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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Montreal 1535-1914 Volume 1
- Montreal 1535-1914 Volume 2
- Suffering and Defeat of the Nothwestern Army under General Winchester : Massacre of the Prisoners
- Narrative of the Suffering
- Rich & famous
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Film & TV
Acting · Orange, Connecticut, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Atherton Knight (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor, best known for portraying Richard Thornburg in Die Hard and its sequel and Walter Peck in Ghostbusters.
Known for
- Where Did the Adults Go? — The Father2025
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire — Mayor Walter Peck2024
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters — Self2020
- Reunited Apart — Self2020
- Bad Company2018
- Clinical — Terry Drummond2017
- Ghostheads — Self2016
- Jinn — Father Westhoff2014
- Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie — Earle Swinter2012
- Jersey Shore Shark Attack — Dolan2012
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 56
- Total plays
- 300
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Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 92
- Cited by
- 2,188
Research areas
Most cited works
- An analyses of the status of landfill classification systems in developing countries: Sub Saharan Africa landfill experiences2019 · 203 cit
- The development of a low carbon binder produced from the ternary blending of cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag and high calcium fly ash: An experimental and statistical approach2018 · 160 cit
- Future of clay-based construction materials – A review2019 · 151 cit
- Mechanical Properties of an Upgrading Cold-Mix Asphalt Using Waste Materials2012 · 113 cit
- Stabilisation of soft soil using binary blending of high calcium fly ash and palm oil fuel ash2017 · 113 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,655x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,955x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,031x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,752x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,537x
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Key facts
- Born
- William Atherton Knight , ( 1947-07-30 ) July 30, 1947 (age 78) , Orange, Connecticut , U.S.
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon University ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Spouse
- Bobbi Goldin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 )
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Wikidata facts
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- 2009 CUN Award Party William Atherton 008.JPG
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- Commons category
- William Atherton
- date of birth
- 1947-01-01
- birth name
- William Atherton Knight
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
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William Atherton (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor. He had starring roles in The Sugarland Express (1974), The Day of the Locust (1975), The Hindenburg (1975) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), but is most recognized for what have become iconic roles in the Ghostbusters and Die Hard film series.
Early life and education