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Born John Speshock, he is best remembered for his television roles
as White House Chief-of-Staff Leo McGarry from the NBC drama series
"The West Wing," and as defense attorney Tommy Mullaney from
"L.A. Law" (1990-1994).
He attended New York City's prestigious Professional Children's
School at the age of 16 before attending Fairleigh Dickinson
University in Rutherford, New Jersey and New York University
in New York City. He dropped out of both institutions before
earning a degree to pursue a professional acting career.
He began his acting career in regional theater
productions before appearing in the 1981 Off-Broadway production
of "Still Life." In 1983 he made his film debut as a missile
silo launch commander in the motion picture "WarGames." He was
the recipient of two Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) for his
work on West Wing, an Emmy Award in 2002, a Viewers for Quality
Television Award in 2000, and an Off-Broadway Theater Best Actor
Award (OBIE) in 1981. In addition to his acting wins, he was also
nominated for four additional Emmy Awards, four Screen Actor
Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a TV Guide Award. His
notable motion picture credits include: "The Protector" (1985),
"Key Exchange" (1985), "Sea of Love" (1989), "Black Rain"
(1989), "Presumed Innocent" (1990), "Simple Justice" (1990),
"Café Society" (1995), "Forget Paris" (1995), "The Rock" (1996),
"Albino Alligator" (1996), "Cop Land" (1997), "Twilight" (1998),
"The Negotiator" (1998), and "Ravenous" in 1999. His notable
television credits and guest appearances include "The Patty
Duke Show," "One Life to Live," "Ryan's Hope," "Another World,"
"As the World Turns," "Miami Vice," "Spencer for Hire," "Law
and Order," "FX: The Series," "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures
of Superman," "L.A. Doctors" and the "Outer Limits."
A recovering alcoholic in real life, he played a recovering
alcohol and drug abuser on "The West Wing". He died of a heart
attack midway through the filming of "The West Wing"'s seventh
and final season, at the age of 59.
Bio by Nils M. Solsvik Jr.
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Mark Taylor
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