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Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

Birthday: 1944-02-29 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2014
Authors Anonymous

as    John K. Butzin

2014
Lucky Stiff

as    Luigi

2012
Luck

as    Gus Demitriou

2011
The Last Rites of Joe May

as    Joe May

2010
Knucklehead

as    Memphis Earl

2008
Bottle Shock

as    Maurice Cantavale

2008
What Happens in Vegas

as    Richard Banger

2007
You Kill Me

as    Edward O'Leary

2007
Purple Violets

as    Gilmore

2007
The Grand

as    L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks

2007
Bagboy

as    Marty

2005
The Making of 'Heat'

as    Self

2005
2005
Empire Falls

as    Walt Comeau

2004
Paparazzi

as    Detective Burton

2004
This Old Cub

as    Himself

2002
Big Trouble

as    Henry Desalvo

2002
Stealing Harvard

as    Mr. Warner

2002
In-Laws

as    Victor Pellet

2001
Snatch

as    Avi

2001
Sidewalks of New York

as    Carpo

2001
Making 'Snatch'

as    Self

2000
Bad Seed

as    Dick Muller

2000
Reindeer Games

as    Jack Banks

1999
The Mod Squad

as    Captain Adam Greer

1998
Buddy Faro

as    Buddy Faro

1998
Out of Sight

as    Marshall Sisco

1997
That Old Feeling

as    Dan De Mora

1997
Bella Mafia

as    Don Roberto Luciano