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Leo Thomas McGarry is a fictional character of the NBC political drama series The West Wing, [1] portrayed by American actor John Spencer. McGarry was the former Secretary of Labor, former White House Chief of Staff , Senior Counselor to Democratic President Josiah Bartlet , and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee for the 2006 election.
Leo McGarry has died of a massive heart attack. During an exhausting and adrenaline-filled night, the electoral votes come in as the Santos and Vinick campaigns wait anxiously. C.J. breaks the news of Leo's death to President Bartlet, and the news hits the airwaves less than an hour before polls close on the West Coast.
John Spencer (born John Speshock Jr.; December 20, 1946 – December 16, 2005) was an American actor.He was best known for his role as Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series The West Wing and for his role as attorney Tommy Mullaney in L.A. Law.
A last-second revelation that the plane is piloted by students playing a prank does nothing to alleviate the president's fear that he has lost control over the situation. Privately, he confesses to Leo McGarry that his concern for Zoey is so distracting that he is unable to pay attention to vital national security concerns.
President Bartlet fires White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry, who was strongly against the talks. Moments later, Leo suffers a massive heart attack. Note: The episode title refers to the warning given to Macbeth in the Shakespeare play of the same name, in which he is warned that "Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until / Great Birnam wood to ...
The episode aired on November 6, 2005, on NBC. The episode was a live stage performance, recorded twice for the Eastern and Western Coasts of the United States. During the episode, Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda spar as democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos and Republican presidential candidate Arnold Vinick.
The 2024 Emmy Awards brought Us all the way back to the Bartlet administration. The West Wing's Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney and Richard Schiff were tapped to present ...
Chief of Staff Leo McGarry and Press Secretary C.J. Cregg have to do some fancy diplomatic footwork when a very pro-Western but equally pro-alcohol Ukrainian politician shows up at the White House demanding to meet with the President. Leo's tip about how the Dalai Lama was able to "accidentally" have a meeting with a former President sets up a ...