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William Atherton

William Atherton

Born July 30, 1947· Orange, Connecticut, USA

56Roles★ 6.7Average rating

Emerging from Orange, Connecticut, he honed his craft at Carnegie Tech's drama school, graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in 1969. After a successful New York stage career that earned numerous on- and off-Broadway honors and collaborations with playwrights such as David Rabe, John Guare and Arthur Miller, he broke into film as the hapless fugitive Clovis Poplin in Steven Spielberg’s The Su…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Stargate SG-1Series★ 8.3
Stargate SG-11997
Emissary Varta
LostSeries★ 8
Lost2004
Donald Reynolds
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries★ 8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Ned Bogden
CastleSeries★ 8
Castle2009
Ari Weiss
Justice LeagueSeries★ 8.2
Justice League2001
Dr. Destiny / John Dee (voice)
Desperate HousewivesSeries★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives2004
Dr. Barr
Tales from the CryptSeries★ 8
Tales from the Crypt1989
Malcolm Mayflower
Die Hard★ 7.8
Die Hard1988
Richard Thornburg
MonkSeries★ 7.9
Monk2002
Commander Nathan Whitaker
The Last Samurai★ 7.6
The Last Samurai2003
Winchester Rep
Ghostbusters★ 7.5
Ghostbusters1984
Walter Peck
The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 7.7
The Twilight Zone1985
Brian Wolfe (segment "Night of the Meek")
Murder, She WroteSeries★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote1984
Larry Holleran
Law & OrderSeries★ 7.3
Law & Order1990
Don Snyder
Die Hard 2★ 7
Die Hard 21990
Richard Thornberg
The EqualizerSeries★ 7.2
The Equalizer1985
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber
The Girl Next Door★ 6.7
The Girl Next Door2007
Adult David Moran
The Pelican Brief★ 6.6
The Pelican Brief1993
Bob Gminski
Oscar★ 6.4
Oscar1991
Overton
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire★ 6.4
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024
Mayor Walter Peck
The Crow: Salvation★ 5.4
The Crow: Salvation2000
Nathan Randall