Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina (69)

1944-02-29 - 2013-07-22 | Chicago, Illinois, USA

Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American actor. Often typecast as a mobster or police officer, he is known for roles such as FBI Agent Jack Crawford in Manhunter, mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run, Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty, Cousin Avi in Snatch, and Walt Miller in New Girl. He starred on television as Lieutenant Mike Torello on Crime Story and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on Law & Order. From 2008 to 2010, he hosted and narrated the television program Unsolved Mysteries on Spike TV. His last major television role was in HBO's Luck, which premiered on January 29, 2012.

On Movies

  • Lucky Stiff
  • Authors Anonymous
  • The Last Rites of Joe May
  • Knucklehead
  • Bottle Shock
  • What Happens in Vegas
  • Bagboy
  • The Grand
  • Purple Violets
  • You Kill Me
  • Paparazzi
  • Stealing Harvard
  • Big Trouble
  • Sidewalks of New York
  • Snatch
  • Bad Seed
  • Reindeer Games
  • The Mod Squad
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Out of Sight
  • Bella Mafia
  • That Old Feeling
  • Eddie
  • Get Shorty
  • Out of Annie's Past
  • Bonanza: Under Attack
  • Little Big League
  • The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
  • One Woman's Courage
  • A Stranger in the Mirror
  • Striking Distance
  • Romeo Is Bleeding
  • Another Stakeout
  • The Disappearance of Nora
  • Mac
  • Street Crimes
  • We're Talkin' Serious Money
  • Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
  • Perfect Crimes
  • Havana
  • Men Of Respect
  • People Like Us
  • The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
  • Open Admissions
  • Midnight Run
  • Six Against the Rock
  • Crime Story: Pilot
  • Manhunter
  • Triplecross
  • Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
  • Birthday Boy
  • Final Jeopardy
  • Code of Silence
  • The Impostor
  • Hard Knox
  • The Killing Floor
  • Through Naked Eyes
  • Thief

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