Dennis Farina
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
Acting
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday
2/29/1944
Snatch
7.8
Saving Private Ryan
8.2
Out of Sight
6.7
Big Trouble
6.1
Reindeer Games
5.7
Purple Violets
5.9
Striking Distance
5.8
Code of Silence
5.9
Eddie
5.4
Manhunter
7
Thief
7.2
Little Big League
5.7
Get Shorty
6.5
You Kill Me
6.2
Bag Boy
4.1
Midnight Run
7.2
What Happens in Vegas
6.1
That Old Feeling
6.3
Another Stakeout
5.5
Stealing Harvard
4.8
Bottle Shock
6.3
The Grand
6
Paparazzi
5.3
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
6.4
The Mod Squad
4.3
Bella Mafia
6.8
Bad Seed
5.8
The Last Rites of Joe May
5.8
One Woman's Courage
0
Six Against the Rock
4.9
Final Jeopardy
6.2
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
6.3
Birthday Boy
5
Authors Anonymous
4.7
We're Talkin' Serious Money
5
Hard Knox
8
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
5
People Like Us
6
Lucky Stiff
5
Sidewalks of New York
6.1
Men Of Respect
4.6
Knucklehead
5.4
Making 'Snatch'
6.2
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
6
Romeo Is Bleeding
6.2
Through Naked Eyes
4.5
Bonanza: Under Attack
6.7
Out of Annie's Past
5.7
The Killing Floor
8
The Disappearance of Nora
5
This Old Cub
0
Mac
5.8
The American Gangster
10
Havana
5.8
Street Crimes
5.1
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
0
Perfect Crimes
5
The Impostor
6
Triplecross
5.8
A Stranger in the Mirror
3.7
The Making of 'Heat'
6.5
Open Admissions
0