Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1942-08-19
- Day of Death2015-11-01 (73 years)
- Place of BirthSheffield, Alabama, U.S.
- Also Known AsFred Dalton ThompsonSenator Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2016
God's Not Dead 2
As: Senior Pastor
- 2015
90 Minutes in Heaven
As: Jay B. Perkins
- 2015
Allegiance
As: FBI Director
- 2014
23 Blast
As: Coach Powers
- 2014
Persecuted
As: Dr. Charles Luther
- 2013
Unlimited
As: Harold Finch
- 2012
The Last Ride
As: O'Keefe
- 2012
Sinister
As: Sheriff
2010Alleged
As: William Jennings Bryan
2010The Genesis Code
As: Judge Hardin
2010Secretariat
As: Bull Hancock
2009The Good Wife
As: Frank Michael Thomas
2008Life on Mars
As: Chief Harry Woolf
2007Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
As: President Ulysses S. Grant
2006Conviction
As: Arthur Branch
2006Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
As: Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson
2005Law & Order: Trial by Jury
As: Arthur Branch
2005Racing Stripes
As: Sir Trenton (voice)
2005Last Best Chance
As: President Charles Ross
2004Evel Knievel
As: Jay Sarno
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As: Arthur Branch
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Arthur Branch
1994Baby's Day Out
As: FBI Agent Grissom
- 1993
In the Line of Fire
As: Harry Sargent
1993Born Yesterday
As: Senator Hedges
1993Barbarians at the Gate
As: Jim Robinson
1992Keep the Change
As: Otis
1992Stay the Night
As: Det.Malone
1992White Sands
As: Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
1992Thunderheart
As: William Dawes
1992Bed of Lies
As: Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes
1992Iron Eagle III
As: Stockmann
- 1991
Cape Fear
As: Tom Broadbent
1991Curly Sue
As: Bernard Oxbar
1991Necessary Roughness
As: Carver Purcell
1991Class Action
As: Dr. Getchell
1991Flight of the Intruder
As: Court Martial Officer (uncredited)
1990Law & Order
As: Arthur Branch
- 1990
Die Hard 2
As: Trudeau
1990Days of Thunder
As: Big John
- 1990
The Hunt for Red October
As: Rear ADM Joshua Painter (Enterprise Carrier Battle Group)
1989Fat Man and Little Boy
As: Melrose Hayden Barry
1988Feds
As: Bill Belecki
1988Unholy Matrimony
As: Frank Sweeny
1987No Way Out
As: CIA Director Marshall
1986Matlock
As: Prosecutor Mr. McGonigal (uncredited)
1985Marie: A True Story
As: Fred Thompson