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Fred Thompson

  • Birthplace: Sheffield, Alabama, USA
  • Birthday: August 19, 1942

As an actor and former United States Senator, Fred Dalton Thompson had been both widely-recognized in prominent onscreen roles and active in important historical events. A former litigator, Thompson was plucked from private practice by former Tennessee senator Howard Baker in 1973 to serve as the Republican counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee. Thompson made an immediate splash, asking Richard Nixon’s former deputy assist Alexander Butterfield the famous question, “[A]re you aware of the installation of any listening devices in the O…more

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Actor

Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Ran for the 2008 Republican nomination for President of the United States; exited the race after finishing third in the South Carolina Primary

  • 2007

    Portrayed commander in chief, Ulysses S. Grant in the HBO movie "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"

  • 2006

    Cast in the Albert Brooks' comedy, “Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World”

  • 2006

    Signed on with ABC News Radio to serve as a host, commentator, and fill-in for Paul Harvey

  • 2005

    Played the role of Arthur Branch on both the original series and short-lived sister series “Law & Order: Trial by Jury” (NBC)

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