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James McCaffrey, a seasoned veteran of the small screen and the voice of the iconic video game character Max Payne, has died.

He was 65.

According to reports, McCaffrey died Sunday of multiple myeloma cancer.

He was probably most well-known to non-video game players for his work on Rescue Me, where he played Jimmy Keefe.

Keefe was a New York firefighter who lost his life on 9/11.

He appears as a ghost to his cousin, played by Denis Leary, and his character drives some of Leary's richest scenes as Leary's character tries to understand the loss and why he's still alive.

McCaffrey had a series regular role for the first three seasons before switching to a recurring capacity for the final four seasons.

The FX hit also starred John Scurti, Michael Lombardi, Steven Pasquale, and Andrea Roth.

Throughout his career, the actor had countless credits across movies, TV, and video games.

In addition to Rescue Me,...

The actor, who also starred in film and television for decades, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer

James McCaffrey, the actor who provided the voice of the titular character of the Max Payne video games, has died aged 65.

The actor died on Sunday at his home in Larchmont, New York, having been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, his wife, the actor Rochelle Boström confirmed.

James McCaffrey has sadly passed away.

The actor, known for his work as the voice actor of video game character Max Payne and his role on FX drama Rescue Me, died Sunday (December 17) of multiple myeloma cancer at the age of 65.

His death was confirmed by his manager, who confirmed that the late actor passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends.

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His first role was on the TV drama Civil Wars, and later on Swift Justice, as well as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

He would also star on Sex and the City, White Collar, Madam Secretary, Bull and Suits, among many others, including Rescue Me, in which he played Jimmy Keefe, a New York firefighter who lost his life on 9/11.

He is most well known to gamers for his voice work as the title character in the Max Payne game franchise,...

James McCaffrey, the actor who portrayed firefighter and 9/11 victim Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me and provided the titular voice of the Max Payne video games, died Sunday at his home in Larchmont, N.Y. He was 65.

McCaffrey died after a battle with myeloma. The news was confirmed by his wife, actress Rochelle Boström, to The Hollywood Reporter.

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James McCaffrey, the voice actor of video game character Max Payne and the haunting presence of the hit FX drama Rescue Me, died Sunday of multiple myeloma cancer. He was 65.

His death was confirmed to Deadline by his manager, who noted that the actor passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends.

Born in Albany, New Yor, McCaffrey got his breakthrough in a recurring role on the 1991-93 the TV legal drama series Civil Wars, and in 1996 was hired by Dick Wolfe for the series Swift Justice. McCaffrey would become something of a protege under Wolfe, appearing over the years in many of Wolfe’s series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, among others.

McCaffrey trained at the Actor’s Studio and over the course of a 35-year career would be a regular presence on episodic TV, with appearances on Viper, Sex and the City,...

James McCaffrey, who portrayed the firefighter and 9/11 victim Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me and provided the voice of the title character in Max Payne video games, has died. He was 65.

McCaffrey died Sunday at his home in Larchmont, New York, after a battle with myeloma, his wife, actress Rochelle Boström, told The Hollywood Reporter.

McCaffrey also starred in the 1990s as expert driver Michael Payton/Joe Astor on the first and fourth seasons of the NBC drama Viper and as Capt. Arthur O’Byrne on the Fox crime series New York Undercover.

McCaffrey’s Jimmy was killed on 9/11, and his vision hounded friend and fellow New York firefighter Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) over all seven seasons (2004-11) of the acclaimed FX drama Rescue Me. He said it was his favorite role.

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