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.

Fred William Thompson, 82, of Decatur, Ark., died Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Ark. He was born Jan. 26, 1943 in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Estel Adrian "Bill" ...

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