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Fred Dalton Thompson

Actor

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When he joined the cast of Law & Order in the fall of 2002, Thompson (District Attorney Arthur Branch) became the first serving U.S. Senator to take a regular TV acting job. His term did not end until January 2003. See more trivia »

Born:

Freddie Dalton Thompson
in Sheffield, Alabama, USA
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Clarence Darrow (Brian Dennehy) and William Jennings Bryan (Sen. Fred Thompson) strike the same famous pose on the set of "alleged" as the historical characters did in 1925. William Jennings Bryan (played by Sen. Fred Thompson) is considered among the greatest orators in American history. Still of Fred Dalton Thompson, Josh Charles and Archie Panjabi in The Good Wife "Alleged" Frank Zieger and Fred Tompson This 1896 campaign poster depicts William Jennings Bryan (here, Sen. Fred Thompson, circa 1972 or so). The depiction of Thompson was done by artist Helen Williams Ward. Fred Dalton Thompson
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2013 23 Blast (filming)
Coach Powers
 
2013/II Unlimited (post-production)
Harold Finch
 
2011-2012 The Good Wife (TV series)
Frank Michael Thomas
– Gloves Come Off (2012) … Frank Michael Thomas
– Foreign Affairs (2011) … Frank Michael Thomas
 
2012 Sinister
Sheriff
 
2011 The Last Ride
O'Keefe
 
2010 Secretariat
Bull Hancock
 
2010 The Genesis Code
Judge Hardin
 
2010 Alleged
William Jennings Bryan
 
2010 Ironmen
Governor Neeley
 
2009 Life on Mars (TV series)
Chief Harry Woolf
– The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All (2009) … Chief Harry Woolf
 
2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (TV movie)
President Ulysses S. Grant (as Fred Thompson)
 
2002-2007 Law & Order (TV series)
D.A. Arthur Branch
– The Family Hour (2007) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– Over Here (2007) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– Captive (2007) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– Fallout (2007) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– Bling (2007) … D.A. Arthur Branch
See all 116 episodes »
 
2006 Conviction (TV series)
D.A. Arthur Branch
– Pilot (2006) … D.A. Arthur Branch
 
2003-2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
D.A. Arthur Branch
– Gone (2006) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– Rockabye (2005) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– Starved (2005) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– Goliath (2005) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– Night (2005) … D.A. Arthur Branch
See all 11 episodes »
 
2005-2006 Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series)
D.A. Arthur Branch
– Eros in the Upper Eighties (2006) … D.A. Arthur Branch (as Fred Thompson)
– Boys Will Be Boys (2005) … D.A. Arthur Branch (as Fred Thompson)
– Day (2005) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– Blue Wall (2005) … D.A. Arthur Branch
– The Line (2005) … D.A. Arthur Branch
See all 13 episodes »
 
2005 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Fred Dalton Thompson
 
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
D.A. Arthur Branch
– In the Wee Small Hours: Part 2 (2005) … D.A. Arthur Branch
 
2005 Last Best Chance (video)
President Charles Ross
 
2005 Racing Stripes
Sir Trenton (voice)
 
2004 Evel Knievel (TV movie)
Jay Sarno
 
2001 Rachel and Andrew Jackson: A Love Story (TV movie)
Andrew Jackson (voice)
 
2000 Sex and the City (TV series)
Politician on TV
– Politically Erect (2000) … Politician on TV
 
1994 Baby's Day Out
FBI Agent Dale Grissom
 
1993 In the Line of Fire
Harry Sargent
 
1993 Born Yesterday
Sen. Hedges
 
1993 Barbarians at the Gate (TV movie)
Jim Robinson
 
1989-1993 Matlock (TV series)
Gordon Lewis / Prosecutor Mr. McGonigal
– The Juror (1993) … Prosecutor Mr. McGonigal (uncredited)
– The Hunting Party: Part 1 (1989) … Gordon Lewis
– The Hunting Party: Part 2 (1989) … Gordon Lewis
 
