Fred Dalton Thompson was born Freddie Dalton Thompson on August 19, 1942, and died on November 1, 2015.
He was an American politician, actor, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, and radio host.
Fred, a Republican, served in the United States Senate representing Tennessee from 1994 to 2003.
Fred served as chairman of the International Security Advisory Board at the United States Department of State, was a member of the U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Commission, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and was a Visiting Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, specializing in national security and intelligence.
As an actor, Fred appeared in a number of movies and television shows as well as in commercials.
He frequently portrayed governmental figures. In the final months of his U.S. Senate term in 2002, Thompson joined the cast of the long-running NBC television series Law & Order, playing Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch.
Fred passed away at age 73 in November 2015.