Dennis Farina
Acting Born Feb 29, 1944 Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Law & Order (1990) as Joe Fontana
- Family Guy (1999) as Dennis Farina (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- New Girl (2011) as Walt Miller
- Miami Vice (1984) as Albert Lombard
- Hunter (1984) as Vic Terranova
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Antoine
- The Looney Tunes Show (2011) as Frank Russo (voice)
- Remington Steele (1982) as Uniform
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
- Justice League Unlimited (2004) as Wildcat (voice)
- Crime Story (1986) as Lt. Mike Torello
- Hardcastle and McCormick (1983) as Ed Coley
- China Beach (1988) as Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Joe Fontana
- Unsolved Mysteries (1988) as Host
- Snatch (2000) as Avi
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999) as Self
- Luck (2012) as Gus Demitriou
- What Happens in Vegas (2008) as Richard Banger
- Get Shorty (1995) as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
- Out of Sight (1998) as Marshall Sisco
- Striking Distance (1993) as Nick Detillo
- Thief (1981) as Carl