- If you have to be the antagonist, you often have a lot more creative powers. You have a lot more color to you.
Interesting Facts about William Atherton
- Has won numerous awards and praise for his on and off-Broadway stage work.
- Has sung Irving Berlin's, "What'll I Do?" for the opening title sequence in "The Great Gatsby". This was also featured in Robert Evans' documentary The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002).
- Received his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1969).
- Has starred as Honore in the 2011 Los Angeles production of "Gigi" and performed the show's enormously popular song, "Yes, I Remember It Well", with his co-star, Millicent Martin at the McCallum Theatre's annual charity event in Palm Springs.
- Born on the same date as Arnold Schwarzenegger.