gary cole played the vice president on the west wing.
gary cole played the vice president on the west wing.
who played the vice president on the west wing?
gary cole
bob russell (the west wing)









































robert "bob" russell is a fictional character played by gary cole on the television serial drama "the west wing". he is introduced as a member of congress from colorado, and succeeds to the vice presidency after president bartlet nominates him following the resignation of incumbent john hoynes.









































section::::personal background.
bob russell (the west wing)
several books have been published about "the west wing". one of the first, in 2001, was paul c. challe's "inside the west wing: an unauthorized look at television's smartest show". in 2002, newmarket press published "the west wing script book", which included episode scripts from aaron sorkin. also in 2002, ian jackman wrote "the west wing (the official companion)". analytical books about the series include peter rollins' "the west wing: the american presidency as television drama" (2003), "the prime-time presidency: the west wing and u.s. nationalism" by trevor parry-giles and shawn j. parry-giles (2006), "the west wing (tv milestones series)" by janet mccabe (2012), and claire handscombe's "walk with us: how the west wing changed our lives" (2016).
the west wing