William Atherton (born William Atherton Knight) is an American film actor. He was born on July 30, 1947 in Orange, Connecticut, USA. July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Orange is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 48th 14,371 km² 113 km 177 km 12. ...

In 1974, Atherton took a major role the film The Sugarland Express. In 1977, he starred in the drama movie Looking for Mr. Goodbar. His well known roles are in the 1984 hit film Ghostbusters as Walter Peck, the 1985 comedy Real Genius as Professor Jerry Hathaway, the 1988 action hit film Die Hard and the 1990 sequel Die Hard 2: Die Harder as the egotistical reporter Dick Thornburg. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Sugarland Express is a movie starring Goldie Hawn. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Looking for Mr Goodbar was a 1975 novel by Judith Rossner, and a 1977 movie starring Diane Keaton and Tuesday Weld that was based on the novel. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ghostbusters (sometimes written Ghost Busters) is a 1984 sci-fi comedy film about three parapsychologists who are fired from Columbia University in New York, and start up their own business investigating and eliminating ghosts. ... This article is about the year. ... Real Genius is a 1985 comedy film starring Val Kilmer. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Die Hard, a 1988 action film starring Bruce Willis. ... This article is about the year. ... Die Hard 2: Die Harder, the second Die Hard movie, was released on Wednesday, July 4, 1990 and starred Bruce Willis as cop John McClane. ...

His other film credits include No Mercy, Virus, The Crow: Salvation, The Last Samurai, the TV movie Buried Alive, and his upcoming film Headspace in 2005. No Mercy can refer to several things: No Mercy, a 1990s pop group known for their hit Where Do You Go?. WWE No Mercy, an annual World Wrestling Entertainment event. ... The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) A virus is a microscopic parasite that infects cells in biological organisms. ... The Crow: Salvation was the third movie based on The Crow comic by James OBarr. ... This article is about a film; for Helen DeWitts novel, see The Last Samurai (novel) The Last Samurai is a film released in the United States on December 5, 2003. ... Buried Alive has several meanings: Buried Alive (band) - a musical band Buried Alive (movie) - a movie by Frank Darabont Buried Alive (novel) - a novel by Arnold Bennett Buried Alive (play) - a play by Leo Tolstoy Buried Alive (song) - a song by Venom (band) Buried Alive (talk show) - an Irish tv... In firearms terms, headspace refers to the distance between the bolt face and chamber necessary for reliable functioning of the weapon, or as a verb, the mechanism by which the correct positioning is achieved. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His guest appearances on TV shows include The Twilight Zone, The Equalizer, Law & Order, and Justice League as the voice of Dr. Destiny/John Dee. The Twilight Zone original opening. ... The Equalizer was an American action-adventure television series that aired on the CBS Network between 1985 and 1989. ... Law & Order is the longest-running primetime drama currently on American television, and only one other current primetime series, The Simpsons, has been on the air longer. ... The Justice League of America, also often referred to as the Justice League or JLA for short, is a DC Comics superhero team. ... Dr. Destiny is a DC Comics supervillain. ...

External links

• William Atherton at the Internet Movie Database