Dennis Farina
Acting
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.
Movies
Snatch
2000
Saving Private Ryan
1998
We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992
Get Shorty
1995
Code of Silence
1985
What Happens in Vegas
2008
Out of Sight
1998
Reindeer Games
2000
Big Trouble
2002
Havana
1990
Thief
1981
Mac
1992
Sidewalks of New York
2001
Midnight Run
1988
Paparazzi
2004
Birthday Boy
1986
Bad Seed
2000
Eddie
1996
Final Jeopardy
1985
Out of Annie's Past
1995
TV Shows
Law & Order
1990
Family Guy
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
New Girl
2011
Miami Vice
1984
The Looney Tunes Show
2011
Justice League Unlimited
2004
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Hunter
1984
Remington Steele
1982
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Crime Story
1986
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
China Beach
1988
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Unsolved Mysteries
1988
Empire Falls
2005
Luck
2012
In-Laws
2002
MacGruder and Loud
1985