Dennis Farina
Known for 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.
Filmography
Saving Private Ryan
1998
as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Snatch
2000
as Avi
Code of Silence
1985
as Det. Dorato
What Happens in Vegas
2008
as Richard Banger
Thief
1981
as Carl
Get Shorty
1995
as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Out of Sight
1998
as Marshall Sisco
Reindeer Games
2000
as Jack Banks
Midnight Run
1988
as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
Striking Distance
1993
as Nick Detillo
Eddie
1996
as John Bailey
Paparazzi
2004
as Detective Burton
The Mod Squad
1999
as Captain Adam Greer
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)
Little Big League
1994
as George O'Farrell
That Old Feeling
1997
as Dan De Mora
The Grand
2007
as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
Big Trouble
2002
as Henry Desalvo
Knucklehead
2010
as Memphis Earl
Bottle Shock
2008
as Maurice Cantavale