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Fred Thompson

Acting 73 (deceased) years old Sheffield, Alabama, U.S. ★ 1.3
Born: August 19, 1942
Died: November 1, 2015

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 chairman 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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (58)

God's Not Dead 2
God's Not Dead 2 Senior Pastor 2016
90 Minutes in Heaven
90 Minutes in Heaven Jay B. Perkins 2015
Allegiance
Allegiance FBI Director 2015
A Larger Life
A Larger Life Robert Parker 2014
23 Blast
23 Blast Coach Powers 2014
Persecuted
Persecuted Dr. Charles Luther 2014
Unlimited
Unlimited Harold Finch 2013
All the President's Men Revisited
All the President's Men Revisited Self 2013
The Last Ride
The Last Ride O'Keefe 2012
Sinister
Sinister Sheriff 2012
Alleged
Alleged William Jennings Bryan 2010
The Genesis Code
The Genesis Code Judge Hardin 2010
Secretariat
Secretariat Bull Hancock 2010
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Frank Michael Thomas 2009
Vote Jesus: The Chronicles of Ken Stevenson
Vote Jesus: The Chronicles of Ken Stevenson Self 2009
Life on Mars
Life on Mars Chief Harry Woolf 2008
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee President Ulysses S. Grant 2007
Conviction
Conviction Arthur Branch 2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson 2006
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Arthur Branch 2005
Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes Sir Trenton (voice) 2005
Last Best Chance
Last Best Chance President Charles Ross 2005
Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel Jay Sarno 2004
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Arthur Branch 2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Arthur Branch 1999
Fox News Sunday
Fox News Sunday Self 1996
Baby's Day Out
Baby's Day Out FBI Agent Grissom 1994
In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire Harry Sargent 1993
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday Senator Hedges 1993
Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate Jim Robinson 1993
Keep the Change
Keep the Change Otis 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self - Guest 1992
Stay the Night
Stay the Night Det.Malone 1992
White Sands
White Sands Arms Dealer (Uncredited) 1992
Thunderheart
Thunderheart William Dawes 1992
Bed of Lies
Bed of Lies Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes 1992
Iron Eagle III
Iron Eagle III Stockmann 1992
Cape Fear
Cape Fear Tom Broadbent 1991
Curly Sue
Curly Sue Bernard Oxbar 1991
Necessary Roughness
Necessary Roughness Carver Purcell 1991
Class Action
Class Action Dr. Getchell 1991
Flight of the Intruder
Flight of the Intruder Court-Martial Captain (uncredited) 1991
Law & Order
Law & Order Arthur Branch 1990
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2 Trudeau 1990
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder Big John 1990
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October Rear ADM Joshua Painter (Enterprise Carrier Battle Group) 1990
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy Melrose Hayden Barry 1989
Feds!
Feds! Bill Belecki 1988
Roseanne
Roseanne 1988
Unholy Matrimony
Unholy Matrimony Frank Sweeny 1988
China Beach
China Beach 1988
Wiseguy
Wiseguy 1987
No Way Out
No Way Out CIA Director Marshall 1987
Matlock
Matlock Gordon Lewis 1986
Marie: A True Story
Marie: A True Story Fred Thompson 1985
Summer of Judgement: The Watergate Hearings
Summer of Judgement: The Watergate Hearings Himself 1983
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck Self

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