John Spencer (actor)

John Spencer (actor)

John Spencer was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series The West Wing. His performance on the show earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 2002. Spencer died of a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital on December 16, 2005, four days before his 59th birthday.

About John Spencer (actor) in brief

Summary John Spencer (actor)John Spencer was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series The West Wing. His performance on the show earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 2002. Spencer died of a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital on December 16, 2005, four days before his 59th birthday. At Spencer’s private funeral, his West Wing castmate, Kristin Chenoweth, sang the musical number \”For Good\” from the Broadway musical Wicked.

Spencer’s remains were interred at Laurel Grove Memorial Park in his hometown of Totowa, New Jersey. He was the son of blue-collar parents Mildred, a waitress, and John Speshock, Sr., a truck driver.