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Oct 9, 2020 · Leo McGarry may well have been actor John Spencer’s most memorable role. It was also his last. Leo isn’t just the White House Chief of Staff. He is also President Bartlet’s best friend and a father figure to the White House staff — especially to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford).
Mar 25, 2013 · Spencer unexpectedly died of a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital Dec. 16, just four days short of his 59th birthday. The actor's death not only changed the course of The West Wing's final ...
Dec 16, 2005 · By. LYNN ELBER. AP Television Writer. LOS ANGELES — John Spencer, who played a dedicated politico on “The West Wing” who survived a serious illness to run for vice president, died of a heart ...
Died: December 16, 2005 (aged 58) Occupation (s): Actor. IMDB. nm0817983. John Spencer played White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on all seven seasons of The West Wing. He won an Emmy for the role in 2002 and was nominated in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004 . Spencer died following a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital on December 16, 2005 ...
Dec 17, 2005 · West Wing's Leo dies at age of 58. John Spencer, the actor who plays politician Leo McGarry in NBC television's The West Wing, has died of a heart attack at 58. The actor died in hospital in Los Angeles on Friday, his publicist said in a brief statement. The seventh series of the political drama is currently being shown in the United States.
Dec 16, 2005 · Los Angeles, CA – Actor John Spencer, star of the NBC series The West Wing, died at a Los Angeles hospital today following a heart attack. He was 58. Spencer is best known as Leo McGarry, the chief of staff to President Jeb Bartlet (Martin Sheen) who recently became vice-presidential running mate to presidential hopeful Matt Santos, played by ...
John Spencer was born John Speshock III in Paterson, New Jersey, the only son of Mildred (Benzeroski), a homemaker and occasional waitress, and John Speshock, a truck driver. He grew up near Paterson, New Jersey, and left at age 16 to attend the Professional Children's School. In 1963, he landed a recurring role on The Patty Duke Show (1963).
