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In Memoriam

Lisa Loring as Wednesday Addams
Lisa Loring as Wednesday Addams Photo: ABC Photo Archives (Getty Images)

Lisa Loring – The very first on-screen Wednesday Addams and star of The Addams Family sitcom, Loring went on to be featured in soaps such as As the World Turns. She also appeared in B-movie horror films in the ‘80s, including Blood Frenzy, Savage Harbor, and Iced.

Phyllis Coates – The first actress to play Lois Lane on television, Coates starred as the intrepid comics reporter in Superman and the Mole Men and then the first season of Adventures of Superman. Although she did not return for its sophomore season, Coates’ Superman legacy continued decades later when she played Lois’ mother Ellen in the ‘90s TV series Lois & Clark.

James McCaffrey – On TV, James McCaffrey played Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me and Arthur O’Breun in New York Undercover. But in video games, he was best known for voicing Max Payne throughout the trilogy of the same name. He also played Zachariah Trench and Alex Casey in Remedy’s respective games, Control and Alan Wake II.