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| 3 | John Spencer (December 20, 1946 -- December 16, 2005) was an American actor. He started acting as a teenager in the early 1960s. His debut was on ''Series/ThePattyDukeShow'' as one of Patty's boyfriends. This led to many bit roles before he made his film debut in 1983's ''Film/WarGames''. He would join ''Series/LALaw'' in 1990 as street smart attorney Tommy Mullaney. |
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| 5 | However, it was the role of Leo [=McGarry=], the White House Chief of Staff on ''Series/TheWestWing'' which would earn him the greatest acclaim. He would win the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2002. |
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| 7 | He died suddenly from a heart attack on December 16, 2005, four days before his 59th birthday. |
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| 9 | !!TV credits with pages on TV Tropes: |
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| 11 | * ''Series/ThePattyDukeShow'' - Henry |
| 12 | * ''Series/LALaw'' (1990-1993) - Tommy Mullaney |
| 13 | * ''Series/TheWestWing'' (1999-2006) - Leo [=McGarry=] (Emmy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, 2002) |
| 14 | * ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'' - As Colonel Thurman in the episode "The Summit" |
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| 16 | !!Film credits with pages on TV Tropes: |
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| 18 | * ''Film/WarGames'' (1983) |
| 19 | * ''Film/SeaOfLove'' (1989) |
| 20 | * ''Film/PresumedInnocent'' (1990) |
| 21 | * ''Film/TheRock'' (1996) |
| 22 | * ''Film/CopLand'' (1997) |
| 23 | * ''Film/TheNegotiator'' (1999) |
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| 25 | !!Video game credits with pages on TV Tropes: |
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| 27 | * ''VideoGame/WingCommanderIVThePriceOfFreedom'' (1996) |
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