Dennis Farina
Acting
Born 1944-02-29 · 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.
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
1998 · Movie
Snatch
2000 · Movie
Striking Distance
1993 · Movie
Thief
1981 · Movie
Out of Sight
1998 · Movie
Get Shorty
1995 · Movie
What Happens in Vegas
2008 · Movie
Midnight Run
1988 · Movie
Reindeer Games
2000 · Movie
Big Trouble
2002 · Movie
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993 · Movie
This Old Cub
2004 · Movie
The American Gangster
1992 · Movie
Havana
1990 · Movie
Bottle Shock
2008 · Movie
Code of Silence
1985 · Movie
The Killing Floor
1984 · Movie
Bella Mafia
1997 · Movie
Paparazzi
2004 · Movie
Crime Story: Pilot
1986 · Movie
You Kill Me
2007 · Movie
Eddie
1996 · Movie
Little Big League
1994 · Movie
That Old Feeling
1997 · Movie
Another Stakeout
1993 · Movie
The Grand
2007 · Movie
The Making of 'Heat'
2005 · Movie
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986 · Movie
Purple Violets
2007 · Movie
Knucklehead
2010 · Movie
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989 · Movie
Making 'Snatch'
2001 · Movie
Sidewalks of New York
2001 · Movie
People Like Us
1990 · Movie
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995 · Movie
Bad Seed
2000 · Movie
Stealing Harvard
2002 · Movie
Hard Knox
1984 · Movie
Mac
1992 · Movie
We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992 · Movie
The Mod Squad
1999 · Movie
Final Jeopardy
1985 · Movie
Manhunter
1986 · Movie
The Toughest Man in the World
1984 · Movie
The Last Rites of Joe May
2011 · Movie
Authors Anonymous
2014 · Movie
Men Of Respect
1990 · Movie
One Woman's Courage
1994 · Movie
The Disappearance of Nora
1993 · Movie
The Impostor
1984 · Movie
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992 · Movie
Birthday Boy
1986 · Movie
Street Crimes
1992 · Movie
Six Against the Rock
1987 · Movie
Lucky Stiff
2014 · Movie
Out of Annie's Past
1995 · Movie
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994 · Movie
Through Naked Eyes
1983 · Movie
Open Admissions
1988 · Movie
Triplecross
1986 · Movie