Thompson also played the Navy captain in "Hunt for Red October" which despite the presense of Alex Baldwin was a better movie than "Bedtime for Bonzo."
The last actor we elected POTUS worked out just fine.
The Hunt for Red October was a winner -- most thanks of all to Tom Clancy. Baldwin performed well. (I do not mind liberals being actors. Would we ever get to eat a cheeseburger if liberals were doing the burger flipping? :-) )
I have never watched an episode of Law and Order, the Sopranos (except for a few minutes), CSI Las Vegas or (gulp) 24! Oh, I will someday. Probably. Hey, I missed The Sound of Music until this century. One of these days, if a rerun of Seinfeld is on, I'll take a peek as I walk by. And then keep walking.
He was OK but I sure didn't like his wife Hillary.