Brian Thompson on the set of the feature film Tillamook Treasure. Bottom photo on set at Logging Show, Vernonia, Oregon

Brian Thompson (born August 28, 1959 in Ellensburg, Washington, USA) is an American actor. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (286x638, 216 KB) Summary Brian Thompson on the set of the feature film Tillamook Treasure. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (286x638, 216 KB) Summary Brian Thompson on the set of the feature film Tillamook Treasure. ... Tillamook Treasure 2006 is a family film set in the beautiful coast village of Manzanita, Oregon, USA. Based on an Indian legend about a treasure buried on Neahkahnie Mountain by Spanish sailors in the 1590s, this is the story of a 14 year old girls discovery of what is... View of locomotive in Shay Park along the Nehalem River in Vernonia Vernonia is a city located in Columbia County, Oregon. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ellensburg is a city located in Kittitas County, Washington. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

His distinctive square-jaw profile, booming voice, and imposing stature (six-foot-three) has led him to star in many action films, invariably as a bad guy. His first role was playing one of the unfortunate punks who is killed by Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in The Terminator at the beginning of the film. Action movies usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. ... A group of punks at a music festival. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and Republican politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. ... The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction-action film which became the break-through role for former body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger. ...

Thompson also starred as the leader of a gang of serial killers in Cobra alongside another action star, Sylvester Stallone. A more light-hearted role he had was in the comedy movie Three Amigos. Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Cobra is a 1986 action movie directed by George Pan Cosmatos. ... Sylvester Stallone in The Contender Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946 in New York City) is an American film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. ... ¡Three Amigos! is a 1986 comedy western film, produced by George Folsey, Jr. ...

He has also appeared in a wide variety of television shows, such as The X-Files (as the alien bounty hunter) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kindred: The Embraced (as Eddie Fiori, the leader of the Brujah clan), the movie Fright Night Part 2 (where he plays a ghoul), Charmed (as both War from the Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse and the Titan Cronos), and more recently as Admiral Valdore in Star Trek: Enterprise. He also appeared in the earlier Star Trek spin-offs, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as the movie Star Trek: Generations. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer was an American television series inspired by the 1992 movie of the same name. ... Kindred: The Embraced was a 1996 Fox television series/vampire soap opera, produced by Aaron Spelling. ... Charmed was an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the worlds most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as The Charmed Ones. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Star Trek: Generations (Paramount Pictures, 1994, see also 1994 in film) is the seventh feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...

Cast against his "bad-guy" type, Thompson stars in a family film, Tillamook Treasure (to be released in 2006) as Uncle Jimmy, a rough around the edges Oregon logger. Thompson worked his way through college as a logger so the scenes of axe throwing and pole falling filmed at a real logging show (the Vernonia, Oregon, Logger Show) came naturally to him. Tillamook Treasure 2006 is a family film set in the beautiful coast village of Manzanita, Oregon, USA. Based on an Indian legend about a treasure buried on Neahkahnie Mountain by Spanish sailors in the 1590s, this is the story of a 14 year old girls discovery of what is...

He gathered some bad reputation for his portrayal of Shao Kahn in the unpopular video-game movie-sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) was directed by John R. Leonetti. ...

Originally from Washington, Thompson now lives in Los Angeles with his son and daughter. Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq. ... Nickname City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Government Country State County United States California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water  - Urban 1,290. ...

External links

• Brian Thompson at the Internet Movie Database
• Brian Thompson article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki
• Tillamook Treasure Official Site