NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Fred Thompson, a folksy former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who appeared in feature films and television including a role on "Law & Order," died Sunday, his family said.

Thompson died after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a statement. — -- Former U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson has died at the age of 73, after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a ...

Fred Thompson, a former U.S. senator for Tennessee and actor who starred on “Law & Order” from 2002-2007, died Sunday of lymphoma in Nashville, his family said in a statement. He was 73. “It is with a ...

Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney are mixing it up on the campaign finance reform issue in a really silly squabble. Limiting the influence of big money in politics was a centerpiece of Thompson's '94 ...

The ex 'Law & Order' star died on November 1 in Nasville after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a statement issued by his family. Fred’s family made sure to remind fans of the wonderful man ...