1992 Keep the Change (TV movie)
Otis
 
1992 Day-O (TV movie)
Frank DeGeorgio
 
1992 Stay the Night (TV movie)
Det. Malone
 
1992 White Sands
Arms Dealer (uncredited)
 
1992 Thunderheart
William Dawes
 
1992 Bed of Lies (TV movie)
Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes
 
1992 Aces: Iron Eagle III
Stockman
 
1991 Cape Fear
Tom Broadbent
 
1991 Curly Sue
Bernard Oxbar
 
1991 Necessary Roughness
Carver Purcell
 
1991 Class Action
Dr. Getchell
 
1991 Flight of the Intruder
Court-Martial Captain (uncredited)
 
1990 Die Hard 2
Trudeau
 
1990 Days of Thunder
Big John
 
1990 The Hunt for Red October
Admiral Painter
 
1989 Fat Man and Little Boy
Maj. Gen. Melrose Hayden Barry
 
1989 Roseanne (TV series)
Keith Faber
– Let's Call It Quits (1989) … Keith Faber
 
1989 China Beach (TV series)
Lt. Col. Reinhardt
– Twilight (1989) … Lt. Col. Reinhardt
 
1988 Wiseguy (TV series)
Knox Pooley
– Last of the True Believers (1988) … Knox Pooley
– Revenge of the Mud People (1988) … Knox Pooley
– School of Hard Knox (1988) … Knox Pooley
 
1988 Feds
Bill Bilecki
 
1988 Unholy Matrimony (TV movie)
Frank Sweeny (as Fred Thompson)
 
1987 No Way Out
CIA Director Marshall
 
Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
2005-2012 Meet the Press (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Former Senator, Tennessee
– Episode dated 29 January 2012 (2012) … Himself - Former Senator, Tennessee
– Episode dated 2 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 July 2005 (2005) … Himself (as Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson)
– Episode dated 29 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2007-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself / Himself - At the Kentucky Derby
– Episode #19.142 (2011) … Himself - At the Kentucky Derby (as Fred Thompson)
– Episode dated 5 September 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Hannity (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 August 2010 (2010) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
– Episode dated 27 July 2010 (2010) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
– Episode dated 17 May 2010 (2010) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
– Episode dated 15 April 2010 (2010) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
– Episode dated 3 February 2010 (2010) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1999-2010 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Fred Thompson (2010) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
– Paul Rudd (1999) … Himself (as Sen. Fred Thompson)
 
2010 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Glenn Beck (TV series)
Himself - Former Tennessee Senator
– Episode dated 23 January 2009 (2009) … Himself - Former Tennessee Senator
 
2009 Vote Jesus: The Chronicles of Ken Stevenson (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 IFC News: 2008 Uncut (TV series)
Himself
– Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Election But Were Afraid to Ask (2008) … Himself
– The Vice Presidential Debate (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Just In with Laura Ingraham (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 June 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 January 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Sen. Fred Thompson)
 
2008 Your World w/ Neil Cavuto (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 January 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
 
2007 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Fred Thompson (2007) … Himself
 
2007 CNN/YouTube Republican Debate (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 2007 (2007) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 July 2006 (2006) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
 
2004-2005 Hannity & Colmes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 July 2005 (2005) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
– Episode dated 25 March 2004 (2004) … Himself (as Fred Thompson)
 
2005 Jerry Orbach Tribute (video short)
Himself
 
2004 Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History (TV documentary)
Himself (as Fred Thompson)
 
2002 Download This
Himself
 
2001 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 September 2001 (2001) … Himself - Guest
 
2000 The Campaign Trail to the Road to the White House (TV movie)
Himself (as Sen. Fred Thompson)
 
2000 Dennis Miller Live (TV series)
Himself
– Reducing Government (2000) … Himself
 
1985 Marie
Himself (as Fred Thompson)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2007 The Colbert Report (TV series)
 
2005 This Revolution
Himself (uncredited)
 
1983 Vietnam: A Television History (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1975) Book: "At That Point in Time: The Inside Story of the Senate Watergate Committee". New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co., ISBN 0812905369 See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 20 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Ored Dalton | Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson | Fred Thompson | Sen. Fred Thompson

Height:

6' 6" (1.98 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[from a speech given before the Commonwealth Club of California] After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood. See more »

Trivia:

When he joined the cast of Law & Order in the fall of 2002, Thompson (District Attorney Arthur Branch) became the first serving U.S. Senator to take a regular TV acting job. His term did not end until January 2003. See more »

Trademark:

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Star Sign:

Leo