West Wing' Actor John Spencer Dies

LOS ANGELES Dec 16, 2005 -- John Spencer, who played vice presidential candidate Leo McGarry on NBC's "The West Wing," died of a heart attack Friday, his publicist said.

Spencer, 58, died at a Los Angeles hospital, said publicist Ron Hofmann.

Hofmann released no other immediate details.

Spencer's work on the show earned him an Emmy Award for supporting actor in a drama series in 2002, as well as a Golden Globe nomination.

Before appearing on the hit political drama, Spencer played the quirky and charismatic New York attorney Tommy Mullaney on "L.A. Law."LOS ANGELES Dec 16, 2005 -- John Spencer, who played vice presidential candidate Leo McGarry on NBC's "The West Wing," died of a heart attack Friday, his publicist said.

He was a good actor and I saw him interviewed on Tavis Smiley and he seemed like a genuine and gentle man.

R.I.P.

•  damn.

  gonna miss him.

  by peacemonger on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 03:24:19 PM PDT

•  See three other diaries - delete perhaps? n/t

  by geordie on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 03:24:37 PM PDT

  •  THANK YOU!!

    I'm started to get SO annoyed!

    by Elise on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 04:28:08 PM PDT

    •  Trust me Elise

      You're not alone!

      by patrioticliberal on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 04:45:37 PM PDT

•  Well, damn

  You forgot...

  to put

  "BREAKING!"

  in your

  title...

  by Plutonium Page on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 03:26:40 PM PDT

  •  Well Damn

    point taken.

    Please see my "Dudes" post below. :)

    by talex on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 04:10:54 PM PDT

•  Ten Diaries

  Ten diaries already on the list.

  by bink on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 03:30:40 PM PDT

  •  Ten??? Sheesh.

    That's a serious diarylanche.

    by LeftHandedMan on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 03:33:33 PM PDT

  •  Dudes

    I guess everyone listens to the news. If you look they are all posted within minutes of each other.

    You think this is something? Wait until Rove is indicted. the diaries will look like a scroll screen.

    by talex on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 04:09:16 PM PDT

    •  Yeah...but they shouldn't...

      if people would just follow the rules...

      You think this is something? Wait until Rove is indicted. the diaries will look like a scroll screen.

      by Elise on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 04:30:24 PM PDT

•  It's the first I've seen it so .

  Thanks for the posting.
  Sorry to see him go.
  Hope that weather report doesn't mean it could rain on me to?
  He's in my age bracket but not my smart bracket.
  So maybe us dumb ones have a better chance.
  Longer lived gives up many more chances to F the world up.

  by Clzwld on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 03:36:24 PM PDT

•  ouch

  Damn. He will be missed. The West Wing was what helped turn me into a serious political junkie.

  by RogueStage on Fri Dec 16, 2005 at 03:45:10 PM PDT