<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Daphne Thompson Jordan Thompson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> (1) </Td> </Tr> <P> Brian Earl Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor . Thompson has worked in the action adventure and science fiction genres where his stature and unique appearance often lends him to imposing roles, although he has earned many comedic parts as well . His career began with a small role in the 1984 film The Terminator . His second feature was the hit comedy The Three Amigos . 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 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 . </P> <P> Thompson was born in Ellensburg, Washington, and raised in Longview . He attended Central Washington University, where he studied business management, played football, and appeared in many school productions . He then moved to California and received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine . He initially trained and pursued a career in musical theater, performing at Riverside Civil Light Opera's production of "The King and I", Long Beach Civic Light Opera's "Bittersweet", and several other musicals . In 1982, he was a resident actor at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival . </P>

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