John Spencer

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John Spencer
Character Howard Morton
Date of birth 20 December 1946
Place of birth New York City, New York
Date of death 16 December 2005
Place of death Los Angeles, California
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John Spencer was an actor who played Howard Morton in the Law & Order pilot episode "Prescription for Death".

Spencer was best known for his role as Leo McGarry, the White House Chief of Staff on the NBC political drama The West Wing, for which he won an Emmy Award.

He died following a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital on December 16, 2005, four days before his 59th birthday.