John Spencer

John Spencer

John Spencer, a highly esteemed American actor, was born in New York City on December 20, 1946. He developed a deep passion for acting from an early age and gained recognition for his captivating performances on Broadway, particularly in "The Great White Hope" (1969). Spencer effortlessly transitioned to film, showcasing his versatility in movies like "The Rock" (1996) and "The Negotiator" (1998). However, it was his portrayal of Leo McGarry on "The West Wing" (1999-2006) that truly brought him widespread acclaim, earning him an Emmy Award in 2002. Sadly, Spencer passed away on December 16, 2005, at the age of 58, leaving a void in the entertainment industry. His legacy lives on through his impactful contributions to theater, film, and television, firmly establishing him as one of the most revered actors of his generation.

  • Title : John Spencer
  • Popularity : 4.834
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1946-12-20
  • Place of Birth : New York City, New York, USA
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John Spencer Movies

  • 1983
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    WarGames

    WarGames

    7.076 1983 HD

    High School student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he...

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  • 1997
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    Cop Land

    Cop Land

    6.784 1997 HD

    Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city...

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  • 1999
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    Ravenous

    Ravenous

    6.8 1999 HD

    Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After...

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  • 1995
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    Forget Paris

    Forget Paris

    6.23 1995 HD

    Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the...

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  • 1989
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    Black Rain

    Black Rain

    6.59 1989 HD

    Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to...

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  • 1990
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    Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

    6.795 1990 HD

    Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his...

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  • 1997
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    Albino Alligator

    Albino Alligator

    5.712 1997 HD

    While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people...

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  • 1989
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    Sea of Love

    Sea of Love

    6.596 1989 HD

    Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with...

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  • 1998
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    Twilight

    Twilight

    6.1 1998 HD

    A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.

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  • 1996
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    The Rock

    The Rock

    7.129 1996 HD

    When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into...

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  • 1998
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    The Negotiator

    The Negotiator

    7.09 1998 HD

    The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an...

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  • 1987
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    Hiding Out

    Hiding Out

    5.5 1987 HD

    A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max...

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  • 1989
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    Far from Home

    Far from Home

    5.6 1989 HD

    Charlie Cox should have stopped for gas in California. While he's on a cross-country trip with his teenage daughter, Joleen, his car hits empty in a...

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  • 1997
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    Lesser Prophets

    Lesser Prophets

    5.3 1997 HD

    The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. By chance, one of the police finds them; instead of...

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  • 1982
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    Echoes

    Echoes

    3.7 1982 HD

    An artist is plagued by nightmares of a love triangle and murder. A psychic says the dream figure is his brother, a "troubled soul" from an ancient...

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  • 1992
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    In the Arms of a Killer

    In the Arms of a Killer

    4.1 1992 HD

    A young detective falls in love with a witness in a murder case and suddenly becomes a suspect herself.

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  • 1997
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    Cold Around the Heart

    Cold Around the Heart

    5.2 1997 HD

    A jewel thief moves towards a reunion of revenge with his lover, who pushed him out of their speeding getaway car.

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  • 1979
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    The Other Side of Victory

    The Other Side of Victory

    1 1979 HD

    This film dramatizes the problems facing ordinary American soldiers during the Revolutionary War, explaining why most ultimately chose to stay and...

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  • 1989
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    Simple Justice

    Simple Justice

    8.5 1989 HD

    When an unknown assailant viciously murders the participants in a bank robbery and murder case, it could be a case of vigilante justice - that is, if...

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  • 1997
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    Cafe Society

    Cafe Society

    5 1997 HD

    New York 1952. Mickey Jelke inherits a big sum of money and spends his nights in Manhattan, painting the city red. Night after night, he can be found...

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  • 1994
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    Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

    6.8 1994 HD

    The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to the governor's mansion, and "Wild" Bill McKenzie,...

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  • 1992
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    From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

    From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

    1 1992 HD

    In the first of a potential series of films inspired by the real-life experiences of Los Angeles police officer turned bestselling author Joseph...

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  • 1990
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    Green Card

    Green Card

    6.115 1990 HD

    Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple....

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  • 1992
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    When No One Would Listen

    When No One Would Listen

    1 1992 HD

    Jessica has been married to her controlling husband Gary for years. The abuse only gets worse when she gets a job at a bakery and makes two really...

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  • 1983
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    Cocaine and Blue Eyes

    Cocaine and Blue Eyes

    4.3 1983 HD

    Michael Brennen, a San Francisco private eye gets dragged into a drug-smuggling operation while searching for the girlfriend of a deal client,...

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  • 1985
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    The Protector

    The Protector

    5.997 1985 HD

    Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a...

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  • 1998
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    All Revved Up

    All Revved Up

    5.8 1998 HD

    A lovely school teacher finds herself the victim of a scam artist - a garage owner who delights in ripping off his customers. Soon, she has two eager...

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  • 1986
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    L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

    7 1986 HD

    L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven...

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  • 1990
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    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.4 1990 HD

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until...

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  • 2003
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    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    5.766 2003 HD

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

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  • 1985
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    Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

    6.6 1985 HD

    Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new...

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  • 1994
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    Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

    7.2 1994 HD

    Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

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  • 1984
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    Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

    7.5 1984 HD

    The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership...

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  • 1996
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    Early Edition

    Early Edition

    7.3 1996 HD

    Gary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting look into the...

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  • 1997
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    The View

    The View

    4.4 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 1996
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    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    8.041 1996 HD

    E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known...

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  • 1996
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    FX: The Series

    FX: The Series

    6.2 1996 HD

    Rollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making criminals see what they want to see. But what is real and...

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  • 1995
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    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.7 1995 HD

    Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...

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  • 1998
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    Trinity

    Trinity

    8 1998 HD

    Set in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, a detective from a working-class Irish Catholic family looks after his family members.

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 1999
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    The West Wing

    The West Wing

    8.3 1999 HD

    The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional...

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  • 1956
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 2003
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    Celebrity Poker Showdown

    Celebrity Poker Showdown

    1 2003 HD

    Celebrity Poker Showdown is a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It was a limited-run series in which celebrities played poker, and ran...

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  • 1993
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    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    7 1993 HD

    A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man...

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  • 1944
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    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    6.8 1944 HD

    An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...

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