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Fred Dalton Thompson

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Fred Dalton Thompson
Character
District Attorney Arthur Branch
Date of birth
19 August 1942
Place of birth
Sheffield, Alabama
IMDb profile

Fred Dalton Thompson is an actor who played District Attorney Arthur Branch in all four series from the Law & Order franchise. He was a regular cast member on Law & Order for five seasons. He first appeared in the thirteenth season episode "American Jihad", and made his last appearance in the seventeenth season episode "The Family Hour". Thompson was also a regular cast member on Law & Order: Trial by Jury.

He appeared in eleven different episode from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He first appeared in the fourth season episode "Fallacy", and made his last appearance in the seventh season episode "Gone". He also appeared in the episode "In the Wee Small Hours (2)" from Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Thompson appeared as DA Arthur Branch in the pilot episode from "Conviction".

[edit] Trivia

  • Is the only actor to be a regular on two different Law & Order series at the same time. From March to May 2005, he played DA Arthur Branch on both Law & Order (1990) and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
  • Fred Thompson represented Tennessee as a US Senator from 1994 - 2003. He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2008.



Law & Order
Law

Main Cast: Anthony AndersonS. Epatha MerkersonJeremy Sisto
Former Cast: Benjamin BrattGeorge DzundzaDennis FarinaDann FlorekMilena GovichMichael ImperioliJesse L. MartinChris NothJerry OrbachPaul Sorvino

Order

Main Cast: Alana De La GarzaLinus RoacheSam Waterston
Former Cast: Richard BrooksAngie HarmonJill HennessySteven HillCarey LowellMichael MoriartyAnnie ParisseElisabeth RöhmFred Dalton ThompsonDianne Wiest

Others

Carolyn McCormickRoy Thinnes


Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Main Cast: Kirk AcevedoAmy CarlsonScott CohenBebe NeuwirthJerry OrbachFred Dalton Thompson