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Atherton played reporter Richard "Dick" Thornburg in the blockbuster action film Die Hard (1988), and reprised the role in its sequel Die Hard 2 (1990). [10] Other film credits include No Mercy (1986), The Pelican Brief (1993), Bio-Dome (1996), Mad City (1997), The Crow: Salvation (2000), The Last Samurai (2003), Grim Prairie Tales (1990), the ...
William Atherton (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor. He portrayed arrogant reporter Richard Thornburg in Die Hard and Die Hard 2. Atherton appeared in films, which includes Ghostbusters, Real Genius, The Pelican Brief and The Last Samurai. He also appeared in television programs like Nash...
He is known worldwide for what have become his signature film characters: the television reporter, Dick Thornburg in the action blockbusters Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990), the EPA official, Walter Peck in Ghostbusters (1984), Professor Jerry Hathaway, the conniving professor in Real Genius (1985) and Dr. Noah Faulkner, the mad scientist ...
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William Atherton: Thornburg. Showing all 3 items. Jump to: Photos (1) Quotes (2) Photos. Quotes. Hans Gruber : Touching, Cowboy, touching. Or should I call you, Mr. McClane? Mr. Officer John McClane of the New York Police Department? Richard Thornburg : Get on the phone to Harry in New York. Come on, baby, move, move.
Actor: Die Hard. William Atherton's career has spanned motion pictures, Broadway and television. He first achieved international recognition as the leading man in Steven Spielberg's debut feature The Sugarland Express (1974), and next starred in John Schlesinger's The Day of the Locust (1975), Robert Wise's The Hindenburg (1975) and Richard ...
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Die Hard is a 1988 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. It stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, and Bonnie Bedelia, with Reginald VelJohnson, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, and Hart Bochner in ...
May 3, 2023 · Post-Die Hard, Atherton reprised his role for the sequel, and has worked steadily onstage, in voice-over, and in film and television, earning credits for The Pelican Brief (1993), Introducing ...
