Actor

Fred Thompson

August 19, 1942 · Sheffield, Alabama, U.S.

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.

Notable work

7
Die Hard 2 (1990)
as Trudeau
6.9
Sinister (2012)
as Sheriff
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Arthur Branch
7.3
Cape Fear (1991)
as Tom Broadbent
7.4
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
as Rear ADM Joshua Painter (Enterprise Carrier Battle Group)
7
In the Line of Fire (1993)
as Harry Sargent
6.4
Days of Thunder (1990)
as Big John
6.4
Baby's Day Out (1994)
as FBI Agent Grissom
6.9
No Way Out (1987)
as CIA Director Marshall
7.3
Law & Order (1990)
as Arthur Branch
7.6
The Good Wife (2009)
as Frank Michael Thomas
5.9
Racing Stripes (2005)
as Sir Trenton (voice)

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