Dennis Farina

Actor

Born: February 29, 1944 (69 years old)

Died: July 22, 2013

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography (65)

• Snatch (2000, ★ 7.8)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998, ★ 8.2)
• Out of Sight (1998, ★ 6.7)
• Thief (1981, ★ 7.2)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989, ★ 8)
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005, ★ 8.1)
• Crime Story (1986, ★ 8)
• Justice League Unlimited (2004, ★ 8.3)
• The Looney Tunes Show (2011, ★ 8.1)
• Manhunter (1986, ★ 7)
• Midnight Run (1988, ★ 7.2)
• Unsolved Mysteries (1988, ★ 7.7)
• Bella Mafia (1997, ★ 6.6)
• Crime Story: Pilot (1986, ★ 7.5)
• Law & Order (1990, ★ 7.3)
• Remington Steele (1982, ★ 7.1)
• Miami Vice (1984, ★ 7.5)
• China Beach (1988, ★ 7.5)
• Get Shorty (1995, ★ 6.5)
• Bonanza: Under Attack (1995, ★ 6.5)
• Hardcastle and McCormick (1983, ★ 6.5)
• Hunter (1984, ★ 7.1)
• Luck (2012, ★ 6.7)
• New Girl (2011, ★ 7.4)
• Empire Falls (2005, ★ 6.5)
• Family Guy (1999, ★ 7.4)
• Reindeer Games (2000, ★ 5.7)
• Big Trouble (2002, ★ 6.1)
• Purple Violets (2007, ★ 5.8)
• Striking Distance (1993, ★ 5.9)