Fred Thompson

Birth Name:

Freddie Dalton Thompson

Birth Place:

Sheffield, Alabama, United States

Profession

Actor

Graduated from Memphis State University in 1964 and earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University in 1967
Joined a law firm after finishing law school and was appointed an assistant U․S․ attorney in Nashville in 1969
Quote: "I think everybody wants to be able to optimize their character, but that doesn't necessarily mean dominating screen time․"
Represented Tennessee in the United States Senate from 1994 to 2003
Best known as a politician and actor who played District Attorney Arthur Branch in "Law & Order․"
Played many government figures in films and television shows, including a White House chief of staff, a director of the CIA, an FBI agent, a rear admiral and a senator
Was on the special committee convened by the U․S․ Senate to investigate the Watergate scandal
Was the first member of his family to attend a university
Announced that he was running for President of the United States in 2007, but withdrew from the race in early 2008

Fast Facts