goodbye Leo

One of my favorite actors on one of my all-time favorite shows died today. John Spencer who played White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry (and current Vice-President candidate) on the West Wing died of a heart attack at 58, he would have been 59 next week. In a sad bit of irony his character was forced from his White House job last season after suffering a near-fatal heart attack. Spencer was a classy, gifted actor whose character was the most steady and loyal person on the show. I really enjoyed Spencer in all the other roles I have seen him in, including playing FBI Director Womak in The Rock. West Wing will never been the same without him.