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Leo Thomas McGarry is a fictional character of the NBC political drama series The West Wing, [1] portrayed by American actor John Spencer. McGarry was the former Secretary of Labor, former White House Chief of Staff , Senior Counselor to Democratic President Josiah Bartlet , and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee for the 2006 election.
John Spencer (born John Speshock Jr.; December 20, 1946 – December 16, 2005) was an American actor.He was best known for his role as Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series The West Wing and for his role as attorney Tommy Mullaney in L.A. Law.
A few months into filming on the final season of The West Wing, Spencer died suddenly from a heart attack. Since Leo had suffered an on-screen heart attack in a previous season, the show’s ...
Leo McGarry is not present (coincidentally, actor John Spencer died three months after the airing of this episode). The show then returns to the main timeline with the Santos/McGarry campaign getting off to a rough start with tensions between Santos and Leo and between the campaign and the White House, despite poll numbers which show the ...
Hill chose to leave The West Wing early in season 7 to shoot the pilot for the detective comedy Psych (2006–2014), but he returned for the series' last few episodes.
Spencer died of a heart attack in 2005, while The West Wing was filming its final season. The series wrote his passing into the story, having his character —top presidential advisor-turned-vice ...
"A 'West Wing' Special to Benefit When We All Vote" is set to air Oct. 15, with many of the original cast members reuniting for a re-enactment of season three episode "Hartsfield's Landing ...
The West Wing is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. [1] The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior personnel are located, during the fictional two-term Democratic administration of President Josiah Bartlet.