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Fred Thompson

Actor, Producer
Born August 19, 1942Died November 1, 2015 (73 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • No Way Out
  • Curly Sue
  • White Sands
  • Wiseguy

Known For

  • Sinister
  • Die Hard 2
  • Cape Fear
  • In the Line of Fire
  • Days of Thunder
  • Baby's Day Out
  • Law & Order
  • Secretariat
  • No Way Out
  • Curly Sue
  • Thunderheart
  • Necessary Roughness
  • Feds
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
  • Class Action
  • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
  • Barbarians at the Gate
  • Aces: Iron Eagle III
  • Born Yesterday
  • Persecuted
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury
  • The Last Ride
  • 23 Blast
  • Evel Knievel

Featured Videos

  • Fred Thompson On Freedom Of Religion
    Fred Thompson On Freedom Of ReligionGod's Not Dead 2Behind the Scenes

Fred Thompson Filmography

2016
God's Not Dead 2 · as Senior Pastor
2015
90 Minutes in Heaven · as Jay B. Perkins
2015
Allegiance (TV Series) · as Fbi Director
2015
A Larger Life · as Robert Parker
2014
23 Blast · as Coach Powers
2014
Persecuted · as Dr. Charles Luther
2013
Unlimited · as Harold Finch
2012
Sinister · as Sheriff
2011
The Last Ride · as O'keefe
2010
Secretariat · as Bull Hancock
2010
Alleged · as William Jennings Bryan
2010
The Genesis Code · as Judge Hardin
2009
The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Frank Michael Thomas
2008
Life on Mars (US) (TV Series) · as Chief Harry Woolf
2007
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee · as President Ulysses S. Grant
2006
Conviction (TV Series) · as Arthur Branch
2005
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World · as Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) · as Arthur Branch
2005
Racing Stripes · as Sir Trenton (voice)
2005
Last Best Chance · as President Charles Ross
2004
Evel Knievel · as Jay Sarno
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Arthur Branch
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Arthur Branch
1998
Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Politician On Tv
1994
Baby's Day Out · as Fbi Agent Grissom
1993
In the Line of Fire · as Harry Sargent
1993
Born Yesterday · as Senator Hedges
1993
Barbarians at the Gate · as Jim Robinson
1992
Keep the Change · as Otis
1992
Day-O · as Frank Degeorgio
1992
Stay the Night · as Det.malone
1992
White Sands · as Arms Dealer (uncredited)
1992
Thunderheart · as William Dawes
1992
Bed of Lies · as Richard 'racehorse' Haynes
1992
Aces: Iron Eagle III · as Stockmann
1991
Cape Fear · as Tom Broadbent
1991
Curly Sue · as Bernard Oxbar
1991
Necessary Roughness · as Carver Purcell
1991
Class Action · as Dr. Getchell
1991
Flight of the Intruder · as Court-Martial Captain (uncredited)
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Arthur Branch
1990
Die Hard 2 · as Trudeau
1990
Days of Thunder · as Big John
1990
The Hunt for Red October · as Rear Adm Joshua Painter (enterprise Carrier Battle Group)
1989
Fat Man and Little Boy · as Melrose Hayden Barry
1988
Feds · as Bill Belecki
1988
Roseanne (TV Series)
1988
Unholy Matrimony · as Frank Sweeny
1988
China Beach (TV Series)
1987
Wiseguy (TV Series)
1987
No Way Out · as Cia Director Marshall
1986
Matlock (TV Series) · as Prosecutor Mr. Mcgonigal (uncredited)

2023
2022
2018
2017
2016
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam
2016
2014
Outnumbered (TV Series) · as Self
2013
2012
PoliticKING with Larry King (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2009
Hannity (TV Series) · as Self
2008
Huckabee (TV Series) · as Self - Actor
2006
Glenn Beck (TV Series) · as Self
2005
The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self
2005
This Revolution · as Self
2005
This Week (TV Series) · as Self
2004
2004
2003
1996
Your World (TV Series) · as Self
1996
No Spin News (TV Series) · as Self
1996
Hannity & Colmes (TV Series) · as Self
1996
The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self
1994
Dennis Miller Live (TV Series) · as Self
1993
But... Seriously · as Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self
1991
Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self
1985
Marie · as Fred Thompson
1985
Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self
1981
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self
1968
60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Senator, Tennessee (segment "grigori Loutchansky")
1947
Meet the Press (TV Series) · as Self

2013
Unlimited · as Executive Producer

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