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.

March 8 -- A little more than a month after the sudden death of his daughter, Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson announced today that he will retire from political office at the end of this year, when ...

Expectations high for Sen. Fred Thompson, who is jumping into '08 race on Sept.6 Aug. 30, 2007 — -- He was primed to be the summer's big blockbuster and the script was written in advance: A ...

In what it’s billing as “Defining Moments: A series of articles on events that shaped the presidential candidates”, The Los Angeles Times took a look at former senator Fred Thompson’s career as a ...

Fred Thompson has died at age 73. He is known to the political world as a Watergate Committee counsel, a U.S. senator for eight years, a Republican presidential candidate in the 2008 cycle; and he is ...

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 ...