Life and work
William Atherton is an American actor. Born: 30 July 1947. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1947–
William Atherton
William Atherton is an American actor. Born on 30 July 1947, this profile follows William Atherton through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Ghostbusters (1984) and Die Hard (1988). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Los Angeles Central Library and Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Ghostbusters · The Biltmore Los Angeles
William Atherton is credited as cast member on Ghostbusters. The work’s existing location story leads to The Biltmore Los Angeles. The hotel interiors stood in for Ghostbusters’ fictional Sedgewick Hotel, including the ballroom where the team catches Slimer. This is Los Angeles production geography for a story set in New York.
Ghostbusters — credits ↗︎Los Angeles Conservancy: Ghostbusters at the Millennium Biltmore ↗︎
Die Hard · Fox Plaza
William Atherton is credited as cast member on Die Hard. The work’s existing location story leads to Fox Plaza. Fox Plaza is documented as a location associated with Die Hard (1988). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 5 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
The Biltmore Los Angeles ↗︎
The Biltmore becomes the Sedgewick Hotel
The hotel interiors stood in for Ghostbusters’ fictional Sedgewick Hotel, including the ballroom where the team catches Slimer. This is Los Angeles production geography for a story set in New York.
Los Angeles Conservancy: Ghostbusters at the Millennium Biltmore ↗︎
506 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Fox Plaza ↗︎
A screen location
Fox Plaza is documented as a location associated with Die Hard (1988). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Open street map ↗︎Los Angeles Central Library ↗︎
Ghostbusters
The basement stacks stood in for the New York Public Library when the team encounters the librarian ghost. The library documents the shoot with its original call sheet.
630 W Fifth Street
Open street map ↗︎Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ↗︎
The Ghostbusters encounter the library ghost
The New York Public Library documents Ghostbusters among the films made at its 42nd Street building.
476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
Open street map ↗︎FDNY Hook & Ladder Company 8 ↗︎
Ladder 8 becomes the Ghostbusters' headquarters exterior
The active Tribeca firehouse supplied the headquarters exterior. Interior firehouse filming took place elsewhere, so this entry does not claim the New York building's interior.
City of New York — renovation of the Ghostbusters firehouse ↗︎
14 North Moore Street, New York, NY 10013
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1947-07-30
Born 30 July 1947
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Ghostbusters ↗︎
Ivan Reitman
Die Hard
John McTiernan
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
New York ↗︎
Street corners, fire escapes and subway rhythms. A city to read at walking pace.
Ghostbusters ↗︎
Pole: half a firehouse in two cities; sweep Manhattan, then slide down to Los Angeles.
Die Hard ↗︎
Tower: climb the real 34-storey Fox Plaza floor by floor at night, find floor 30 missing, and crawl the duct to Stage 15.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Dan Aykroyd ↗︎
Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian-American actor. Born on 1 July 1952, this profile follows Dan Aykroyd through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980), Ghostbusters (1984) and Chaplin (1992). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Harold Ramis ↗︎
Harold Ramis was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Born on 21 November 1944, this profile follows Harold Ramis through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Ghostbusters (1984). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Los Angeles Central Library and Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Ivan Reitman ↗︎
Ivan Reitman was a Slovak–Canadian filmmaker. Born on 27 October 1946, this profile follows Ivan Reitman through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Ghostbusters (1984). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Los Angeles Central Library and Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Rick Moranis ↗︎
Rick Moranis is a Canadian actor, comedian and musician. Born on 18 April 1953, this profile follows Rick Moranis through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Ghostbusters (1984). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Los Angeles Central Library and Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
John McTiernan ↗︎
John McTiernan is an American filmmaker. Born on 8 January 1951, this profile follows John McTiernan through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Die Hard (1988). The location trail reaches Fox Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Ernie Hudson ↗︎
Ernie Hudson is an American actor and former U.S. Marine. Born on 17 December 1945, this profile follows Ernie Hudson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Jazz Singer (1980) and Ghostbusters (1984). The location trail reaches Hollywood Pantages Theatre, The Biltmore Los Angeles and Los Angeles Central Library. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.