James McCaffrey, who starred in FX’s Rescue Me as Jimmy Keefe, has passed away at the age of 65, according to TheWrap.
What’s Happening:
- McCaffrey passed away on Sunday, December 17th following a battle with cancer, as the actor was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
- He was perhaps best known for lending his voice to the Max Payne video games.
- The actor also had a prolific TV career, starring as Jimmy Keefe in 56 episodes of FX’s Rescue Me alongside Denis Leary.
- The character was the best friend and cousin of Leary’s central character, Tommy Gavin, and appeared as a main character for the first three seasons of the show. In the latter four seasons of the show, Jimmy became a recurring character.
- His breakout role was as Captain Arthur O’Byrne in season 3 of the 1980s Fox police drama, New York Undercover.
- He also appeared in multiple episodes of fan-favorite shows including Sex and the City, ABC’s Revenge and Marvel’s Jessica Jones.
- Most recently, McCaffrey lent his voice to Alan Wake 2, as Alex Casey.