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

#1

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

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

#2

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

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.

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#3

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

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.

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#4

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

I'm shocked. That's so sad.

#5

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

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

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#6

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

How very sad.

#7

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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.

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#8

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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.

#9

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

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

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#10

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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

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

#11

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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

#12

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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.

#13

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

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

#14

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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!

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#15

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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.

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

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

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#17

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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.

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#18

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

So sad.

#19

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

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

#20

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

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

#21

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

have i mentioned lately that I hate God?

cause i do.

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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.

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#23

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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.

#24

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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!

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#25

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

I'm still in shock over this...