William Atherton
Actor
Casting call: Sheila Kelley gets 'Lost,' Kathy Griffin to 'SVU'...be seen (it's looking like "Lost" will return in January). Kelley joins a guest-star roster for season six that also includes William Atherton ("Life," "Die Hard"), Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada and "Deadwood's" John Hawkes. The name Kathy... In this article: Sheila Kelley, Kathy Griffin, Neal Baer, Twitter, Privileged, Emmy nomination, and Hiroyuki Sanada |
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PR Newswire: Technology | November 03, 2009
'Ghostbusters(TM): The Video Game' On PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Systems Slimes Its Way Into North American Retailers
...with Manhattan once again overrun by ghosts and supernatural forces, the game also features performances from fan favorites such as William Atherton (Walter Peck), Annie Potts (Janine Melnitz) and Brian Doyle-Murray (lending his voice as...
In this article: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Trademark, Microsoft Corporation, Xbox 360, Columbia Pictures, Terminal Reality, Atari, Nintendo, and Wii
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E! Online | October 28, 2009
This Just In: Mia Michaels Finally Explains SYTYCD Departure
...back...you better watch yours." • Lost: Carlton Cuse revealed via a series of Twitter riddles that creepy character actor William Atherton is guest starring on Lost this season. Visit Fancast to watch full episodes of your favorite...
In this article: Mia Michaels, So You Think You Can Dance, Heather Locklear, Melrose Place, Lost, Cancer, Carlton Cuse, and Twitter
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Wikipedia | October 19, 2009
Grim Prairie Tales
Deeds then responds with the only non-supernatural story of the three, about a homesteader family whose father (played by William Atherton) is forced to participate in a lynch mob. Finally, Morrison tells about a gunslinger (played by Scott...
In this article: Grim Prairie Tales, James Earl Jones, Scott Paulin, Brad Dourif, Marc McClure, NBC Television, and Will Hare
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Wikipedia | October 03, 2009
William Atherton
William Atherton (born July 30, 1947) is an American film, stage and television actor. Atherton was born William Atherton Knight II in Orange, Connecticut, the son of Myrtle (nee Robison) and Robert Atherton Knight. He attended the...
In this article: Carnegie Institute of Technology, EPA, Steven Spielberg, Martha Coolidge, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, and The Sugarland Express
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boston.com - Today in History | July 29, 2009
Today in History - July 30
...D-Colo., is 69. Singer Paul Anka is 68. Jazz musician David Sanborn is 64. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is 62. Actor William Atherton is 62. Actor Jean Reno is 61. Blues singer-musician Otis Taylor is 61. Actor Frank Stallone is 59.
In this article: Joyce Kilmer, Teamsters, Ehud Olmert, George W. Bush, Allegation, Tax, Medicare, World War I, and World War II
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USATODAY.com | June 25, 2009
Something strange in your neighborhood? Must be 'Ghostbusters: The Video Game'
...Aykroyd and Ramis, and reportedly contains ideas that never made it into theaters. Other actors are back, too, such as Annie Potts and William Atherton, along with more contemporary talent including Alyssa Milano, who voices the part of Dr....
In this article: Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Ghostbusters, Atari, USA Today, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo Wii
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San Francisco Chronicle | June 23, 2009
Review: Ghostbusters: The Video Game hits slime time
...world and beyond. Ghostbusters: The Video Game provides plenty of nods to the old movies - actors Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and William Atherton also reprise their roles. The training sequence in an upscale hotel mirrors the first...
In this article: Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Ghostbusters, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Atari, Harold Ramis, Venkman, Terminal Reality, Xbox 360, and Plaintiff
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New York Daily News | June 14, 2009
'Ghostbusters': Where Are They Now?
...Up," had a role in "Walk Hard" and is in the new Jack Black-Michael Cera comedy "Year One," which he directed and co-wrote. WILLIAM ATHERTON (Walter Peck) After getting his big break in "The Sugarland Express" (1974), Atherton garnered...
In this article: Ghostbusters, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray, Seth Rogen, Avatar, Oscar, Wes Anderson, Harold Ramis, and Annie Potts
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New Jersey On-Line | February 19, 2009
Life, I Heart Mom : Take 'em both, and there you have the facts of roof
...montages followed by an abrupt cancellation. Sigh... If, indeed, Rayborn was murdered, then William Atherton got a great farewell episode, as he got to play dead (and laugh about it afterwards), needle Crews about his solemnity and lack of...
In this article: Charlie, American Idol, M.C. Gainey, and The Mentalist
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New Jersey On-Line | December 04, 2008
Life, Evil... and his Brother Ziggy : She ain't heavy, she's his brother
...police procedural!" And yet, none of the laugh moments in any way undermined the show's usual Zen cool, whether it was Crews and William Atherton(*) chatting on his swank rooftop lounge or Crews staring down a gang of angry locals in the...
In this article: New Jersey, Stew, and Real Genius
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William Atherton Knight II (born July 30, 1947) is an American film, stage and television actor.
Atherton was born in Orange, Connecticut, the son of Myrtle (née Robison) and Robert Atherton Knight. He attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Pasadena Playhouse. After a handful of small film roles, Atherton got his big break playing hapless fugitive Clovis Poplin in The Sugarland Express, the feature film debut of Steven Spielberg. After this, he garnered major roles in dark dramas such as Looking for Mr. Goodbar and The Day of the Locust, as well as the big-budget disaster film The Hindenburg. He also played the lead in the 1978 miniseries Centennial, based on the novel by James Michener.
Atherton entered pop culture history in 1984, when he appeared in the hit comedy Ghostbusters as the overbearing EPA agent Walter Peck. Atherton was almost injured on the set when 200 pounds of shaving cream were dumped on him from a crane to simulate a torrent of molten marshmallow engulfing him, nearly knocking him off his feet. After the big success of Ghostbusters, Atherton has said that people have yelled "Dickless" at him when they see him in public (Peck is called "Dickless" by Dan Aykroyd's character in the movie).
According to writer/director Kevin Smith, Atherton was his first choice to play the odious Jared Svenning, the chief villain of his 1995 film Mallrats. Atherton turned it down as he saw the film to be too childish, although Smith humorously added that Atherton had elected instead to play a role in the Pauly Shore vehicle Bio-Dome.
- Birth Date:
- July 30, 1947
- Birthplace:
- Orange, Connecticut
- Occupation:
- Film, television, stage actor
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