John Spencer (December 20, 1946 – December 16, 2005)^[1] was an American actor. He was best known for playing White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on the successful television series The West Wing. He won an Emmy Award for this role in 2002.

Spencer died of a heart attack in a hospital in Los Angeles. He was aged 58.^[2]

• John Spencer on IMDb
• October 16, 2004 Interview with John Spencer Archived May 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Tavis Smiley Show
• John Spencer at Find a Grave

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