Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 29, 1944 (81 years old)
Dennis Farina
Biography
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.
Acting
2014
Lucky Stiff
2012
Luck
2011
The Last Rites of Joe May
2010
Knucklehead
2008
Bottle Shock
2008
What Happens in Vegas
2007
Bagboy
2007
The Grand
2007
Purple Violets
2007
You Kill Me
2006
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
2005
Empire Falls
2005
The Making of 'Heat'
2004
Paparazzi
2004
This Old Cub
2002
In-Laws
2002
Stealing Harvard
2001
Sidewalks of New York
2001
Making 'Snatch'
2000
Snatch
2000
Reindeer Games
1999
The Mod Squad
1998
Buddy Faro
1998
Saving Private Ryan
1996
Eddie
1995
Out of Annie's Past
1995
Bonanza: Under Attack
1994
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
One Woman's Courage
1993
A Stranger in the Mirror
1993
Another Stakeout
1993
The Disappearance of Nora
1992
The American Gangster
1992
Cruel Doubt
1992
We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1991
Perfect Crimes
1990
Havana
1990
People Like Us
1990
Blind Faith
1988
Unsolved Mysteries
1988
Open Admissions
1988
Midnight Run
1987
Six Against the Rock
1986
Crime Story
1986
Crime Story: Pilot
1986
Manhunter
1985
Code of Silence