John Spencer

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Birth Name: John Speshock

Born: 20 December 1946 Died: 16 December 2005

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 6"

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Gone, but not forgotten (1954 items)
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Published 5 months ago

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Rest in Peace (486 items)
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Published 13 years, 10 months ago

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150 Greatest Male Characters on TV (POLL) (139 items)
list by TheKnight12

Published 10 years, 9 months ago

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Why did you leave? (80 items)
list by MJBubblegum

Published 14 years, 6 months ago

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Top 10 TV Stars Who Died During Production (10 items)
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Published 8 years, 4 months ago

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Description: John was the only son of a lower middle-class family. His father, John Speshock, was a truck driver. His mother, Mildred, was a homemaker and an occasional waitress. He grew up near Paterson, New Jersey, but 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& ... (more)

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