Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

Actor
Date of birth: February 29, 1944Date of death: July 22, 2013 (69)City: 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.

Filmography

50 roles
2010s4 roles
2014Lucky StiffLuigi★ 4.4Movie
2012LuckGus Demitriou★ 6.7Series
2010KnuckleheadMemphis Earl★ 5.6Movie
2000s14 roles
1990s21 roles