Brian Thompson
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 Love's Christmas Journey |
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| Born | August 28, 1959 Ellensburg, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Brian Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His distinctive square-jaw profile, powerful voice, and imposing stature (193 cm, six-foot-two) has led him to many memorable roles in many action films, TV series, and several comedies: Joe Dirt, Three Amigos, Weird Science, Key West, Pass the Ammo and Life Stinks.
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[edit] Biography
Thompson was born in Ellensburg, Washington. Brian's father, Bert, taught science and has since retired from Robert A Long High School, Longview, Washington.[1] Thompson currently lives in Los Angeles.
[edit] Career
[edit] Film
Thompson has played supporting roles in a number of movies, including The Terminator and Joe Dirt. He played the role of Tenctonese Trent Porter in the film Alien Nation and Hercules in Jason and the Argonauts. Thompson has also often been cast as the villain such as in the movies Cobra and Mortal Kombat.
[edit] Television
Thompson has also appeared in a wide variety of television shows, including seven seasons on the The X-Files as an alien bounty hunter, and the pilot episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as Kindred: The Embraced as Eddie Fiori, the leader of the Brujah clan, and Charmed as both War from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the Titan Cronos. Thompson has also appeared in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as the warlord Goth, and in Birds of Prey as the Crawler in Episode 7 "Split", as well as in the series NCIS, Californication, and in the television movie Love's Christmas Journey on the Hallmark Channel.
Cast as a more fatherly figure, Thompson starred in the family film, Tillamook Treasure as Uncle Jimmy, a rough Oregon logger.
[edit] Other Work
Thompson also appeared in the video game inspired movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation as the Emperor Shao Kahn. He has also produced a feature comedy, Action Hero.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | The Terminator | street punk | Bit character killed by Schwarzenegger |
| 1986 | Cobra | Night Slasher | Key villain |
| 1986 | Three Amigos | Thug | A lackey of The German |
| 1986 | Doctor Mordrid | Kabal | Key villain, an evil wizard |
| 1988 | Fright Night II | Bozworth | Bug-eating lackey |
| 1990 | Lionheart | Russel | Billed 5th |
| 1996 | Dragonheart | Brok | Task executor |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | Shao Kahn | Outworld Ruler |
| 2001 | Joe Dirt | Buffalo Bob | Parodies the Buffalo Bill role from Silence of the Lambs |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Werewolf | Nicholas Remy | 6 Episodes |
| 1989 | Star Trek | Various Klingons | Appeared as different named or unnamed Klingons in four Star Trek series |
| 1993 | Key West | Sheriff Cody Jeremiah Johnson | 13 episodes |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Alien Bounty Hunter | Episodes: "Colony", End Game, 7 more episodes |
| 1996 | Kindred: The Embraced | Eddie Fiori | 6 episodes as a the leader of the Brujah clan of vampires |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Luke, The Judge | Episodes: "Welcome to the Hellmouth", "The Harvest", 2 more |
| 2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Romulan Admiral Valdore |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brian Thompson (actor) |
- Brian Thompson at the Internet Movie Database
- Brian Thompson at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
