William Atherton

William Atherton
Personal information
Date of birth	July 30, 1947
Place of Birth	Orange, Connecticut, USA
Years Active	1972–present
Die Hard
Character	Richard Thornburg
Appeared in	Die Hard Die Hard 2

William Atherton (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor. He portrayed arrogant reporter Richard Thornburg in Die Hard and Die Hard 2.

CareerEdit

Atherton appeared in films, which includes Ghostbusters, Real Genius, The Pelican Brief and The Last Samurai. He also appeared in television programs like Nash Bridges, The Practice, Stargate SG-1, Lost and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

TriviaEdit

Atherton is one of the four actors, other than Bruce Willis, to appear in the Die Hard film series more than once, the other three being Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

External LinksEdit

• William Atherton at the Internet Movie Database
• William Atherton on Wikipedia