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Thompson resigns as 'Law & Order' D.A.
June 1, 2007
LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Fred Thompson's term as District Attorney Arthur Branch on "Law & Order" has ended with the actor and former U.S. senator asking to be released from the show. The 64-year-old Thompson is expected to announce his intention to seek the 2008 Republican nomination for president during the Fourth of July holiday. "Although he told me he has not made a firm decision about his political future, he felt that given the creative and scheduling constraints of the upcoming season," it was time to part company, series creator Dick Wolf said in a statement. Thompson occupied the district attorney's office on "Law & Order" since 2002, becoming only the third actor to hold the post after Steven Hill and Diane Wiest, E! News reported Wednesday. During his television tenure, Thompson appeared as Branch on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." He can also be seen as Ulysses S. Grant in the HBO film "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee." Thompson served as chief Republican counsel to the Senate committee investigating the Watergate scandal in the 1970s. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1994-2002. 
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