After representing Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1994 to 2003, Thompson went on to play the role of a district attorney in NBC's Law and Order between 2002 and 2007.
He won the case for Rigghianti, which allowed her to return to work in 1978. All rights reserved. The one-time contender for the Republican nomination for president was 73. During Thompson’s run as Branch, the liberal point of view continued to be expressed on “Law & Order” by Sam Waterston’s Jack McCoy, putting the two characters in an ongoing state of relatively congenial conflict, while Branch sometimes revealed a softer side beneath the conservative hardliner. In recent years he had remained visible on television by acting as spokesman for a company selling reverse mortgages. Accessibility information. Become a BuzzFeed News member.
Other TV appearances in recent years include two episodes of ” The Good Wife” in 2011-12 as Frank Michael Thomas (a thinly veiled version of himself) and two episodes of NBC series “Allegiance” as the FBI director in 2015. Check back for updates or follow BuzzFeed News on Twitter. 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. Arthur Branch was brought aboard “Law & Order” in 2002 after Dick Wolf and the other creatives behind NBC’s long-running franchise recognized a shift in the political winds in the U.S. in the wake of 9/11. Thompson next appeared in a role as the CIA director in 1987 political thriller “No Way Out,” starring Kevin Costner. Thompson was twice married, the first time to Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey, when he was 17 in 1959 (they divorced in 1985). Looks like your browser doesn't support JavaScript. He appeared as Branch on 117 episodes from 2002-2007, joining the show in the final months of his second term in the Senate, which likely made him the first sitting U.S. senator to portray someone other than himself on television. Honey and I and our entire family send our love and sympathy to Jeri and the Thompson family.”. Fred Thompson — the former U.S. senator, Republican presidential candidate, and actor — died Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 73. ET, Posted on November 1, 2015, at 6:09 p.m. Box Office, Twitter Still Blocking a NY Post Story Based on Alleged Hunter Biden Emails, Newspaper’s Account Remains Frozen, TV Ratings: Biden Wins Town Hall Duel With Trump, How Savannah Guthrie Helped Salvage NBC’s Risky Bet on Town Hall, Tony Awards 2020: Full List of Nominations, 'The Masked Singer' Reveals the Identity of Baby Alien, Pedro Pascal on Fame and ‘The Mandalorian’: ‘Can We Cut the S— and Talk About the Child?’, Tracey Edmonds Seeks $10 Million for Mulholland Estates Mansion, See Run the Jewels Perform ‘RTJ4’ in Entirety at ‘Holy Calamavote’ Livestream, Acclaimed Designer Brett Johnson on His Watch Collection, Quarantine Cooking and Cashmere Favorites, Pandemic Shifts the Map During College Football’s Roller Coaster Season: Data Viz, Let’s Get Shopping! Thompson got into acting because he had successfully Marie Ragghianti in a corruption case against the governor of Tennessee, and the story was being made into a movie starring Sissy Spacek; after meeting Thompson, director Roger Donaldson asked him to play himself in the 1985 feature. Several celebrities, including Elisabeth Rohm who worked with Thompson on “Law & Order,” Tim McGraw, Michael McKean and Lou Diamond Phillips have taken to social media to pay tribute to him. Last updated on November 1, 2015, at 7:08 p.m. Ray Blanton. Il a été candidat à l'investiture républicaine pour l'élection présidentielle américaine de 2008. They had two sons and a daughter, the last of whom, Elizabeth “Betsy” Thompson Panici, died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in 2002. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Vanderbilt law school in 1967. According to a statement from his family released to the Tennessean and the New York Times, Thompson died from a recurrence of lymphoma.
He first appeared in the thirteenth season episode " American Jihad ", and made his last appearance in the seventeenth season episode " The Family Hour ". Thompson was the first to bring up the tapes in a public hearing nearly one year before, the Tennessean reported. BuzzFeed News’ FinCEN Files investigation exposed massive financial corruption on a historic global scale. “Very few people can light up the room the way Fred Thompson did," Alexander said in a statement Sunday. Fred Dalton Thompson was an actor who played District Attorney Arthur Branch in all four series from the Law & Order franchise. He will be missed by all those whose lives he touched.”, “Fred made an impact in so many of lives, both in politics and the arts,” said SAG-AFTRA president Ken Howard in a statement.
"He used his magic as a lawyer, actor, Watergate counsel, and United States senator to become one of our country’s most principled and effective public servants.
He announced that he was running for president on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on September 5, 2007, and withdrew from the race in January 2008. With his height and a booming voice, the character actor made a name playing roles that demanded a sense of gravitas, such as judges, attorneys, police officers, and military figures. "He had an enduring belief in the exceptionalism of our country, and that America could provide the opportunity for any boy or girl, in any corner of our country, to succeed in life. Read Next: ‘Lovecraft Country’s’ Production Designer Talks Creating Ardham Lodge, the Time Machine, Diana Rigg, Star of ‘The Avengers’ and ‘Game of Thrones,’ Dies at 82, Wilford Brimley, ‘The Natural’ and ‘Cocoon’ Star, Dies at 85, Alan Parker, Director of ‘Bugsy Malone,’ ‘Midnight Express,’ Dies at 76, https://twitter.com/ElisabethRohm/status/660963532624662528, https://twitter.com/TheTimMcGraw/status/660968892127453185, https://twitter.com/MJMcKean/status/660959491165257728, https://twitter.com/LouDPhillips/status/660960576403804160, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Recreates Presidential Town Halls with Alec Baldwin and Jim Carrey, ‘In the Heights’ Actor Doreen Montalvo Dies at 56, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch Sees Issa Rae Voting for ‘Everybody Black’ — But ‘F’ Kanye West, Donald Trump on NBC News’ Kristen Welker: ‘She’s Always Been Terrible and Unfair’, Armie Hammer Explains His Thirsty Comment on Timothée Chalamet's Instagram, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson Takes Big Loss on Hollywood Hills Mansion, ‘Avengers’ Cast Assembles for Joe Biden Fundraiser, ‘Deadwood,’ ‘NYPD Blue’ Creator David Milch Talks About Living With Alzheimer’s, Liam Neeson Thriller ‘Honest Thief’ Leads Cratering U.S.
After representing Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1994 to 2003, Thompson went on to play the role of a district attorney in NBC's Law and Order between 2002 and 2007. More recently, Thompson appeared in “Secretariat”; had a substantial role in the 2012 found-footage horror film “Sinister,” starring Ethan Hawke, in which Thompson played the sheriff; and also appeared that year in “The Last Ride,” a speculative look at the last three days in the life of Hank Williams. Thompson served as senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003 and in May 2007 asked to be released from his “Law & Order” contract to prepare for a potential run at the 2008 GOP presidential nomination. Yet President Nixon and his top aides viewed the fellow Republican as a willing, if not too bright, ally, according to White House tapes.). In 2007, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president. Thompson also appeared on episodes of the various “Law & Order” spinoffs. He was an assistant U.S. attorney from 1969 to 1972. 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.
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