John Spencer (1946-2005) was an American actor best remembered for his roles on L.A. Law and The West Wing. Spencer was interviewed by Kermit and Miss Piggy on the red carpet of the 2004 Emmy Awards Ceremony. Among Spencer's credits are guest spots on The Patty Duke Show, Law & Order, Saturday Night Live, Miami Vice and the Soap operas As the World Turns, Another World, and One Life to Live.
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| - John Spencer (1946-2005) was an American actor best remembered for his roles on L.A. Law and The West Wing. Spencer was interviewed by Kermit and Miss Piggy on the red carpet of the 2004 Emmy Awards Ceremony. Among Spencer's credits are guest spots on The Patty Duke Show, Law & Order, Saturday Night Live, Miami Vice and the Soap operas As the World Turns, Another World, and One Life to Live.
- John Speshock, Jr. (December 20, 1946 - December 16, 2005) was an American actor known as John Spencer, who appeared as Metro-Dade Lieutenant Lee Atkins, head of the Metro Gang Unit in the episode "The Good Collar"of the series Miami Vice.
- Spencer was best known for his role as Leo McGarry, the White House Chief of Staff on the NBC political drama The West Wing, for which he won an Emmy Award. He died following a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital on December 16, 2005, four days before his 59th birthday.
- 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, four days before what would have been his fifty-ninth birthday. West Wing cast mate Stockard Channing was visiting with Spencer at the time of his death. He was buried in Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa, New Jersey. At the time of his death, Spencer had appeared in two of the five West Wing episodes then in post-production. Those episodes were Running Mates and The Cold. His death was subsequently written into the show as his character, vice presidential candidate McGarry, dying of a heart attack on election night. Coinci
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| - John Spencer (1946-2005) was an American actor best remembered for his roles on L.A. Law and The West Wing. Spencer was interviewed by Kermit and Miss Piggy on the red carpet of the 2004 Emmy Awards Ceremony. Among Spencer's credits are guest spots on The Patty Duke Show, Law & Order, Saturday Night Live, Miami Vice and the Soap operas As the World Turns, Another World, and One Life to Live.
- John Speshock, Jr. (December 20, 1946 - December 16, 2005) was an American actor known as John Spencer, who appeared as Metro-Dade Lieutenant Lee Atkins, head of the Metro Gang Unit in the episode "The Good Collar"of the series Miami Vice.
- 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, four days before what would have been his fifty-ninth birthday. West Wing cast mate Stockard Channing was visiting with Spencer at the time of his death. He was buried in Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa, New Jersey. At the time of his death, Spencer had appeared in two of the five West Wing episodes then in post-production. Those episodes were Running Mates and The Cold. His death was subsequently written into the show as his character, vice presidential candidate McGarry, dying of a heart attack on election night. Coincidentally, the fictional character had a disconcerting history of heart problems. An only child of a working-class family (his father was a truck driver who never finished grammar school and his mother was an occasional waitress), both of his grandfathers were alcoholics. His character on the show was also an alcoholic. Spencer was also a regular on the televison program L.A. Law and was featured in several films including WarGames, The Protector, Hiding Out, Presumed Innocent, L.A. Law, Forget Paris, The Rock, Cop Land and The Negotiator.
- Spencer was best known for his role as Leo McGarry, the White House Chief of Staff on the NBC political drama The West Wing, for which he won an Emmy Award. He died following a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital on December 16, 2005, four days before his 59th birthday.
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