Jeffrey McCaffrey, who was the voice of anti-hero Max Payne in the cult Remedy franchise, has died. Terrible news for fans of the franchise.
Jeffrey McCaffrey, the 64-year-old American actor, has passed away. If he was known for his role as Jimmy Keefe in the series Rescue Me, players knew him more for his involvement in Remedy Entertainment productions. The unhearable voice of Max Payne was him.
Max Payne actor Jeffrey McCaffrey dies
Sad day for fans of Max Payne and the Remedy games. The iconic voice of the New York cop died at the age of 64. We indeed learned of his death through one of his close friends, Kevin Dillon (Entourage), before it was officially confirmed. “Rest in peace Jeffrey McCaffrey. We were lucky to know you. My best friend, we will miss you » Dillon wrote on Instagram. The news was later confirmed by TMZ, who announced that the actor died from cancer.
Jeffrey McCaffrey hasn’t just been the voice of this character in Remedy’s games. It also made its comeback in 2012 with Max Payne 3 developed by the Rockstar Games teams. But it was the Finnish studio that highlighted it in other of their productions. He was in fact Thomas Zane in Alan Wake, Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2, or even director Zachariah Trench from Control. According to Kevin Dillon, Jeffrey McCaffrety was battling cancer.
On the Web, fans are mourning the death of the one who will forever remain Max Payne. ” What is this mess ? He was so young. Rest in peace “; “Horrible news”; “This is incredibly sad, rest in peace”; “Damn, it’s so sad.”; “Sad news, his voice in Alan Wake 2 was iconic”; “He was a wonderful actor and voice actor” can we read on the ResetEra forums. This death is likely to mark fans all the more as we should have been able to hear it again during the remake of Max Payne 1 & 2.