Dennis Farina

Actor Feb 29 (died age 69) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1962–2014 (52 year career)

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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 narrat…

Known For

Film

Saving Private Ryan

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

Film

Snatch

Avi

Film

Midnight Run

Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster

Film

Manhunter

Jack Crawford

Film

What Happens in Vegas

Richard Banger

Film

Thief

Carl

Film

Out of Sight

Marshall Sisco

Film

Law & Order

Joe Fontana

Filmography

Acting (90)

Movies (64)

Authors Anonymous

as John K. Butzin

Lucky Stiff

as Luigi

The Last Rites of Joe May

as Joe May

Knucklehead

as Memphis Earl

What Happens in Vegas

as Richard Banger

Bottle Shock

as Maurice Cantavale

You Kill Me

as Edward O'Leary

The Grand

as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks

Bagboy

as Marty

Purple Violets

as Gilmore

Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs

2006

as Narrator

The Making of 'Heat'

as Self

Paparazzi

as Detective Burton

This Old Cub

as Himself

Big Trouble

as Henry Desalvo

Stealing Harvard

as Mr. Warner

Making 'Snatch'

as Self

Sidewalks of New York

as Carpo

Snatch

as Avi

Reindeer Games

as Jack Banks

Bad Seed

as Dick Muller

The Mod Squad

as Captain Adam Greer

4.4

Saving Private Ryan

1998

as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

Out of Sight

as Marshall Sisco

Bella Mafia

as Don Roberto Luciano

That Old Feeling

as Dan De Mora

Eddie

as John Bailey

Out of Annie's Past

as Charlie Ingle

Get Shorty

as Ray 'Bones' Barboni

6.5

Bonanza: Under Attack

as Charley Siringo

Little Big League

as George O'Farrell

One Woman's Courage

as Craig McKenna

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

1994

as Detective Harry Lindstrom

3.5

Striking Distance

1993

as Capt. Nick Detillo

5.8

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)

6.3

Another Stakeout

1993

as Brian O'Hara

5.5

The Disappearance of Nora

1993

as Denton

5.0

A Stranger in the Mirror

1993

2.6

We're Talkin' Serious Money

as Sal

Street Crimes

as Brian

Mac

as Mr. Stunder

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

1992

as Mike Cerone

5.0

The American Gangster

as Narrator

Perfect Crimes

as Armand Zaro

Havana

as Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)

Men Of Respect

as Bankie Como

People Like Us

as Elias Renthall

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

1989

as Angelo Buono

6.3

Midnight Run

1988

as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster

Open Admissions

as Fred Carlson

Six Against the Rock

as Robert Stroud

Crime Story: Pilot

as Lt. Mike Torello

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

as Freddy

Birthday Boy

as Diner Owner

Triplecross

as Veteran Cop, Ernie

Manhunter

as Jack Crawford

Code of Silence

as Det. Dorato

Final Jeopardy

as Policeman #2

Hard Knox

The Impostor

as Detective

The Toughest Man in the World

as John

The Killing Floor

as Supervisor

Through Naked Eyes

as Patrolman

Thief

as Carl

Television (26)

Luck

as Gus Demitriou

New Girl

as Walt Miller

The Looney Tunes Show

2011

as Frank Russo (voice)

8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Joe Fontana

Empire Falls

as Walt Comeau

Justice League Unlimited

as Wildcat (voice)

In-Laws

as Victor Pellet

Dinner for Five

Family Guy

as Dennis Farina (voice)

7.4

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999

as Self

4.6

Buddy Faro

1998

as Buddy Faro

Cruel Doubt

1992

as Tom Brereton

4.4

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

as Mike Cerone

Law & Order

as Joe Fontana

Blind Faith

as Prosecutor Kelly

Tales from the Crypt

as Antoine

China Beach

as Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent

Unsolved Mysteries

as Host

Crime Story

as Lt. Mike Torello

MacGruder and Loud

as Bodyguard

Lady Blue

Miami Vice

as Albert Lombard

Hunter

as Vic Terranova

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Ed Coley

Remington Steele

as Uniform

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4