Fred Thompson by RobinJRichards

Fred Thompson was also credited by his full name at times as Fred [BLANK] Thompson.

In Die Hard 2, Fred played chief air traffic controller Trudeau in charge of THIS AIRPORT.

Fred also played an admiral serving aboard WHAT AIRCRAFT CARRIER in "The Hunt for Red October." His line "This business will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it" is often the mantra for many a forlorn sports fan midseason.

Thompson served as the campaign manager for THIS TN SENATOR'S re-election run in 1972. It would pay off within a year.

Thompson is sometimes credited with penning WHAT ELEVEN WORD QUESTION asked by the answer to Q4 during the Watergate Hearings?

Thompson reprised his most famous role from Law & Order for the pilot episode of THIS 2006 MID-SEASON REPLACEMENT SERIES. In it, Alexandra Cabot returns to New York City and becomes a Bureau Chief ADA supervising a group of young but talented assistant district attorneys after a stint in the Witness Protection Program. It lasted thirteen episodes.

Thompson was elected to the Senate to fill the final years of THIS MAN'S term, who moved on to a bigger job up the road two years earlier.

After not running in 2002, Thompson was replaced by THIS TN SENATOR in 2003?

In 2005, Thompson was appointed by President Bush to head an informal committee to help move along the appointment of THIS SCOTUS JUSTICE.

Thompson was on the legal defense team and raised $5 million for the defense fund for THIS MAN, Cheney's Chief of Staff. He was convicted of perjury in the Valerie Plame affair and his sentence was later commuted by President Bush.

In 2006, Thompson was made the vacation replacement for THIS RADIO COMMENTATOR who made sure to let him how his stories always ended. (edited at 10:28 pm, November 1, 2015 (EST))

While Thompson never made it to the Presidency, he did play one on TV. Thompson depicted THIS PRESIDENT in the HBO film "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (edited at 10:29 pm, November 1, 2015 (EST))