1. William Atherton was born on July 30,1947 and is an American actor.
18 Facts About William Atherton
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William Atherton had starring roles in The Sugarland Express, The Day of the Locust, The Hindenburg and Looking for Mr Goodbar, but is most recognized for what have become iconic roles in the Ghostbusters and Die Hard film series.
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William Atherton studied acting at the Drama School at Carnegie Tech and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1969.
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William Atherton got his big break playing hapless fugitive Clovis Poplin in The Sugarland Express, the feature film debut of Steven Spielberg.
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William Atherton provided lead vocals for "What'll I Do", the main title theme for the Robert Redford film version of The Great Gatsby.
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William Atherton starred as cowboy Jim Lloyd in the miniseries Centennial, based on the novel by James Michener.
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William Atherton appeared in the comedy Ghostbusters as the officious and condescending EPA agent Walter Peck.
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William Atherton played reporter Richard "Dick" Thornburg in the blockbuster action film Die Hard, and reprised the role in its sequel Die Hard 2.
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William Atherton provided the voice of Dr Destiny on Justice League.
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William Atherton had a recurring role in NBC's detective drama Life.
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William Atherton reprised his role as Walter Peck in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, released on June 16,2009.
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William Atherton was cast in the final season of ABC's Lost.
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William Atherton appeared in the musical Gigi for the Reprise Theatre in Los Angeles as "Honore Lachailles" in 2011.
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In summer 2014, William Atherton was cast in a recurring role as Viceroy Mercado in the Syfy series Defiance's second season.
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William Atherton co-starred in the 2017 Netflix thriller, Clinical, and appears in several upcoming documentaries on his most iconic films.
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William Atherton has been married to writer Bobbi Goldin since December 8,1980.
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William Atherton appeared with his former Centennial costar Stephanie Zimbalist in the Gregory Peck Reading Series, a project of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles benefiting the Los Angeles Public Library.
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In December 2018, William Atherton participated in the Library Foundation's reading of excerpts from book editor and critic, David Kipen's best-seller, Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018.