John Spencer

John Spencer was born on Dec 20, 1946 in USA. John Spencer's big-screen debut came with The Patty Duke Show - Season 1 directed by Stanley Prager in 1963, strarring Henry. John Spencer is known for The West Wing directed by Christopher Misiano, Allison Janney stars as C.J. Cregg and John Spencer as Leo McGarry. John Spencer has got 5 awards and 14 nominations so far. The most recent award John Spencer achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new tvshow John Spencer plays is The West Wing - Season 7 which will be released on Sep 22, 1999.

John Spencer was born John Speshock III in Paterson, New Jersey, the only son of Mildred (Benzeroski), a homemaker and occasional waitress, and John Speshock, a truck driver. He grew up near Paterson, New Jersey, and left at age 16 to attend the Professional Children's School. In 1963, he landed a recurring role on The Patty Duke Show (1963). After that ended, he attended Fairleigh Dickenson University and later New York University, but dropped out to return to acting. John had been an acknowledged alcoholic, who remained sober ever since getting therapy. He had quit smoking in 1999, which he described as "hell on earth". He passed away of a heart attack on December 16, 2005. He will be missed.