MARITAL STATUS
Profession Actor
Nationality American
Birth July 30, 1947 (Orange, Connecticut, United States)
BIOGRAPHY
William Atherton enrolled in dramatic arts at the Drama School of Carnegie Tech then at Carnegie-Mellon University, from which he graduated in 1969. From then on, he played in numerous plays by renowned playwrights, such as David Rabe , John Guare and Arthur Miller . In parallel with his career on the stage, the native of Orange is trying to find a place in the cinema.
William found his first role in Cops Don’t Sleep at Night in 1972. Two years later, he played Clovis in Steven Spielberg ‘s Sugarland Express , Goldie Hawn ‘s husband who escapes from prison. He continued with The Day of the Scourge , The Hindenburg Odyssey and In Search of Mister Goodbar . He also played Jime Lloyd in the mini-series Colorado , in 1978. In the 80’s, William Atherton played several supporting roles in often well-known films, such as Ghostbusters , Genius , Without Pity , Crystal Trap (he played the unbearable journalist Richard Thornburg, a character he reprises in 58 Minutes to live on two years later). On the series side, we see him in The Fifth Dimension , Arabesque and Equalizer . During the years 1990 – 2000, William established his status as a known face of American cinema (by favoring arrogant and detestable characters) thanks to his performances in The Pelican Affair , Bio-Dome , The Lords of Harlem , Mad City , Michael Kael against the World News Company , The Crow 3 , The Last Samurai , Trap in the Rising Sun or The Girl Next Door . At the same time, the actor appears in several series, such as Strange Nights , Beyond Reality, the Adventure Continues , The Practice: Bobby Donnell and Associates , New York District / New York Judicial Police , Nights of the strange , The Black Rose , Boston Justice , Desperate Housewives , Life , Castle , Numb3rs , Monk , Lost , Workaholics
