Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

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

Biography

Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina 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.

Acting

Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan
8.22
Snatch
Snatch
7.816
The Grand
The Grand
5.9
What Happens in Vegas
What Happens in ...
6.113
Thief
7.219
Out of Sight
6.7
Havana
5.8
Get Shorty
6.51
Code of Silence
5.9
Reindeer Games
5.7
The Disappearance of ...
3
Bottle Shock
6.351
The Mod Squad
4.295
Midnight Run
7.2
Striking Distance
5.8
Big Trouble
6.13
Crime Story: Pilot
6.75
Romeo Is Bleeding
6.3
Purple Violets
5.883
Bella Mafia
6.611
1