Fred Thompson

Birth Name:

Freddie Dalton Thompson

Birth Place:

Sheffield, Alabama, United States

Profession

Actor

VIDEO: Exclusive First Look at Peter Coyote on Law & Order: Los Angeles

Following in the footsteps of former senator Fred Thompson and Sam Waterston, Peter Coyote steps into the lead district attorney role when Law & Order: Los Angeles premieres Wednesday. According to the 68-year-old character actor, it did not take much to convince him to join the show. "When [series creator] Dick Wolf called me to do this, he just ran down the cast list," Coyote says. "I said yes; I mean how can you turn this crew down?" In this video, Coyote talks about...

Wed, Sep 29, 2010

VIDEO: Exclusive First Look at Peter Coyote on Law & Order: Los Angeles

Fred Thompson Enters Race for Available Acting Roles

Sam Waterston, the honeymoon may be over. Fred Thompson, the Law & Order vet/former Tennessee senator who on Jan. 22 dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, is looking to get back into acting, says the AP, and to that end has signed with the William Morris Agency.What do you say, L&O fans? Welcome the big guy back?

Mon, Mar 24, 2008

Fred Thompson Enters Race for Available Acting Roles

What I'm Watching: Presidential Candidate Edition

Apparently our presidential candidates have enough free time to be watching TV!? In any case, here's a list of our candidates' favorite shows.1) Hillary ClintonFavorite TV shows: HGTV makeover shows, Grey's Anatomy, Antiques Roadshow, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars Favorite TV show of all time: The Ed Sullivan Show2) John EdwardsFavorite TV shows: Boston Legal, SportsCenterGuilty pleasure: "Fred Thompson on Law & Order"Favorite TV show of all time: Perry Mason Favorite TV character of all time: Sam Malone from Cheers Where do you watch TV when you're on the campaign trail? "I mostly watch football and basketball games in hotel rooms in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Des Moines, Iowa."3) Dennis Kucinich Favorite TV shows: The Tonight Show, Late Show, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live. "When I get a chance to watch TV, it's usually late in the evening.... Those shows have brilliantwriters. It's just great to watch them." And you don't mind being the...

Fri, Nov 30, 2007

What I'm Watching: Presidential Candidate Edition

NBC to Drop Fred Thompson in Reruns

NBC announced that it plans to stop scheduling Law & Order episodes that include Fred Thompson in his role as District Attorney Arthur Branch as of Sept. 1. The network doesn't want to run afoul of the government provision that requires broadcasters to treat legally qualified political candidates equally when it comes to selling or giving away airtime. Thompson is expected to soon become an official candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. Further Law & Order airings with Thompson could put NBC on the hook to provide equal time to other candidates. The equal time requirement does not apply to programming on national cable networks. However, if and when Thompson becomes an official candidate, NBC will decide whether to voluntarily pull his episodes from cable outlets as well.Thompson appeared in 115 episodes of Law & Order.  Reporting by Stephen Battaglio

Tue, Jul 17, 2007

New Law & Order DA Predicts "Fireworks"

Sam Waterston has officially been "promoted" to New York District Attorney on Law & Order, as longtime prosecutor Jack McCoy fills the vacancy dictated by possible presidential candidate Fred Thompson's exit from the role of Arthur Branch. Though he may, as a result, see less screen time, Waterson puts the best spin on the sitch, saying that while the career move is "a logical step" for McCoy, "politics isn't his game." As such, "There'll be fireworks," the actor predicts. "I'm looking forward to it."

Fri, Jun 8, 2007