Freddie
Dalton
(Fred)
Thompson
Born in Sheffield, Alabama, USA
Son of Fletcher Session Thompson
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1940s - unknown)]
Husband of
[private wife (1960s - unknown)]
Father of
Ruth Elizabeth (Thompson) Panici, [private son (1960s - unknown)], [private son (1960s - unknown)] and [private daughter (2000s - unknown)]
Died
at age 73
in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jan 2016
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| Preceded by Harlan Mathews |
Fred Thompson US Senator (Class 2) from Tennessee  |
Succeeded by Lamar Alexander |
Biography
Fred Thompson is Notable.
- Parents: Ruth Inez Bradley & Fletcher Session Thompson[1]
- Was council to the Senate Watergate Committee[2]
- Southern Lawyer
- Political Lobbyist
- US Senator
- Presidential Nominee, Republican
- Played HIMSELF in the film Marie (1985), based on a case where he represented a wronged employee[2]
- Played the same character in 4 iterations of the crime-drama series "Law & Order", plus a spin-off, "Conviction".[3]
"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."[3]
- Left politics (2002) for a role in Law & Order. Left his role on Law & Order to return to politics (Republican Presidential primary, 2007). Returned to acting after failing to win a nomination.
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia: Fred Thompson, accessed 5 Jan 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2015 Tributes" People (Special Edition), Time Life Books: New York, New York. 2015, p90.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 IMDb: Fred Dalton Thompson (bio), accessed 5 Jan 2016.
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