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Which cast and crew of American poltical drama series created by Aaron Sorkin for NBC (1999-2006) The West Wing are living and who are dead?

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By Android Grove

Updated 18 March 2023

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American poltical drama series created by Aaron Sorkin for NBC (1999-2006)

The West Wing

Released	22 September 1999
Ended	14 May 2006

Director	Christopher Misiano and Alex Graves
Awards	TCA Heritage Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Peabody Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Peabody Award, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, TCA Award for Program of the Year and TCA Award for Outstanding New Program
Genre	drama film and political drama
Nominated for	Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, TCA Award for Program of the Year, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama, TCA Award for Outstanding New Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama, TCA Award for Program of the Year, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama, Costume Designers Guild Award for Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and TCA Heritage Award
Composer	W. G. Snuffy Walden
Production company	Warner Bros.
Country of origin	United States of America
Screenwriter	Debora Cahn and Josh Singer
Producer	Thomas Schlamme
Number of episodes	156
Number of seasons	7

About The West Wing

The West Wing, created by Aaron Sorkin, premiered in 1999 and quickly became a cultural phenomenon. The show followed the inner workings of the White House and the staff of President Josiah Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen. The writing was sharp, witty, and fast-paced, with Sorkin's signature walk-and-talk scenes becoming a staple of the show.

The ensemble cast was exceptional, with standout performances from Allison Janney as press secretary C.J. Cregg, Bradley Whitford as deputy chief of staff Josh Lyman, and Richard Schiff as communications director Toby Ziegler. The show tackled a wide range of political and social issues, from gun control to healthcare to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The West Wing was praised for its intelligent writing, nuanced characters, and realistic portrayal of the political process. It won numerous awards, including four consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series. The show also had a significant impact on American politics, with real-life politicians citing it as an inspiration and using it as a reference point for policy discussions.

Despite its critical and commercial success, The West Wing faced some controversy during its run. Sorkin was known for his clashes with network executives, and the show's portrayal of the military and the Republican Party drew criticism from some quarters.

Overall, The West Wing remains a landmark television series, a smart and engaging drama that tackled complex issues with intelligence and wit. Its influence can still be felt in political dramas today, and it remains a beloved favorite of fans around the world.

References:

- "The West Wing: An Oral History" by Brian Stelter, CNN, 2019

- "The West Wing: How Aaron Sorkin's Political Drama Defined a Decade" by David Sims, The Atlantic, 2019

- "The West Wing: The Complete Series" DVD box set, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, 2017.