John Spencer RIP

The Black Oil

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/16/spencer.obit.ap/index.html

Played Leo McGarry in The West Wing, he'll be badly missed, 58 is quite young.

tvnutz

Never watched the West Wing,but he was great in several movies I have sene him in.

meldrew

RIP to a great character actor , he'll be sorely missed from the West Wing

Louth Man

58 is an terrible age to die..:(

He was a brilliant actor..

Interestingly his character had a heart attack in the West Wing in Season 6..

Does this mean that Season 7 will definitely be the last season of the WW?

Litcagral

The Black Oil wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/16/spencer.obit.ap/index.html

Played Leo McGarry in The West Wing, he'll be badly missed, 58 is quite young.

Did he play snooker? !!!!!!!!!

Louth Man

Litcagral wrote:

Did he play snooker? !!!!!!!!!

Different John Spencer!!

The American actor has died [HTML]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spencer_(actor)[/HTML]

PaddyofNine

Poor guy, hands-down one of my favourite actors.

News was like a gut-punch. I love Leo, and for me, John Spencer and Leo McGarry are one and the same!

tvnutz

Louth Man wrote:

Does this mean that Season 7 will definitely be the last season of the WW?

I think the terrible ratings have already secured that to be honest.

holly_johnson

Really sad news. He was a brilliant actor, in LA Law but my favourite in the West Wing.
He would have been 59 on Tuesday. No age at all.

Dr. Dre

Oh FFS

aidan_walsh

Louth Man wrote:

Does this mean that Season 7 will definitely be the last season of the WW?

Season 7 was pitched as the last season anyway, but this is going to throw the entire thing into a tail spin now.

Its a bitter shame. He was a wonderful actor, perfectly suited to many of the roles I have seen him play.

Our man in Havana

Was Leo in series 7? Surely all of S7 would be recordered by now?

therecklessone

Bond-007 wrote:

Was Leo in series 7? Surely all of S7 would be recordered by now?

Apparently not, its believed they have a number of episodes done but not the entire season.

58 is such a young age to go at, and from a WW fan's perspective, he will be sorely missed.

I'm sad to say that this coupled with the poor ratings will probably mean the show has run its course.

[edit]BBC link says they've up to episode 14 in the can[/edit]

The Black Oil

Yeah they're up to about episode 14 now. Leo was in top form in the last episode (The Wedding). Not sure where the show can go from here, let's hope he gets a proper funeral/tribute in the show. I think, technically, Santos cannot have another running mate. Leo will remain on the ballot (similar to Horton Wilde in the California 47th) for the election.

With the death of John Spencer the powers that be may say that will do for TWW and I guess the cast may want to go out on a high now as a tribute to Spencer.

Wacker

While I love the West Wing with a passion (I have seasons one through six on DVD), I did feel it was time for the show to call it a day with the end of the Bartlet administartion. It would be a shame for it to over-stay its welcome and for it to continue to make new seasons just for the sake of it, a la Friends. This sad news will probably secure that.

RIP indeed, great actor. What I I to bethink the best episode in the history of the West Wing was almost exclusively about him, in Bartlet for America in season three. He was a powerful force one the screen.

IvaBigWun

A solid part of one of the best dramas ever

RIP

LundiMardi

he was cool in 'The Rock'

Pazaz 21

He was the driving force behind the west wing, Leo and President Bartlett's relationship was one of the great relationships in television history, and his acting in the alcholic/pills story line in season 1 of the west wing was some of the best acting i've ever seen. God Rest His Soul.