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John Edd Thompson(1942-2025)

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John Edd Thompson was born on 25 July 1942 in Mobile, Alabama. He was an actor, known for Felony (1994), In the Heat of the Night (1988) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). He died on 5 May 2025 in Mobile County, Alabama, USA.
BornJuly 25, 1942
DiedMay 5, 2025(82)
BornJuly 25, 1942
DiedMay 5, 2025(82)
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Known for

Lance Henriksen, Joe Don Baker, Jeffrey Combs, David Warner, Ashley Laurence, Charles Napier, and Leo Rossi in Felony (1994)
Felony
4.4
  • News Reporter
  • 1994
Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
In the Heat of the Night
7.6
TV Series
  • Baliff(as John E. Thompson)
Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
The Bold and the Beautiful
3.5
TV Series
  • Clem(as John E. Thompson)
Soultaker (1990)
Soultaker
2.5
  • News Anchor
  • 1990

Credits

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Actor

  • Lance Henriksen, Joe Don Baker, Jeffrey Combs, David Warner, Ashley Laurence, Charles Napier, and Leo Rossi in Felony (1994)
    Felony
    4.4
    • News Reporter
    • 1994
  • Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993)
    Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Jail Guard
    • 1993
  • Mark Harmon and Marlee Matlin in Reasonable Doubts (1991)
    Reasonable Doubts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Guard (as John E. Thompson)
    • 1992
  • Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
    The Bold and the Beautiful
    3.5
    TV Series
    • Clem (as John E. Thompson)
    • 1991
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Baliff (as John E. Thompson)
    • 1991
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Kuzak's Guard (as John E. Thompson)
    • 1991
  • Soultaker (1990)
    Soultaker
    2.5
    • News Anchor
    • 1990
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    7.6
    • Weatherman (uncredited)
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John E. Thompson
  • Born
    • July 25, 1942
    • Mobile, Alabama
  • Died
    • May 5, 2025
    • Mobile County, Alabama, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Earned his degrees in geosciences and communications from Mississippi State University and the University of Alabama respectively.

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