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Also known as Brian Earl Thompson

American actor

Person · Open Library

Works
88

Top works

  • Cases and materials on constitutional & administrative law
  • Cases and materials on constitutional & administrative law
  • Cases and materials on constitutional & administrative law
  • Cases and materials on constitutional & administrative law
  • Breakthrough to Literacy

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Film & TV

Acting · Ellensburg, Washington, USA

Brian Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His distinctive square-jaw profile, powerful voice, and imposing stature (193 cm, six-foot-four) has led him to star in many action films, and a large number of comedies: Joe Dirt, The Three Amigos, Weird Science, Key West, and Life Stinks. Thompson was born in Ellensburg, Washington, and raised in Longview. He attended Central…

Known for

  • Ba — Token Man2024
  • Fallout — Coronado Elder2024
  • Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie — Roger Grandstand2021
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth — Murderer2021
  • Hoax — John Singer2019
  • Disappearance — Captain Cody2019
  • I Am That Man — CIA Agent Gregory Halpin2019
  • 9-1-1 — Capt. Vincent Gerrard2018
  • Trafficked — Max2017
  • Big Muddy — Wyatt Cooper2017

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1949-04-03

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
247
Total plays
1,246

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Brian Thompson, journalist/activist/educator/artist and host of the investigative journalism program Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's, released his debut album "Songs in the P 'Zza Slice" in July 2018. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Brian+Thompson">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Brian Earl Thompson , ( 1959-08-28 ) August 28, 1959 (age 66) , Ellensburg, Washington , U.S.
Education
Central Washington University , University of California, Irvine
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1984–present

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Encyclopedic overview

Brian Earl Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film The Terminator. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film Cobra. His first named role was on Werewolf, a horror series that ran during Fox's inaugural broadcasting year of 1987–1988. Thompson has played several characters in the Star Trek franchise—the most notable being the Klingon Lieutenant Klag, who informed Commander William Riker that "Gagh is always best when served live", the Alien Bounty Hunter on The X-Files, and Eddie Fiori on Kindred: The Embraced. In 2014, he produced, wrote and starred in the B movie parody The Extendables.

Early life

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