# RIP John Spencer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-spencer/335988>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 16, 2005, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-spencer/335988 "2005-12-16T23:06:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-spencer/335988/41 "2005-12-18T01:38:13Z")

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That episode was the first I’d heard of Johnnie Walker Blue. Damn, but that must be some fine liquor.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-spencer/335988/42 "2005-12-19T18:26:01Z")

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> [@Martin Hyde](#):
>
> Yeah, this has definitely been the celebrity death to affect me the most this year.
> 
> I always liked Spencer from back in the L.A. Law days. I’m actually honestly surprised anyone else remembered him from back then, **Sampiro** , I always thought my appreciation of him in L.A. Law was something not shared by anyone else :).

I was a fan of his from back then. I’ve stopped watching West Wing since the non-Sorkin era (has it gotten any better?), but always appreciated John Spencer’s skill. Just read about his passing in a sports-related column, and thought I’d check in here.

**Ivylass** , JWBlue is pretty decent stuff. I’m trying to remember if I had it before or after that episode. I wonder how much was Spencer and how much was Sorkin (who has his own share of vices) in that speech?

RIP John Spencer, a fine actor.

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