John Spencer (West Wing, Bway etc) Has Passed Away :(

[DefyingPopular]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:19pm

Very sad about this, I loved him as Leo.

From Local6.com and reuters (https://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=john+spencer&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&datesort=1&x=wrt)

'West Wing' Actor John Spencer Dies Of Heart Attack
Actor Played VP Candidate Leo McGarry

POSTED: 5:53 pm EST December 16, 2005
UPDATED: 6:13 pm EST December 16, 2005

LOS ANGELES -- John Spencer, who plays 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 his publicist, Ron Hofmann. The death was first reported by the syndicated program "The Insider."

Hofmann released no other immediate details.

It's all over the news

[Katurian2]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:25pm

Oh no! That's so horrible! Rest in peace to a great star of the stage and screen.

[defying_gravity2]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:27pm

This is so unnexpected and so very sad. I loved watching him on The West Wing. He will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

[Kelsey]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:29pm

I'm shocked. That's so sad.

[Magicupoursleeves]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:30pm

I loved him too! This is really sad, and kind of ironic with the heart attack. RIP

[fiatlux]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:34pm

How very sad.

[Jess1483]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:41pm

This is so sad, I absolutely loved him in West Wing. He was such a fantastic actor and added so much to the show. My prayers are with his family.

[ben1986]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:41pm

I cannot begin to describe how sad I feel about this passing. I loved John Spencer and especially Leo. The West Wing was one of the reason's I got involved in Government, and I cannot emphasize how sad I feel at this moment.

[YayJudyYayJudy]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:47pm

OMG... that's horrible. My thoughts and prayers are with his family...

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:51pm

I do not watch TWW but have seen Spencer in many things. Dying at 58 of a heart attack makes you sit back & think of your own mortality

Updated On: 12/16/05 at 06:51 PM

[irene2]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 8:25pm

John Spencer was wonderful in West Wing. Also in LA Law.
He will be missed. Very sad news...
Updated On: 12/16/05 at 08:25 PM

[starletta8]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 8:28pm

I saw this earlier, and my heart sank. Normally I do not get upset over celebs' passing, but this really struck me.

My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. He will truly be missed.

In the post-Sorkin era, John Spencer was the only reason I kept watching the show. Having seen some of his earlier work in the past year, I was blown away with his talent.

Watching him act out a heart attack last season was incredibly heart-wrenching, especially now. He was too young to go.

RIP.

[bwayfan3]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 8:28pm

That is so shocking and terrible. He was really so terrific on the West Wing.

[SamIAm]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 8:36pm

God, I was just crushed to hear about this. What a phenomenal actor and he seemed to be such a great guy.

How eerie that his character nearly died of a heart attack last year on West Wing.

And what a tragic end to a life that was too short. He should have had many good years of wonderful roles and life ahead of him. Only 58!

[defying_gravity2]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 9:13pm

I have never been this upset over an actor's pssing. We truly lost one of the great ones.

[Broadwaylady]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 9:23pm

I remember first seeing him on LA Law. How sad and sudden.

[YankeeGal#24]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 9:26pm

Oh no!!! That is so sad!! So young--and sudden! My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 10:03pm

So sad.

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 10:13pm

Rest in peace, John. I always regarded you as a true class act.

[ShuQ]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 10:16pm

That really is too bad...and just before his birthday. RIP.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 10:39pm

have i mentioned lately that I hate God?

cause i do.

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 12:48am

A friend of mine met him at a bar in NY a few summers ago and John invited my friend to come up to his apartment where they sat and talked all night sharing a few drinks and joints. My friend said it wasn't like talking to a rich and famous actor...just like chatting with a really good friend.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 3:37am

Talented man. This is a loss for the entertainment community as well as his family. He will be much missed. Memento Mori.

[jimmirae]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 3:49am

This was a man of great talent & character. He shall be deeply missed, And he was so wonderful on "Wset Wing". A new Star in Heaven tonight!

[AuditioningWaitress]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 12:57pm

I'm still in shock over this...