Acting
Dennis Farina
1944-2013
Known for Snatch, Saving Private Ryan, Law & Order.
46
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Born02/29/1944
Died07/22/2013
AgeDied at 69
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA
DepartmentActing
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.
Movie Credits
The Last Rites of Joe May (2011)
Bagboy (2007)
Street Crimes (1992)
We're Talkin' Serious Money (1992)
Knucklehead (2010)
Bella Mafia (1997)
That Old Feeling (1997)
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
The Grand (2007)
Paparazzi (2004)
Bad Seed (2000)
Eddie (1996)
Out of Annie's Past (1995)
Striking Distance (1993)
The Disappearance of Nora (1993)
Men Of Respect (1990)
Six Against the Rock (1987)
Manhunter (1986)
Sidewalks of New York (2001)
Reindeer Games (2000)
The Mod Squad (1999)
Another Stakeout (1993)
Lucky Stiff (2014)
Purple Violets (2007)
You Kill Me (2007)
Stealing Harvard (2002)
Snatch (2000)
Get Shorty (1995)
Midnight Run (1988)
Bottle Shock (2008)
Big Trouble (2002)
Out of Sight (1998)
Authors Anonymous (2014)
Thief (1981)
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Little Big League (1994)
Making 'Snatch' (2001)
Mac (1992)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Toughest Man in the World (1984)
Code of Silence (1985)
Triplecross (1986)
Through Naked Eyes (1983)
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
