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