Acting
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.
Movies with Dennis Farina
Saving Private Ryan
1998
Snatch
2000
Striking Distance
1993
Reindeer Games
2000
What Happens in Vegas
2008
Out of Sight
1998
Thief
1981
Midnight Run
1988
Eddie
1996
Big Trouble
2002
Get Shorty
1995
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
Knucklehead
2010
Paparazzi
2004
Code of Silence
1985
Little Big League
1994
The Mod Squad
1999
That Old Feeling
1997
Men Of Respect
1990
Final Jeopardy
1985
Bottle Shock
2008
Another Stakeout
1993
Purple Violets
2007
The Grand
2007
Bella Mafia
1997
People Like Us
1990
Stealing Harvard
2002
Making 'Snatch'
2001
You Kill Me
2007
Havana
1990
This Old Cub
2004
Bad Seed
2000
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995
Sidewalks of New York
2001
Authors Anonymous
2014
Lucky Stiff
2014
The Making of 'Heat'
2005
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989
Open Admissions
1988
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
The Impostor
1984
Birthday Boy
1986
Hard Knox
1984
The Toughest Man in the World
1984
Bagboy
2007
Crime Story: Pilot
1986
Six Against the Rock
1987
Out of Annie's Past
1995
The Killing Floor
1984
Perfect Crimes
1991
Mac
1992
The American Gangster
1992
One Woman's Courage
1994
Triplecross
1986
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
Through Naked Eyes
1983
A Stranger in the Mirror
1993
Street Crimes
1992
We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992
The Last Rites of Joe May
2011
The Disappearance of Nora
1993
Manhunter
1986
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
2006
TV Shows with Dennis Farina
Law & Order
1990
Family Guy
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
New Girl
2011
Miami Vice
1984
Remington Steele
1982
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Hunter
1984
Justice League Unlimited
2004
The Looney Tunes Show
2011
Crime Story
1986
Unsolved Mysteries
1988
China Beach
1988
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Luck
2012
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
In-Laws
2002
Empire Falls
2005
Buddy Faro
1998
MacGruder and Loud
1985
Lady Blue
1985
Cruel Doubt
1992
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992
Dinner for Five
2001
Blind Faith
1990