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Fred Dalton Thompson
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| Nickname: | Fred Dalton Thompson / Fred Thompson / Fmr. Sen. Fred Thomps |
| Known for: | In the Line of Fire, Die Hard 2, The Hunt for Red October |
| Birth name: | Freddie Dalton Thompson |
| Birthday: | 19 August 1942, Sheffield, Alabama, USA |
| Height: | 6' 6" (1.98 m) |
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Trivia
Thompson can be seen on the archival footage of the Watergate Hearings in Oliver Stone's JFK (1991). He was one of the active lawyers on the Watergate commitee during the trial.
Was a lawyer/attorney before becoming an actor.
Worked as a shoe salesman, truck driver, and even a factory worker prior to becoming a lawyer.
Although he maintained his membership in the Screen Actors Guild when he was a senator, Thompson generally took the opposite side of the unions in legislation.
When he joined the cast of "Law & Order" (1990) in the fall of 2002, Thompson (District Attorney Arthur Branch) became the first serving U.S. Senator to take a regular TV acting job. His term did not end until January 2003.
Also has two sons and five grandchildren.
Is one of four cast members from "Law & Order" (1990) whose character became a regular on a "Law & Order" spin-off. He played District Attorney Arthur Branch in both "Law & Order" (1990) and "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005).
Along with Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth and Dann Florek, he is one of four "Law & Order" (1990)_ cast members who later joined the regular cast of one of the spin-off series. He played District Attorney Arthur Branch on "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005) from March to May 2005.
Diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma two 1/2 years ago but the cancer is now in remission [April 11, 2007].
Ending months of speculation, declared that he was a candidate for President on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) on 5 September 2007.
Brother of Ken Dale Thompson.
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