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Fred Dalton Thompson: Biography, Latest News & Videos

  • Birth Place: Sheffield, AL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/19/1942, Leo
  • Profession: Actor; lawyer; politician
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Length: 02:31
Posted: 7/23/2009

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is the hilarious story of what happens when the U.S. Government sends comedian Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan to find out what makes the over 300 million Muslims in the region laugh. Brooks, accompanied by two state department handlers and his trusted assistant, goes on a journey that takes him from a concert stage in New Delhi, to the Taj Mahal, to a secret location in the mountains of Pakistan. Written and directed by Albert Brooks, "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" is a funny and insightful look at some of the issues we are dealing with in a post-9/11 world. The comedy also stars Sheetal Sheth, John Carroll Lynch, Jon Tenney, and Fred Dalton Thompson. watch

VIDEO: Iron Eagle III: Aces

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Iron Eagle III: Aces
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Length: 01:39:03
Posted: 1/24/2009

Academy Award winner Lou Gossett, Jr. ("An Officer and a Gentlemen," "Enemy Mine") leads a unique band of international war aces in this spectacular conclusion to the high-flying Iron Eagle series which delivers spectacular air and ground battles, outstanding special effects and the most unique combination of air weaponry ever filmed. Gossett and his Aces team up with the beautiful and courageous Anna and battle to save Anna's Peruvian village held hostage by a Latin American drug cartel and their cocaine smuggling, former Nazi leader. Also starring Sonny Chiba ("Kill Bill: Vol. 1," "The Streetfigther"), Fred Dalton Thompson ("In the Line of Fire," "Die Hard 2"). watch

VIDEO: Boys Will Be Boys

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Boys Will Be Boys
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Length: 41:33
Aired: 5/6/2005

Prosecutors must find the one real murderer when father and son confess to killing a transvestite -- Prosecutors Kibre (Bebe Neuwirth) and Gaffney (Amy Carlson) are stymied when a young man (guest star Victor Rasuk) confesses to killing a transvestite upon discovering that the "she" was a "he" -- just before the suspect's controlling father (guest star Giancarlo Esposito) also admits that he pummeled the victim to death in self-defense. Besides being whipsawed between two divergent confessions, the suspicious assistant D.A.s can't seem to turn one against the other, prompting a determined Kibre to reach into her legal bag of tricks to force the issue in court. Kirk Acevedo, Fred Dalton Thompson and Scott Cohen ("NYPD Blue") also star. watch

Law & Order: Season 14 movie trailer - starring Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Fred Dalton Thompson. Genre: Mystery-Suspense Rating: Not Rated
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Length: 01:01
Posted: 3/17/2008
Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World movie trailer - starring Albert Brooks, Fred Dalton Thompson, Jon Tenney, John Carroll Lynch, Sheetal Sheth. Directed by Albert Brooks. Theatrical Release Date: 1/20/2006 Genre: Comedy Rating: PG-13
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Length: 02:31
Posted: 3/17/2008
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Season 16, Episode 10
When the facially scarred daughter of Lieutenant Van Buren's (Emmy winner S. Epatha Merkerson) college friend is found dead, Van Buren directs Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) on a no-holds-barred mission to catch the serial assailant who threw acid in the victim's face months earlier. Meanwhile, A.D.A. McCoy's (Sam Waterston) prosecution is complicated by Van Buren's tactical desperation, which has caused her to cut corners. Annie Parisse and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.
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Length: 44:05
Aired: 11/30/2005
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Season 17, Episode 19
A Russian emigre is poisoned and what appears to be an act of terrorism turns into a revenge plot -- Karl Rostov (guest star Michael Aronov) dies at the hospital after symptoms of a severe stomach flu. The FBI are under the impression that they are dealing with terrorism until the medical examiner finds Ricin in Rostov's body. As Detectives Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) and Nina Cassady (Milena Govich) dig further a mystery surrounding Rostov's life is unraveled. S. Epatha Merkerson, Fred Dalton Thompson and Alana De La Garza also star.
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Length: 43:20
Aired: 4/27/2007
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Year Title Description
2006 Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World Movie, Actor - Fred Dalton Thompson
2005 Racing Stripes Movie, Actor - Voice of Sir Trenton
2005 Law & Order TV Show Series, Actor - DA Arthur Branch
2004 Evel Knievel Movie, Actor - Jay Sarno
2004 Celsius 41.11 -- The Temperature At Which The Brain Begins To Die Movie, Actor

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Law & Order Star Leaves for Political Pastures

Although NBC renewed L&O the original flavor earlier this week, Fred Dalton Thompson, who plays conservative and curmudgeonly district attorney Arthur Branch, most likely will not be back, says The Hollywood Reporter. Thompson, a former Republican Tennessee Senator, has talked about making a 2008 White House bid and while he has yet to officially declare his candidacy, chances are his political aspirations will supersede his TV career. If he does run, perhaps he can use that catchy "dum-dum" as his campaign theme. — Reporting by Raven Snook read more

Law & Order Vet Ponders Presidential Run

Fred Dalton Thompson, the onetime Tennessee senator who plays district attorney Arthur Branch on NBC's Law & Order, said on Sunday that he is going to "leave the door open" in the coming months as he considers a possible presidential run. "I'm going to wait and see what happens," the Associated Press quotes Thompson as saying. "I want to see what my [GOP] colleagues on the campaign trail say, what they emphasize, whether they can carry the ball next November." Among the big issues for Thompson: Southerlyn v. Rubirosa. read more

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For complete minute-by-minute Watercooler coverage of the Academy Awards ceremony and of Joan and Melissa's live preshow, click here. ConvictionI've had many obsessions in my life — love, shiny jewelry, chocolate — but none as devastating as Law & Order. My addiction to Dick Wolf's franchise (save for the deservedly short-lived Trial by Jury) has distracted me from finishing freelance assignments, deprived me of adequate sleep and even chased away a boyfriend or two. That said, Wolf's new series Conviction — which technically isn't part of the L&O family, even though it stars Special Victims Unit's cast read more

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