Richard Schiff has told how he had to have a conversation with his wife about never seeing her again as he battled Covid-19.
The 65-year-old, best known for playing White House communications director Toby Ziegler in the political drama, was admitted to hospital in the US last month.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, he said: "I'm an ex-smoker and I’m pre-diabetic and I’m old.
"I’m an old dude, and so I have some strikes against me, so I anticipated this was possible, but when it happened, it was really scary."
He added: "I had to have the conversation with my wife, about maybe not seeing her again and because the doctor had convinced me that it was going to be touch and go."
"The worst part of it is the epiphany, the realisation that you might never get to touch each other again and that for some reason struck me, struck home more than anything else."
'It was really scary.'
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) December 16, 2020
The West Wing actor @Richard_Schiff recalls his battle with Covid-19 to @piersmorgan and @susannareid100.
He adds that he had the conversation about not making it through with his wife after he was told it was 'touch and go'. pic.twitter.com/5PCEOJky2O
The cast of The West Wing reunited earlier this year to look back on the show's seven seasons on the air.
Special guests on the episode include Michelle Obama, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Samuel L. Jackson and President Bill Clinton, while Elisabeth Moss will reprise her role as President Bartlet's daughter Zoey.
