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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.
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.
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 ...
The seventh and final season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from September 25, 2005, to May 14, 2006, and consisted of 22 episodes. The series changed time slots from Wednesdays at 9:00 pm to Sundays at 8:00 pm, and the series struggled in its new time slot against ABC 's ...
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 ...
Early into the pandemic, Thomas Schlamme got a call from Aaron Sorkin. There’d been talk about hosting a Zoom-based reunion of the cast of “The West Wing” doing a reading from an episode as ...
Leo McGarry: The West Wing: 155 2005-12-16 Heart attack: 7 Character killed off with a heart attack; running mate Matt Santos (portrayed by Jimmy Smits) wins presidential election. [5] Len Carlson: Buzz Cyberchase: 2006-01-26 Heart Attack: 5 Character recast with Philip Williams taking over the role. Minimus P.U., Greenbeard and Spindly Tam ...
The television series The West Wing is a political drama series which was originally broadcast on NBC.. During its seven seasons the ensemble cast of stars, recurring stars, and guest stars earned 157 acting nominations (often competing in the same category against other members of the cast) across a variety of award-granting organizations, earning 30 awards.