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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.
In both episodes, McGarry was portrayed as a candidate for vice president. The show's writers decided to adapt Spencer's absence by saying that McGarry died of a heart attack on election night. McGarry had already suffered a near-fatal heart attack in the show's sixth season. Spencer's name remained in the show's opening credits of each ...
President Bartlet fires White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry, who was strongly against the talks. Moments later, Leo suffers a massive heart attack. Note: The episode title refers to the warning given to Macbeth in the Shakespeare play of the same name, in which he is warned that "Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until / Great Birnam wood to ...
Leo McGarry has died of a massive heart attack. During an exhausting and adrenaline-filled night, the electoral votes come in as the Santos and Vinick campaigns wait anxiously. C.J. breaks the news of Leo's death to President Bartlet, and the news hits the airwaves less than an hour before polls close on the West Coast.
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 ...
Sterling K. Brown stepped in to play chief of staff Leo McGarry in Spencer's absence. Finding an actor to fill the role was a "big challenge," director Thomas Schlamme told Variety in 2021.
Privately, he confesses to Leo McGarry that his concern for Zoey is so distracting that he is unable to pay attention to vital national security concerns. Meanwhile, Toby Ziegler is at the hospital, bonding with his newborn twins: Huck, after Andy's grandfather, and Molly, after the Secret Service agent who was killed protecting Zoey in the ...
Eventually, after intense negotiations at Camp David between the Israelis and the Palestinians, Bartlet manages to secure a peace agreement but at a great cost, firing his chief of staff Leo McGarry in a disagreement over the conflict. McGarry has a heart attack but later returns to work as Special Counsellor to the President.