James McCaffrey Filmography

Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: A gifted and prolific character actor noted for often essaying roughshod roles that set him apart by virtue of their quirky charm, James McCaffrey appeared onscreen from the late '80s onward. He did fine work as Roy in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), held his own (as Fred) opposite Paul Giamatti...Read More

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Sordid Things

Actors: Alex Kingston

2008
Feel the Noise

Actors: Omarion Grandberry, Zulay Henao, James McCaffrey, Kellita Smith, Melonie Diaz, Malik Yoba

Synopsis: A 21-year-old aspiring hip-hop star from the Bronx is forced to put his career on hold when a gang of local thugs threatens his life and he is forced to seek refuge with his estranged father in Puerto Rico in this musical drama from producer Jennifer Lopez. Rob (Omarion Grandberry) is a New York Read More

10/5/07
Broken English

Actors: Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Drea de Matteo, Gena Rowlands, Justin Theroux

Synopsis: A single thirtysomething whose friends all seem to be romantically involved, happily married, or with child meets an eccentric Frenchman who shows her just what an amazing place the world can truly be in director Zoe Cassavetes' entry into the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. As if it wasn't Read More

6/22/07
Rescue Me: Season 04

Actors: Denis Leary, Jack McGee, Steven Pasquale, John Scurti, Daniel Sunjata, Mike Lombardi, Tatum O'Neal, Andrea Roth

2007
Rescue Me: Season 03

Actors: Denis Leary, Jack McGee, Steven Pasquale, John Scurti, Daniel Sunjata, Mike Lombardi, Tatum O'Neal, James McCaffrey, Andrea Roth

2006
Rescue Me: Season 02

Actors: Denis Leary, Jack McGee, Steven Pasquale, John Scurti, Daniel Sunjata, Mike Lombardi, James McCaffrey, Tatum O'Neal, Andrea Roth

2005
She Hate Me

Actors: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington

Synopsis: Directed by Spike Lee, She Hate Me follows John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (Anthony Mackie), who is fired from a posh job in biotechnology after informing the proper authorities of some sketchy business dealings from within the company. Unemployed and desperate for some quick cash, Jack accepts a Read More

7/28/04
Rescue Me: Season 01

Actors: Denis Leary, Jack McGee, Steven Pasquale, John Scurti, Daniel Sunjata, Mike Lombardi, James McCaffrey, Andrea Roth

Synopsis: In season one of the FX network "dramedy" Rescue Me, it is abundantly clear that the harrowing events of September 11, 2001, are still taking their toll on the firefighters of New York City's Engine 62 company even after three years. Senior firefighter Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) is carrying around Read More

2004
American Splendor

Actors: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Harvey Pekar, Shari Springer Berman, James Urbaniak, Judah Friedlander

Synopsis: The documentary directing team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman makes their narrative feature debut with the biographical comedy drama American Splendor. Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) is a comic book writer inspired by the work of his friend Robert Crumb (James Urbaniak). Pekar writes Read More

8/15/03
The Tic Code

Actors: Gregory Hines, Polly Draper, Christopher Marquette, Desmond Robertson, James McCaffrey

Synopsis: Actress Polly Draper, best known for her role on the TV series thirtysomething, wrote and co-produced this family drama, as well as playing the female lead. Draper plays Laura, a single mother whose ten-year-old son Miles (Christopher Marquette) is already displaying a remarkable gift as a jazz Read More

8/4/00
Mistaken Identity

Actors: Melissa Gilbert, Rosanna Arquette, David Andrews, James McCaffrey, Mary Mara

Synopsis: Based on an actual incident at the University of Virginia Medical Center, this made-for-TV drama stars Melissa Gilbert and Rosanna Arquette as Sarah and Linda, two expectant mothers who give birth on the same day in the same hospital. It is not until 18 months after the two women had contentedly Read More

1999
Hotel Shanghai

Actors: Agnieszka Wagner, Annie Girardot, James McCaffrey, Elliott Gould, Nicolas Clay

Synopsis: Based on the sprawling novel by Vicki Baum, this convoluted melodrama follows nine people whose lives converge during the days leading up to the tragic August 14, 1937 "Bloody Sunday" bombing in which a major downtown Shanghai hotel was demolished by the Japanese, an event that launched the Read More

1997
The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Actors: Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin, Jamie Foxx, James McCaffrey

Synopsis: In this updated and gender-reversed variation on Cyrano de Bergerac, Janeane Garofalo stars as Abby, the host of a radio talk show for people who have problems with pets. One day, she gets a call from Brian (Ben Chaplin) who is having trouble with his Great Dane (who enjoys roller skating). After Read More

1996
Nick and Jane

Actors: Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, James McCaffrey, John Dossett, Lisa Gay Hamilton, David Johansen

Synopsis: With nods in direction of Picture Perfect and Pretty Woman, this romantic comedy opens with classy corporate executive Jane (Dana Wheeler-Nicholson) discovering her boyfriend/colleague John (John Dossett) in bed with another woman. Exiting into the New York night, she grabs a rundown Checker cab Read More

1996
Schemes

Synopsis: A grieving widower discovers that the kindness of his late wife's best friend is malevolently motivated in this thriller starring James McCaffrey, John Glover, and Leslie Hope. When his wife passed away he thought he had nothing more to live for. Though at first the comforting embrace of a close Read More

1994
Telling Secrets

Synopsis: Cybill Shepherd takes a ride into the dark side in this two-part TV movie, purported based on a true story. Shepherd is cast as wealthy and seductive Phoenix socialite Faith Kelsey, who opts not to get mad but to get even when her husband, Terry (Christopher McDonald), enters into an affair with Read More

1993
New York's Finest

Synopsis: Three Big Apple prostitutes decide to give up streetwalking and find themselves fabulously wealthy husbands by becoming more cultured. Unfortunately, they are sorely lacking in sophistication, so they go to a highly cultured transvestite for a few lessons in how to be a real ladies. ~ Sandra Read More

1987