Dennis Farina

Known for: Acting
Born: February 29, 1944, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: July 22, 2013
Movies: 64

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.2

Saving Private Ryan

1998

7.8

Snatch

2000

6.1

What Happens in Vegas

2008

7.0

Manhunter

1986

6.7

Out of Sight

1998

7.2

Midnight Run

1988

6.5

Get Shorty

1995

5.9

Striking Distance

1993

7.2

Thief

1981

5.7

Reindeer Games

2000

Filmography

2014	Lucky Stiff	Luigi
2014	Authors Anonymous	John K. Butzin
2011	The Last Rites of Joe May	Joe May
2010	Knucklehead	Memphis Earl
2008	Bottle Shock	Maurice Cantavale
2008	What Happens in Vegas	Richard Banger
2007	Bagboy	Marty
2007	The Grand	L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
2007	Purple Violets	Gilmore
2007	You Kill Me	Edward O'Leary
2006	Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs	Self - Narrator (voice)
2005	The Making of 'Heat'	Self
2004	Paparazzi	Detective Burton
2004	This Old Cub	Himself
2002	Stealing Harvard	Mr. Warner
2002	Big Trouble	Henry Desalvo
2001	Sidewalks of New York	Carpo
2001	Making 'Snatch'	Self
2000	Snatch	Avi
2000	Bad Seed	Dick Muller
2000	Reindeer Games	Jack Banks
1999	The Mod Squad	Captain Adam Greer
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
1998	Out of Sight	Marshall Sisco
1997	Bella Mafia	Don Roberto Luciano
1997	That Old Feeling	Dan De Mora
1996	Eddie	John Bailey
1995	Get Shorty	Ray 'Bones' Barboni
1995	Out of Annie's Past	Charlie Ingle
1995	Bonanza: Under Attack	Charley Siringo
1994	Little Big League	George O'Farrell
1994	The Corpse Had a Familiar Face	Detective Harry Lindstrom
1994	One Woman's Courage	Craig McKenna
1993	A Stranger in the Mirror
1993	Striking Distance	Nick Detillo
1993	Romeo Is Bleeding	Nick Gazzara (uncredited)
1993	Another Stakeout	Brian O'Hara
1993	The Disappearance of Nora	Denton
1992	Mac	Mr. Stunder
1992	Street Crimes	Brian
1992	The American Gangster	Narrator
1992	We're Talkin' Serious Money	Sal
1992	Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel	Mike Cerone
1991	Perfect Crimes	Armand Zaro
1990	Havana	Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)
1990	Men Of Respect	Bankie Como
1990	People Like Us	Elias Renthall
1989	The Case of the Hillside Stranglers	Angelo Buono
1988	Open Admissions	Fred Carlson
1988	Midnight Run	Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
1987	Six Against the Rock	Robert Stroud
1986	Crime Story: Pilot	Lt. Mike Torello
1986	Manhunter	Jack Crawford
1986	Triplecross	Veteran Cop, Ernie
1986	Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling	Freddy
1986	Birthday Boy	Diner Owner
1985	Final Jeopardy	Policeman #2
1985	Code of Silence	Det. Dorato
1984	The Impostor	Detective
1984	The Toughest Man in the World	John
1984	Hard Knox
1984	The Killing Floor	Supervisor
1983	Through Naked Eyes	Patrolman
1981	Thief	Carl

Data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.