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
CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
Unsolved Mysteries
7.7
Hardcastle and McCormick
6.4
Dinner for Five
8.2
Law & Order
7.4
Remington Steele
7.1
Miami Vice
7.451
China Beach
7.4
Tales from the Crypt
7.949
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.1
Crime Story
7.9
Hunter
7.2
Lady Blue
0
In-Laws
6
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
4.2
Buddy Faro
0
Luck
6.754
Justice League Unlimited
8.257
New Girl
7.348
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
5.5
Blind Faith
5.5
Cruel Doubt
4.429
Empire Falls
6.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
MacGruder and Loud
4.5
The Looney Tunes Show
8.073
Family Guy
7.4
Movies
Snatch
7.812
Saving Private Ryan
8.219
Out of Sight
6.674
Reindeer Games
5.695
Big Trouble
6.1
Purple Violets
5.9
Striking Distance
5.852
Code of Silence
5.858
Eddie
5.461
Thief
7.2
Sidewalks of New York
6.1
Little Big League
5.791
Manhunter
7.007
Get Shorty
6.505
You Kill Me
6.1
Bagboy
4.167
Another Stakeout
5.467
Midnight Run
7.193
What Happens in Vegas
6.108
Stealing Harvard
4.8
That Old Feeling
6.258
A Stranger in the Mirror
3
Bottle Shock
6.3
The Grand
5.851
Paparazzi
5.293
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
6.452
Knucklehead
5.619
The Mod Squad
4.321
Bella Mafia
6.611
Bad Seed
5.5
The Last Rites of Joe May
5.719
Six Against the Rock
4.1
Final Jeopardy
6.125
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
5.9
Birthday Boy
5
Authors Anonymous
4.602
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
5
The Making of 'Heat'
5
We're Talkin' Serious Money
5
People Like Us
4.333
Lucky Stiff
4.429
Open Admissions
1
Men Of Respect
4.8
Making 'Snatch'
6.2
Hard Knox
5.667
Crime Story: Pilot
8.3
One Woman's Courage
1
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
3.5
Romeo Is Bleeding
6.268
Through Naked Eyes
4.333
Out of Annie's Past
4.5
Bonanza: Under Attack
6.5
The Killing Floor
8
The Disappearance of Nora
3
This Old Cub
0
Mac
5.667
The American Gangster
10
Havana
5.768
Street Crimes
4.625
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
0
Perfect Crimes
5
The Impostor
3.5
Triplecross
4.8