LOS ANGELES — John Spencer, an Emmy-winning original cast member of NBC’s The West Wing, died suddenly Friday morning of a heart attack, according to a statement released by his publicist.
Spencer, four days short of his 59th birthday, is best known to viewers as Leo McGarry, the chief of staff to West Wing President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen). This season, McGarry was the vice presidential running mate for Democratic nominee Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits).
In a sad bit of irony, he almost “died” on the show last season due to heart problems. I’m only familliar with him for his work on The West Wing, but it’s one of but a handful or less of shows I watch regularly. I had no idea he was on LA Law, but I was pretty young when that show was on the air and don’t remember it that well to be honest.
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