John Spencer, the actor who plays vice-presidential candidate Leo McGarry in NBC television's The West Wing, has died of a heart attack at 58.
The actor died in hospital in Los Angeles on Friday, his publicist said in a brief statement.
The seventh series of the political drama is currently being shown in the United States.
Spencer previously starred in NBC's LA Law series while big screen roles included Green Card and Copland.
The Associated Press notes that, in a sad parallel to life, the Leo McGarry character also suffers a heart attack that forces him to give up his White House job as chief of staff.
However, in the TV series, he recovers and returns to politics as the Democrats' vice-presidential candidate.
I enjoyed his irascible character in 'The West Wing'- and I can remember him from L.A. Law too.
I really rather liked his gravelly tones...
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