Acting
Dennis Farina
Born 1944-02-29 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 2013-07-22
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.
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
Snatch
What Happens in Vegas
You Kill Me
Thief
Get Shorty
The Mod Squad
Striking Distance
Reindeer Games
Eddie
Out of Sight
Midnight Run
Bottle Shock
The Grand
Code of Silence
Another Stakeout
Romeo Is Bleeding
That Old Feeling
Big Trouble
Havana
Little Big League
Paparazzi
Knucklehead
Stealing Harvard
Six Against the Rock
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Bella Mafia
Street Crimes
Authors Anonymous
Sidewalks of New York
Purple Violets
Mac
Making 'Snatch'
Men Of Respect
Out of Annie's Past
Bad Seed
Lucky Stiff
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
The Last Rites of Joe May
Through Naked Eyes