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Fred Thompson(1942-2015)

  • Actor
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Sen. Fred Thompson plays William Jennings Bryan.  Ironically, both held presidential aspirations (Bryan getting the Democratic nominee 3x).
Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform in the States. When a U.S. Senator orders Luther abducted and framed for the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of persecution is unleashed with Luther running for his life to uncover the deadly plot. As evangelist turned fugitive, Luther vows to expose anyone involved with or profiting from the girl's murder; a mission that brings him face-to-face with the coming storm of persecution that will threaten the entire Christian community in America.
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Persecuted (2014)
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Fred Thompson was born on 19 August 1942 in Sheffield, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for The Hunt for Red October (1990), No Way Out (1987) and Baby's Day Out (1994). He was previously married to Jeri Kehn Thompson and Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey. He died on 1 November 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornAugust 19, 1942
DiedNovember 1, 2015(73)
BornAugust 19, 1942
DiedNovember 1, 2015(73)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

Photos25

Fred Thompson in Cape Fear (1991)
Fred Thompson, David A.R. White, and James Mainard O'Connell in God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
Fred Thompson in 23 Blast (2014)
Fred Thompson, Bebe Neuwirth, and Amy Carlson in Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Fred Thompson and Bebe Neuwirth in Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Fred Thompson in Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Fred Thompson and Bebe Neuwirth in Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Fred Thompson in Charlie Rose (1991)
Fred Thompson in Persecuted (2014)
Fred Thompson in Sinister (2012)
Fred Thompson in The Last Ride (2011)
Julianna Margulies, Fred Thompson, and Josh Charles in The Good Wife (2009)

Known for:

Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
The Hunt for Red October
7.5
  • Admiral Painter(as Fred Dalton Thompson)
  • 1990
Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young in No Way Out (1987)
No Way Out
7.1
  • Marshall(as Fred Dalton Thompson)
  • 1987
Adam Robert Worton and Jacob Joseph Worton in Baby's Day Out (1994)
Baby's Day Out
6.2
  • FBI Agent Dale Grissom(as Fred Dalton Thompson)
  • 1994
Clare Foley in Sinister (2012)
Sinister
6.8
  • Sheriff(as Fred Dalton Thompson)
  • 2012

Credits

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Actor

  • God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
    God's Not Dead 2
    • Senior Pastor
    • 2016
  • Kate Bosworth and Hayden Christensen in 90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)
    90 Minutes in Heaven
    • Jay B. Perkins (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2015
  • A Larger Life (2015)
    A Larger Life
    • Robert Parker (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2015
  • Scott Cohen, Margarita Levieva, Morgan Spector, Gavin Stenhouse, and Alexandra Peters in Allegiance (2015)
    Allegiance
    • FBI Director (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Mark Hapka in 23 Blast (2014)
    23 Blast
    • Coach Powers (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2014
  • James Remar in Persecuted (2014)
    Persecuted
    • Charles Luther (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2014
  • Unlimited (2013)
    Unlimited
    • Harold Finch (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2013
  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
    • Frank Michael Thomas (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2012
  • Clare Foley in Sinister (2012)
    Sinister
    • Sheriff (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2012
  • The Last Ride (2011)
    The Last Ride
    • O'Keefe (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2011
  • Alleged (2010)
    Alleged
    • William Jennings Bryan (as Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2010
  • Ironmen (2010)
    Ironmen
    • Governor Neeley (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2010
  • Diane Lane, James Cromwell, John Malkovich, and Scott Glenn in Secretariat (2010)
    Secretariat
    • Bull Hancock (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2010
  • The Genesis Code (2010)
    The Genesis Code
    • Judge Hardin (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • 2010
  • Harvey Keitel, Gretchen Mol, Michael Imperioli, and Jason O'Mara in Life on Mars (2008)
    Life on Mars
    • Chief Harry Woolf (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    • TV Series
    • 2009

Videos16

God's Not Dead 2
Clip 1:21
God's Not Dead 2
Secretariat
Clip 1:01
Secretariat
Secretariat
Clip 1:11
Secretariat
Secretariat
Clip 1:17
Secretariat
Secretariat
Clip 0:49
Secretariat
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:24
Official Trailer
Redband Version
Trailer 2:16
Redband Version
No. 1
Trailer 2:31
No. 1
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Trailer 1:22
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
The Genesis Code
Trailer 1:45
The Genesis Code
Alleged
Trailer 1:31
Alleged
Racing Stripes
Trailer 0:31
Racing Stripes

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ored Dalton
  • Height
    • 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
  • Born
    • August 19, 1942
    • Sheffield, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • November 1, 2015
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Jeri Kehn ThompsonJune 29, 2002 - November 1, 2015 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Hayden Victoria
  • Relatives
    • Ken Dale Thompson(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Book: "At That Point in Time: The Inside Story of the Senate Watergate Committee". New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co., ISBN 0812905369
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 24 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Won a special election to the United States Senate in 1994 to fill the unexpired term of senator Al Gore, who had been elected vice president of the U.S. (Gore resigned from the Senate 2 January 1993); reelected for a full term in 1996. He did not run for reelection in 2002. A Republican, he represented his home state of Tennessee from 2 December 1994 - 3 January 2003.
  • Quotes
    [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.
  • Trademarks
      Towering height

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