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 ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Fred Thompson, a former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who briefly ran for president and straddled the world of politics and entertainment with a prolific ...

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 ...

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Freddie Dalton 'Fred' Thompson (August 19, 1942 - November 1, 2015), credited as Fred Thompson and Fred Dalton Thompson, is an American politician, actor, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, and radio host ...

The reviews are in, and the consensus is that Fred Thompson performed just well enough at Tuesday’s Republican debate in Dearborn, Mich., to keep his nascent presidential campaign alive and lurching ...

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Television actor and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson's flirtation with running for president is drawing mostly a collective yawn from his Republican rivals. Sign ...

Former Sen. Fred Thompson has dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson dropped out of the Republican presidential contest ...

Thompson represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate and was a Republican presidential candidate. A role as himself in a movie led to a long career... Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, who straddled the ...