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John Spencer, an actor who received an Emmy Award for portraying the flawed but efficient chief of staff who anchored the large ensemble cast on NBC-TV’s “The West Wing,” died Friday morning.

Once again: Leo McGarry has been pronounced dead..." For fans of consummate actor John Spencer, who gave rich, full-blooded life to former White House chief of staff–turned–vice presidential ...

John Spencer, who played a tough and ... Actress Allison Janney, C.J. Cregg on the series, described Spencer as a consummate professional actor. “Everyone adored him,” she said.

LOS ANGELES — John Spencer, who played a tough ... Actress Allison Janney, C.J. Cregg on the series, described Spencer as a consummate professional actor. "Everyone adored him," she said.

LOS ANGELES — John Spencer, an actor who earned an Emmy for portraying the flawed but efficient chief of staff who anchored the large ensemble cast on NBC’s The West Wing, died Friday morning.

Actor John Spencer, who played vice-presidential candidate Leo McGarry in the TV program The West Wing, has died of a heart attack. In a sad twist, Spencer's character on the popular NBC show had ...