Dennis Farina
ActingBiography
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
(64 total)
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Snatch
as Avi
What Happens in Vegas
as Richard Banger
Manhunter
as Jack Crawford
Out of Sight
as Marshall Sisco
Midnight Run
as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
Get Shorty
as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Striking Distance
as Capt. Nick Detillo
Thief
as Carl
Reindeer Games
as Jack Banks
Big Trouble
as Henry Desalvo
You Kill Me
as Edward O'Leary
Another Stakeout
as Brian O'Hara
Code of Silence
as Det. Dorato
Bottle Shock
as Maurice Cantavale
Paparazzi
as Detective Burton
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)
Eddie
as John Bailey
Havana
as Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)
Stealing Harvard
as Mr. Warner
TV Shows
(26 total)
Family Guy
as Dennis Farina (voice)
New Girl
as Walt Miller
Tales from the Crypt
as Antoine
Justice League Unlimited
as Wildcat (voice)
Law & Order
as Joe Fontana
The Looney Tunes Show
as Frank Russo (voice)
Miami Vice
as Albert Lombard
Unsolved Mysteries
as Host
Remington Steele
as Uniform
Hunter
as Vic Terranova
Crime Story
as Lt. Mike Torello
Empire Falls
as Walt Comeau
Luck
as Gus Demitriou
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Ed Coley
China Beach
as Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Joe Fontana
Cruel Doubt
as Tom Brereton