Brian Thompson

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Thompson 2009 at Comicon, New York

Brian Thompson (born August 28, 1959 in Ellensburg , Washington ) is an American actor . His unmistakable profile and imposing stature have given him many roles, mainly as a villain.

Career

Thompson played his first role in the television series Falcon Crest . He made his first appearance in a feature film as a punk, who is killed by Arnold Schwarzenegger at the beginning of the film Terminator . His most famous role is probably that of Night Slasher ("Nacht-Schlitzer" in the German version), the enigmatic leader of a sect of serial killers in Die City-Cobra , where he played alongside Sylvester Stallone . For this role he was nominated twice for the negative Golden Raspberry award: as worst supporting actor and as worst newcomer.

Thompson has also appeared in a variety of television series , primarily science fiction and fantasy series. He played an alien bounty hunter in eleven episodes in the mystery series The X Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI , in the pilot episode ( The Center of Evil ) by Buffy - The Vampire Slayer Luke, a disciple of the master, as well as the judge in the second season and in Jason and the Battle for the Golden Fleece the Hercules . Thompson played Romulan Admiral Valdore in Star Trek: Enterprise , as well as starring in Starship Enterprise: The Next Century , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Gathering of Generations .

Thompson portrayed Shao Khan, the ruler of Outworld, in the computer game adaptation Mortal Kombat 2 - Annihilation .

Thompson lives in Los Angeles with his son and daughter.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

TV Shows

Awards

Thompson was twice nominated for the Golden Raspberry in 1987 for his performance in The City Cobra :

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personal data
SURNAME Thompson, Brian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Ellensburg , Washington (State)