Law & Order
2002 to 2007
As Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch, Thompson is pragmatic and political, often urging his top prosecutors to settle cases when they don’t have enough evidence to win convictions.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
Thompson plays the corrupt president Ulysses S. Grant in this film about the oppression of Native Americans. He is tough, gruff, and wrong throughout this sad story adapted from a 1970 book.
In the Line of Fire
1993
As White House chief of staff Harry Sargent, Thompson is more concerned with politics than with the president’s safety and ignores repeated warnings about an assassination attempt.
Die Hard 2
1990
Thompson runs air traffic control at an airport overrun by terrorists. Bruce Willis takes on the bad guys while Thompson deftly guides planes during the crisis, showing grace under fire.
The Hunt for Red October
1990
Thompson is an admiral engaged in a showdown with a rogue Soviet sub that seems bent on nuking the U.S. Tough but fair, he defends a skeptical C.I.A. analyst who defies bosses to defuse the situation.
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