Actor
William Atherton
62 credited titles on WatchWise
William Atherton Knight Jr. (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.
Associated lifetime gross
$123M
Combined reported budget
$51M
Gross / budget
2.4x
Bankability Index
28 / 100
Associated performance by genre
Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.
Drama
$87M · 5 films · 40% hit
Thriller
$36M · 1 film · 100% hit
Bankability assessment
28/100Developing verified track record
Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.
Filmography cards
Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.
Acted in (62)
Titles are ones WatchWise has catalogued so far — not necessarily a complete filmography.
