Dennis Farina

🎭 Actor

Dennis Farina

🎂 Born 29 February 1944 (age 69)✝ 22 July 2013📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Popularity Score

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Acting Credits

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

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

Snatch

What Happens in Vegas

What Happens in Vegas

Striking Distance

Striking Distance

Full Filmography(63 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

1998Saving Private RyanLieutenant Colonel Anderson★ 8.2 2000SnatchAvi★ 7.8 2008What Happens in VegasRichard Banger★ 6.1 1993Striking DistanceNick Detillo★ 5.9 1988Midnight RunJimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster★ 7.2 1995Get ShortyRay 'Bones' Barboni★ 6.5 2002Big TroubleHenry Desalvo★ 6.1 1998Out of SightMarshall Sisco★ 6.7 1981ThiefCarl★ 7.2 2010KnuckleheadMemphis Earl★ 5.7 2000Reindeer GamesJack Banks★ 5.7 1993Romeo Is BleedingNick Gazzara (uncredited)★ 6.3 2007The GrandL.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks★ 5.8 1997Bella MafiaDon Roberto Luciano★ 6.6 1993Another StakeoutBrian O'Hara★ 5.5 2008Bottle ShockMaurice Cantavale★ 6.4 2002Stealing HarvardMr. Warner★ 4.8 1999The Mod SquadCaptain Adam Greer★ 4.4 2007You Kill MeEdward O'Leary★ 6.1 1985Code of SilenceDet. Dorato★ 5.9 1996EddieJohn Bailey★ 5.5 1990HavanaJoe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)★ 5.8 1994Little Big LeagueGeorge O'Farrell★ 6.0 2004PaparazziDetective Burton★ 5.3 2014Lucky StiffLuigi★ 4.4 1989The Case of the Hillside StranglersAngelo Buono★ 6.5 2000Bad SeedDick Muller★ 5.9 1990Men Of RespectBankie Como★ 4.8 2007Purple VioletsGilmore★ 5.8 1997That Old FeelingDan De Mora★ 6.2 2014Authors AnonymousJohn K. Butzin★ 4.5 1992Drug Wars: The Cocaine CartelMike Cerone★ 5.0 2001Sidewalks of New YorkCarpo★ 6.0 1990People Like UsElias Renthall★ 5.8 1987Six Against the RockRobert Stroud★ 4.8 2001Making 'Snatch'Self★ 6.4 1984Hard Knox—★ 6.5 2011The Last Rites of Joe MayJoe May★ 5.7 2004This Old CubHimself★ 9.0 1984The ImpostorDetective★ 4.7 1984The Killing FloorSupervisor★ 8.0 1985Final JeopardyPoliceman #2★ 6.3 1992MacMr. Stunder★ 5.7 1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingFreddy★ 6.4 1983Through Naked EyesPatrolman★ 4.6 1993A Stranger in the Mirror—★ 3.5 2005The Making of 'Heat'Self★ 6.3 1992Street CrimesBrian★ 5.1 1986TriplecrossVeteran Cop, Ernie★ 4.6 1984The Toughest Man in the WorldJohn★ 5.8 1986Crime Story: PilotLt. Mike Torello★ 7.0 2007BagboyMarty★ 4.0 1995Bonanza: Under AttackCharley Siringo★ 6.7 1986Birthday BoyDiner Owner★ 5.8 1995Out of Annie's PastCharlie Ingle★ 5.0 1994One Woman's CourageCraig McKenna★ 5.5 1992We're Talkin' Serious MoneySal★ 5.8 1988Open AdmissionsFred Carlson★ 5.0 1993The Disappearance of NoraDenton★ 5.8 1992The American GangsterNarrator★ 10.0 1986ManhunterJack Crawford★ 7.0 2006Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago CubsNarrator—1994The Corpse Had a Familiar FaceDetective Harry Lindstrom★ 4.7

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