Fred Dalton Thompson

Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 in Sheffield, Alabama – November 1, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election.

In 1977, Thompson represented Marie Ragghianti, a former Tennessee Parole Board chair, who had been fired for refusing to release felons after they had bribed aides to Democratic Governor Ray Blanton to obtain clemency. Marie Ragghianti's case became the subject of a book, Marie which was written by Peter Maas and published in 1983. The resulting film, Marie, was Thompson's first acting role and was released in 1985. Since, Thompson had appeared in numerous TV and film roles in which he frequently portrayed governmental authority figures and military men.

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Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 in Sheffield, Alabama – November 1, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election.

In 1977, Thompson represented Marie Ragghianti, a former Tennessee Parole Board chair, who had been fired for refusing to release felons after they had bribed aides to Democratic Governor Ray Blanton to obtain clemency. Marie Ragghianti's case became the subject of a book, Marie which was written by Peter Maas and published in 1983. The resulting film, Marie, was Thompson's first acting role and was released in 1985. Since, Thompson had appeared in numerous TV and film roles in which he frequently portrayed governmental authority figures and military men.

Subject ID: 188960

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