James McCaffrey
James McCaffrey was born in Ireland and grew up in Albany, New York, where he developed interests in sports and art. He studied Fine Arts on scholarship at New Haven College, where he landed baseball and football scholarships. After he finished school, he moved to Boston, where he worked as a graphic designer and art director. He also began doing theater, and a performance in "Electra: A Central American Tragedy," drew high praise from critics. Stage acting led McCaffrey to New York City and the Actor's Studio. He soon started his own company, The Workhouse Theater, which produced several off-Broadway plays, including "The Scape," "The Florentine," and "Gross Points." McCaffrey's television debut was a recurring guest spot on the Mariel Hemmingway law drama "Civil Wars," (ABC, 1991-92). Although the show was canceled shortly thereafter (and born again as "L.A. Law"), McCaffrey made enough of an impact to land the lead role in the actioner, "Viper." (NBC, 1994). A close cousin to "Knight Rider," the show was short-lived as well. But McCaffrey was off and running, and next accepted the lead in "Swift Justice," a Dick Wolf action drama, playing ex-special-forces operative-turned private investigator Max Swift. A slew of television guest appearances followed, on such shows as "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999- ) and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC, 2001-2006; USA, 2007-11), as well as "Sex & The City" (HBO, 2000-04), where he appeared in two episodes playing two different roles. Movie roles included bit parts in the romantic comedy "Cats & Dogs" (1996) the highly acclaimed "American Splendor" (2003) and Spike Lee's "She Hate Me" (2004). McCaffrey also landed a small part in an episode of another edgy Denis Leary drama, "The Job." He joined the lineup of long-running CBS daytime soap "As the World Turns," as Charley Spangler, before being called to duty by Leary for "Rescue Me" (FX, 2004-11). He has since had roles in the series "Revenge" (ABC, 2011-14) and films "Compliance" (2012), "The Suspect" (2014), "The Big Take" (2018) and "Mob Town" (2019). James McCaffrey died on December 17, 2023 in Larchmont, NY.
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James McCaffrey
Filmography
Movies
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Mob Town | Chief Lane (Character) | - | 2019 |
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The Big Take | Douglas Brown (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder at the Mansion | Jimmy (Character) | - | 2018 |
19% |
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Blind | Howard (Character) | $12.5K | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Romance at Reindeer Lodge | William (Character) | - | 2017 |
29% |
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Destined | Bill Holder (Character) | - | 2016 |
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Sam | Seymour (Character) | - | 2015 |
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I Dream Too Much | Nikki (Character) | - | 2015 |
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A Cry From Within | Father Thomas (Character) | - | 2014 |
47% |
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Like Sunday, Like Rain | Dale (Character) | $27.1K | 2014 |
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Betrayed | Sully (Character) | - | 2014 |
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The Suspect | Polaski Sheriff (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Redemption | Nick Reed (Character) | - | 2012 |
89% |
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Compliance | Det. Neals (Character) | $311.9K | 2012 |
14% |
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Excuse Me for Living | Barry (Character) | - | 2012 |
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The Orphan Killer | Detective Jones (Character) | - | 2011 |
10% |
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One Fall | Werber Bond (Character) | - | 2011 |
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NoNAMES | Mr. Williams (Character) | - | 2010 |
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The Pregnancy Pact | Michael Dougan (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Camp Hope | Dr. John (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sordid Things | Jagger Manchester (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call | Steven (Character) | - | 2008 |
12% |
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Feel the Noise | Jeffrey Skylar (Character) | $5.9M | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Distress | Jack Douglas (Character) | - | 2003 |
94% |
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American Splendor | Fred (Character) | $6.0M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fresh Cut Grass | Sam (Character) | - | 2000 |
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Mistaken Identity | Darryl (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nick and Jane | Nick (Character) | $11.3K | 1997 |
85% |
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The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Roy (Character) | $34.1M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel Shanghai | Frank Taylor (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shanghai 1937 | Frank Taylor (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Schemes | Paul Stewart (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Viper | Joe Astor (Character) | - | 1994 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 81% | Blue Bloods | Sergeant Kevin Coolidge (Guest Star) | 2011 2022 |
36% | 89% | Bluff City Law | Tucker Goodman (Guest Star) | 2019 |
91% | 87% | Suits | Gordon (Guest Star) | 2013 2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Bull | Thornton Grey (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Madam Secretary | Rex Mayfield (Guest Star) | 2017 |
57% | 92% | Forever | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
58% | 66% | The Following | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
69% | 78% | Revenge | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
66% | 75% | A Gifted Man | Milt Sandreski (Guest Star) | 2011 |
88% | 90% | Rescue Me |
Jimmy Keefe (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2004-2007 2009-2011 |
58% | No Score Yet | Canterbury's Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jesse Hansen (Guest Star) | 2000 2003 |
20% | No Score Yet | Hack | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
70% | 80% | Sex and the City | Max (Guest Star) | 1998 2001 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Job | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Viper |
Joe Astor/ |
1994 1998-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New York Undercover | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 1996-1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Swift Justice | Unknown (Character) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Civil Wars | Terrence Flanagan (Guest Star) | 1992 |
92% | No Score Yet | The Beat | Unknown (Guest Star) | |
21% | No Score Yet | 3 Lbs. | Unknown (Guest Star) |