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: 15.392
  • 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

    7.077 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...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Matthew Broderick

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  • 1997
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    Cop Land
    Cop Land

    6.8 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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sylvester Stallone

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  • 1999
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    Ravenous
    Ravenous

    6.791 1999 HD

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

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Guy Pearce

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  • 1995
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    Forget Paris
    Forget Paris

    6.2 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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Billy Crystal

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  • 1989
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    Black Rain
    Black Rain

    6.595 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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michael Douglas

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  • 1990
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    Presumed Innocent
    Presumed Innocent

    6.78 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...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Harrison Ford

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  • 1996
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    Albino Alligator
    Albino Alligator

    5.7 1996 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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Matt Dillon

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  • 1987
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    Hiding Out
    Hiding Out

    5.447 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...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Jon Cryer

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  • 1998
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    Twilight
    Twilight

    6.036 1998 HD

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

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Paul Newman

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  • 1998
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    The Negotiator
    The Negotiator

    7.076 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...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

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  • 1996
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    The Rock
    The Rock

    7.1 1996 HD

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

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Sean Connery

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  • 1989
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    Far from Home
    Far from Home

    5.629 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...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Matt Frewer

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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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Richard Alfieri

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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.

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Jaclyn Smith

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  • 1997
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    Cold Around the Heart
    Cold Around the Heart

    5.3 1997 HD

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

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: David Caruso

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  • 1997
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    Cafe Society
    Cafe Society

    5.1 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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Frank Whaley

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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,...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Hal Holbrook

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  • 1990
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    Green Card
    Green Card

    6.104 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....

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gérard Depardieu

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  • 1989
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    Sea of Love
    Sea of Love

    6.597 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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Al Pacino

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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...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Michele Lee

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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,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: O.J. Simpson

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  • 1985
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    The Protector
    The Protector

    6 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...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Jackie Chan

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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...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Lili Taylor

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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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Spencer

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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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Turturro

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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...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Josh Clark

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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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Cady McClain

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  • 1994
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    L.A. Law
    L.A. Law

    6.983 1994 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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Corbin Bernsen

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  • 1989
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    Miami Vice
    Miami Vice

    7.49 1989 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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Don Johnson

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  • 2003
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    Touched by an Angel
    Touched by an Angel

    7.3 2003 HD

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

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Roma Downey

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  • 2024
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    Law & Order
    Law & Order

    7.386 2024 HD

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

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sam Waterston

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  • 2022
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    The Ellen DeGeneres Show
    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    5.7 2022 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ellen DeGeneres

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  • 1988
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    Spenser: For Hire
    Spenser: For Hire

    6.7 1988 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Robert Urich

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  • 2000
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    Early Edition
    Early Edition

    7.3 2000 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...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Kyle Chandler

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  • 2024
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    The View
    The View

    4.5 2024 HD

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

    Genre: Talk

    Cast:

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  • 2014
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    E! True Hollywood Story
    E! True Hollywood Story

    8.1 2014 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...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2006
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    The West Wing
    The West Wing

    8.264 2006 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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Martin Sheen

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  • 2002
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    The Outer Limits
    The Outer Limits

    7.8 2002 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alex Diakun

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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.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tate Donovan

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  • 2024
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    Saturday Night Live
    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 2024 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Michael Che

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  • 1998
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    FX: The Series
    FX: The Series

    6.2 1998 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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cameron Daddo

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  • 2006
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    Celebrity Poker Showdown
    Celebrity Poker Showdown

    1 2006 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...

    Genre:

    Cast: Dave Foley

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  • 1997
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    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    7 1997 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...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Dean Cain

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  • 2023
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    Tony Awards
    Tony Awards

    5 2023 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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  • 1992
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1992 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...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Johnny Carson

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