Actor
Dennis Farina
82 years · Chicago, Illinois, USA · 63 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 63
Lucky Stiff
2014 · Luigi
On fuboTV
Authors Anonymous
2014 · John K. Butzin
On Plex
The Last Rites of Joe May
2011 · Joe May
On Plex
Knucklehead
2010 · Memphis Earl
On Tubi TV
Bottle Shock
2008 · Maurice Cantavale
On Plex
What Happens in Vegas
2008 · Richard Banger
Bagboy
2007 · Marty
The Grand
2007 · L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
On FlixFling
Purple Violets
2007 · Gilmore
On Plex
You Kill Me
2007 · Edward O'Leary
On AMC+
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
2006 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Making of Heat
2005 · Self
Paparazzi
2004 · Detective Burton
This Old Cub
2004 · Himself
On Hoopla
Stealing Harvard
2002 · Mr. Warner
On Kanopy
Big Trouble
2002 · Henry Desalvo
On Hoopla
Sidewalks of New York
2001 · Carpo
On Hoopla
Making 'Snatch'
2001 · Self
Snatch
2000 · Avi
On Sundance Now
Bad Seed
2000 · Dick Muller
On Plex
Reindeer Games
2000 · Jack Banks
On Hoopla
The Mod Squad
1999 · Captain Adam Greer
On Hoopla
Saving Private Ryan
1998 · Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
On Kanopy
Out of Sight
1998 · Marshall Sisco