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Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 19, 1942
Died Nov 01, 2015 (73)
Birthplace Sheffield, Alabama, U.S.
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Freddie Dalton 'Fred' Thompson (August 19, 1942 - November 1, 2015), credited as Fred Thompson and Fred Dalton Thompson, is an American politician, actor, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, and radio host. He served as a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1994 through 2003. He served as chairma ... n of the International Security Advisory Board at the United States Department of State, was a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a Visiting Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, specializing in national security and intelligence. As an actor, he has appeared in a large number of movies and television shows. He has frequently portrayed governmental figures. In the final months of his U.S. Senate term in 2002, he joined the cast of the long-running NBC television series Law & Order, playing Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch. In May 2007, he took a break from acting in order to run for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. In 2009, he returned to acting with a guest appearance on television series; and co-starred with Brian Dennehy in the movie Alleged, about the Scopes Monkey Trial. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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God's Not Dead 2

God's Not Dead 2

2016

as Senior Pastor

90 Minutes in Heaven

90 Minutes in Heaven

2015

as Jay B. Perkins

A Larger Life

A Larger Life

2014

as Robert Parker

Persecuted

Persecuted

2014

as Dr. Charles Luther

23 Blast

23 Blast

2014

as Coach Powers

Unlimited

Unlimited

2013

as Harold Finch

The Last Ride

The Last Ride

2012

as O'Keefe

Sinister

Sinister

2012

as Sheriff

Alleged

Alleged

2010

as William Jennings Bryan

Secretariat

Secretariat

2010

as Bull Hancock

The Genesis Code

The Genesis Code

2010

as Judge Hardin

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007

as President Ulysses S. Grant

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

2006

as Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson

Last Best Chance

Last Best Chance

2005

as President Charles Ross

Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes

2005

as Sir Trenton (voice)

Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel

2004

as Jay Sarno

Baby's Day Out

Baby's Day Out

1994

as FBI Agent Grissom

Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

1993

as Jim Robinson

In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

1993

as Harry Sargent

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1993

as Senator Hedges

Stay the Night

Stay the Night

1992

as Det.Malone

Thunderheart

Thunderheart

1992

as William Dawes

Bed of Lies

Bed of Lies

1992

as Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes

Keep the Change

Keep the Change

1992

as Otis

Iron Eagle III

Iron Eagle III

1992

as Stockmann

White Sands

White Sands

1992

as Arms Dealer (Uncredited)

Curly Sue

Curly Sue

1991

as Bernard Oxbar

Necessary Roughness

Necessary Roughness

1991

as Carver Purcell

Class Action

Class Action

1991

as Dr. Getchell

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991

as Tom Broadbent

Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder

1991

as Court Martial Officer (uncredited)

Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder

1990

as Big John

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

1990

as Trudeau

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990

as Rear ADM Joshua Painter (Enterprise Carrier Battle Group)

Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

1989

as Melrose Hayden Barry

Feds

Feds

1988

as Bill Belecki

Unholy Matrimony

Unholy Matrimony

1988

as Frank Sweeny

No Way Out

No Way Out

1987

as CIA Director Marshall

Marie: A True Story

Marie: A True Story

1985

as Fred Thompson

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Unlimited

Unlimited

2013

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Law & Order

as Arthur Branch

Episodes: 116

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Arthur Branch

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 03, 2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Arthur Branch

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Matlock

as Prosecutor Mr. McGonigal (uncredited)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 03, 1986

Allegiance

as FBI Director

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 05, 2015

The Good Wife

as Frank Michael Thomas

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

Conviction

as Arthur Branch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 2006

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Arthur Branch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Life on Mars

as Chief Harry Woolf

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2008

Wiseguy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 16, 1987

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Himself

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 1992

China Beach

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 26, 1988

Roseanne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1988

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