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.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former U.S. senator Fred Thompson, a folksy Tennessee lawyer whose career led him from politics to Hollywood and back again, died Sunday. He was 73. At 6-foot-6 with a booming ...

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 ...

People from the political and entertainment worlds are coming together to remember former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, who passed away Sunday after a long battle with lymphoma. Thompson left behind a ...

As former Republican Senator Fred Thompson ponders a late entry into the 2008 presidential race, the actor’s biggest advantage just might be that people feel they already know exactly what he would be ...