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Fred Thompson

Acting Born Aug 19, 1942 Died Nov 1, 2015 Sheffield, Alabama, U.S. 58 credits

Biography

Fred Thompson is an American actor. He was born on August 19, 1942, in Sheffield, Alabama, U.S. As an actor, he has appeared in a large number of movies and television shows. He has a total of 57 known credits. Thompson is a male actor, and his known credits are primarily in the acting category. He is also known by the alias Fred Dalto.

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Career

Career overview

Fred Thompson is known for his acting career. He has appeared in a large number of movies and television shows. Thompson has a total of 57 known credits in his acting career.

Thompson's acting credits include various film and television roles. He has worked in the entertainment industry throughout his career. The exact nature and extent of his acting work are not specified in available information.

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Known for

Film

God's Not Dead 2

as Senior Pastor
Film

Sinister

as Sheriff
Film

Secretariat

as Bull Hancock

The Good Wife

as Frank Michael Thomas

Life on Mars

as Chief Harry Woolf

Conviction

as Arthur Branch
Film

Racing Stripes

as Sir Trenton (voice)

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Arthur Branch

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Arthur Branch
Film

David

as Arthur Branch

Fox News Sunday

as Self
Film

Baby's Day Out

as FBI Agent Grissom

Frequent co-stars

Sam Waterston 2 shared titles
Jerry Orbach 2 shared titles
Scott Glenn 2 shared titles
Joe Pantoliano 2 shared titles
John Malkovich 2 shared titles
S. Epatha Merkerson 1 shared title
Steven Hill 1 shared title
Jesse L. Martin 1 shared title
Leslie Hendrix 1 shared title
Chris Noth 1 shared title

Career timeline

God's Not Dead 2
Allegiance90 Minutes in Heaven
23 BlastPersecutedA Larger Life
All the President's Men RevisitedUnlimitedUnlimited · Executive Producer
SinisterThe Last Ride
SecretariatThe Genesis CodeAlleged
The Good WifeVote Jesus: The Chronicles of Ken Stevenson
Life on Mars
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
ConvictionLooking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Racing StripesLaw & Order: Trial by JuryLast Best Chance
Evel Knievel
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Fox News Sunday
Baby's Day Out
In the Line of FireBarbarians at the GateBorn Yesterday
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoThunderheartIron Eagle IIIWhite SandsStay the Night
Cape FearFlight of the IntruderCurly SueNecessary RoughnessClass Action
Law & OrderThe Hunt for Red OctoberDie Hard 2Days of Thunder
Fat Man and Little Boy
China BeachRoseanneUnholy MatrimonyFeds!
WiseguyNo Way Out
Matlock
Marie: A True Story
Summer of Judgement: The Watergate Hearings

Full filmography

  • God's Not Dead 2 (2016) as Senior Pastor
  • Allegiance (2015) as FBI Director
  • 90 Minutes in Heaven (2015) as Jay B. Perkins
  • 23 Blast (2014) as Coach Powers
  • Persecuted (2014) as Dr. Charles Luther
  • A Larger Life (2014) as Robert Parker
  • All the President's Men Revisited (2013) as Self
  • Unlimited (2013) as Harold Finch
  • Unlimited (2013) Executive Producer
  • Sinister (2012) as Sheriff
  • The Last Ride (2012) as O'Keefe
  • Secretariat (2010) as Bull Hancock
  • The Genesis Code (2010) as Judge Hardin
  • Alleged (2010) as William Jennings Bryan
  • The Good Wife (2009) as Frank Michael Thomas
  • Vote Jesus: The Chronicles of Ken Stevenson (2009) as Self
  • Life on Mars (2008) as Chief Harry Woolf
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) as President Ulysses S. Grant
  • Conviction (2006) as Arthur Branch
  • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006) as Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson
  • Racing Stripes (2005) as Sir Trenton (voice)
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Arthur Branch
  • Last Best Chance (2005) as President Charles Ross
  • Evel Knievel (2004) as Jay Sarno
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Arthur Branch
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Arthur Branch
  • Fox News Sunday (1996) as Self
  • Baby's Day Out (1994) as FBI Agent Grissom
  • In the Line of Fire (1993) as Harry Sargent
  • Barbarians at the Gate (1993) as Jim Robinson
  • Born Yesterday (1993) as Senator Hedges
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self - Guest
  • Thunderheart (1992) as William Dawes
  • Iron Eagle III (1992) as Stockmann
  • White Sands (1992) as Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
  • Stay the Night (1992) as Det.Malone
  • Keep the Change (1992) as Otis
  • Bed of Lies (1992) as Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes
  • Cape Fear (1991) as Tom Broadbent
  • Flight of the Intruder (1991) as Court-Martial Captain (uncredited)
  • Curly Sue (1991) as Bernard Oxbar
  • Necessary Roughness (1991) as Carver Purcell
  • Class Action (1991) as Dr. Getchell
  • Law & Order (1990) as Arthur Branch
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990) as Rear ADM Joshua Painter (Enterprise Carrier Battle Group)
  • Die Hard 2 (1990) as Trudeau
  • Days of Thunder (1990) as Big John
  • Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) as Melrose Hayden Barry
  • China Beach (1988)
  • Roseanne (1988)
  • Unholy Matrimony (1988) as Frank Sweeny
  • Feds! (1988) as Bill Belecki
  • Wiseguy (1987)
  • No Way Out (1987) as CIA Director Marshall
  • Matlock (1986) as Gordon Lewis
  • Marie: A True Story (1985) as Fred Thompson
  • Summer of Judgement: The Watergate Hearings (1983) as Himself
  • Glenn Beck as Self