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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.
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. After Santos and Vinick win their home states of Texas and California respectively, the two campaigns agonize over whether to mount legal challenges before final results are announced in Nevada and Oregon.
Spencer won an Emmy for his performance as Leo in 2002. 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 ...
Just as with real-life assassination attempts, to really understand the power of 'The West Wing's' two-part Season 2 premiere, 'In the Shadow of Two Gunmen,' requires a look back at the actions ...
"In Excelsis Deo" is the tenth episode of the first season of The West Wing. It originally aired on NBC on December 15, 1999, as the show's Christmas special. [1] Events circle around Toby Ziegler getting involved in the fate of a dead Korean War veteran, reactions to a severe hate crime, and the ongoing controversy surrounding Leo's past alcohol and prescription drug abuse.
'"Two Cathedrals" is widely regarded as one of The West Wing's best episodes and one of the greatest television episodes of all time. On Martin Sheen's Inside the Actors Studio episode, host James Lipton remarked that "Two Cathedrals" was "one of the best episodes in the history of American television". [2]
Rob Lowe isn’t mincing words about his exit from The West Wing. The actor called his decision to leave the the hit NBC drama “the best thing I ever did” in a podcast interview with Stitcher ...