# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-atherton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:44:56.885Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-atherton"
name: "William Atherton"
slug: "william-atherton"
description: "William Atherton 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."
tagline: "American actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2009_CUN_Award_Party_William_Atherton_008.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1947-07-30"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump