- Films
- 29
- Avg rating
- 6.21
- Peak run
- 1984’90
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
William by the numbers
Average
6.21
22 rated films
Vote weighted
6.35
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±1.14
rating spread
Career
53y
1973 to 2025
Total votes
2.81M
across every film
Best
8.2
Die Hard
Worst
4.3
Into the Sun
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 | Where Did the Adults Go? | The Father | · | 29 |
| 2018 | Bad Company | · | · | 427 |
| 2017 | Clinical | Terry | 5.1 | 9,873 |
| 2014 | Jinn | Father Westhoff | 4.2 | 4,987 |
| 2012 | The Citizen | Winston | 6.8 | 3,419 |
| 2010 | The Kane Files: Life of Trial | Daniel Morgan | · | 644 |
| 2007 | Kush | King | · | 327 |
| 2007 | Towards Darkness | John | · | 501 |
| 2007 |  The Girl Next Door | Adult David Moran | 6.4 | 32,612 |
| 2005 | Into the Sun | CIA Agent Block | 4.3 | 8,386 |
| 2003 |  The Last Samurai | Winchester Rep | 7.8 | 511K |
| 2001 | Race to Space | Ralph Stanton | 5.4 | 1,029 |
| 2000 |  The Crow: Salvation | Nathan Randall | 4.9 | 13,878 |
| 1998 | Michael Kael contre la World News Company | James Denit | · | 287 |
| 1997 |  Hoodlum | Thomas Dewey | 6.3 | 14,385 |
| 1997 |  Mad City | Dohlen | 6.3 | 22,047 |
| 1996 |  Bio-Dome | Dr. Noah Faulkner | 4.5 | 32,029 |
| 1993 |  The Pelican Brief | Bob Gminski | 6.7 | 106K |
| 1990 |  Die Hard 2 | Thornberg | 7.2 | 411K |
| 1990 | Grim Prairie Tales | Arthur | 5.5 | 1,260 |
Takes
On William Atherton
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.