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
Reindeer Games
5.7
Big Trouble
6.1
Purple Violets
5.9
Striking Distance
5.8
Code of Silence
5.9
Eddie
5.4
Thief
7.2
Sidewalks of New York
6.1
Little Big League
5.7
Manhunter
7
Get Shorty
6.5
You Kill Me
6.1
Bagboy
4.1
Another Stakeout
5.5
Midnight Run
7.2
What Happens in Vegas
6.1
Stealing Harvard
4.8
That Old Feeling
6.3
A Stranger in the Mirror
3.7
Bottle Shock
6.4
The Grand
6
Paparazzi
5.3
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
6.4
Knucklehead
5.7
The Mod Squad
4.3
Bella Mafia
6.8
Bad Seed
5.8
The Last Rites of Joe May
5.8
Six Against the Rock
4.9
Final Jeopardy
6.3
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
6.3
Birthday Boy
5
Authors Anonymous
4.7
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
5
The Making of 'Heat'
6.5
We're Talkin' Serious Money
5
People Like Us
6
Lucky Stiff
5
Open Admissions
0
Men Of Respect
4.7
Making 'Snatch'
6.2
Hard Knox
8
Crime Story: Pilot
9
One Woman's Courage
0
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
6
Romeo Is Bleeding
6.2
Through Naked Eyes
4.2
Out of Annie's Past
5.7
Bonanza: Under Attack
6.7
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