About
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. Senate term in 2002, he joined the cast of the long-running NBC television series Law & Order, playing Manhattan...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
The Good WifeSeries • 2009
MatlockSeries • 1986
WiseguySeries • 1987
China BeachSeries • 1988
Cape FearMovie • 1991
SinisterMovie • 2012
Life on MarsSeries • 2008
Die Hard 2Movie • 1990
Law & Order: Trial by JurySeries • 2005
The Hunt for Red OctoberMovie • 1990
RoseanneSeries • 1988
Days of ThunderMovie • 1990
In the Line of FireMovie • 1993
ConvictionSeries • 2006
SecretariatMovie • 2010
Racing StripesMovie • 2005
Baby's Day OutMovie • 1994
AllegianceSeries • 2015
ThunderheartMovie • 1992
No Way OutMovie • 1987
Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeMovie • 2007