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Dennis Farina1944 - 2013

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Actor

Popularity

2.9

Famous

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.

Credits

Lucky Stiff

2014

Comedy • Music

as Luigi

4.4(7)

0.5

Authors Anonymous

2014

Comedy

as John K. Butzin

4.6(54)

1.2

The Last Rites of Joe May

2011

Drama

as Joe May

5.7(16)

0.6

Knucklehead

2010

Comedy • Drama

as Memphis Earl

5.6(62)

0.8

Bottle Shock

2008

Comedy • Drama

as Maurice Cantavale

6.3(209)

What Happens in Vegas

2008

Comedy • Romance

as Richard Banger

6.1(3,109)

2.9

Bagboy

2007

Comedy • Drama

as Marty

4.2(12)

0.7

The Grand

2007

Comedy

as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks

5.9(93)

1.4

Purple Violets

2007

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Gilmore

5.9(46)

0.6

You Kill Me

2007

Comedy • Crime • Romance • Thriller

as Edward O'Leary

6.1(278)

0.7

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

2006

Documentary

as Narrator

0(0)

0.1

The Making of 'Heat'

2005

Documentary

as Self

6.5(2)

0.3

Paparazzi

2004

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Detective Burton

5.3(195)

0.9

This Old Cub

2004

Documentary

as Himself

0(0)

0.2

Stealing Harvard

2002

Action • Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Mr. Warner

4.8(139)

0.9

Big Trouble

2002

Action • Comedy • Mystery • Thriller

as Henry Desalvo

6.1(297)

2.6

Sidewalks of New York

2001

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Carpo

6.1(69)

1.3

Making 'Snatch'

2001

Documentary

as Self

6.2(18)

0.3

Snatch

2000

Comedy • Crime

as Avi

7.8(9,308)

10.6

Bad Seed

2000

Thriller

as Dick Muller

5.5(6)

0.7

Reindeer Games

2000

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Jack Banks

5.7(673)

2.6

The Mod Squad

1999

Action • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Captain Adam Greer

4.3(123)

1.1

Saving Private Ryan

1998

Drama • History • War

as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

8.2(16,291)

Out of Sight

1998

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Marshall Sisco

6.7(1,311)

3.1

Bella Mafia

1997

Crime • Drama

as Don Roberto Luciano

6.6(27)

0.7

That Old Feeling

1997

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Dan De Mora

6.2(61)

0.5

Eddie

1996

Action • Comedy

as John Bailey

5.5(166)

Get Shorty

1995

Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Ray 'Bones' Barboni

6.5(1,093)

4.2

Out of Annie's Past

1995

Crime • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Charlie Ingle

4.5(4)

0.2

Bonanza: Under Attack

1995

TV Movie • Western

as Charley Siringo

6.5(11)

0.4

Little Big League

1994

Comedy • Family

as George O'Farrell

5.8(98)

0.7

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

1994

Crime • TV Movie

as Detective Harry Lindstrom

3.5(2)

0.2

One Woman's Courage

1994

TV Movie • Thriller

as Craig McKenna

1(1)

0.2

A Stranger in the Mirror

1993

Drama • TV Movie

3(4)

0.4

Striking Distance

1993

Action • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Capt. Nick Detillo

5.9(836)

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)

6.3(190)

1.3

Another Stakeout

1993

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Brian O'Hara

5.5(226)

1.1

The Disappearance of Nora

1993

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Denton

3(2)

0.2

Mac

1992

Drama

as Mr. Stunder

5.7(30)

0.4

Street Crimes

1992

Action • Drama

as Brian

4.6(8)

0.3

The American Gangster

1992

Crime • Documentary

as Narrator

10(1)

0.1

We're Talkin' Serious Money

1992

Comedy • Crime

as Sal

5(5)

0.4

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

1992

Action • Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Mike Cerone

5(1)

0.3

Perfect Crimes

1991

TV Movie

as Armand Zaro

5(2)

0.3

Havana

1990

Drama • Romance

as Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)

5.8(150)

0.7

Men Of Respect

1990

Action • Crime • Drama

as Bankie Como

4.8(21)

0.5

People Like Us

1990

Drama • TV Movie

as Elias Renthall

4.3(3)

0.3

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

1989

Crime • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Angelo Buono

5.9(15)

0.5

Open Admissions

1988

Drama • TV Movie

as Fred Carlson

1(1)

0.3

Midnight Run

1988

Action • Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster

7.2(1,133)

2.7

Six Against the Rock

1987

Action • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Robert Stroud

4.1(5)

0.3

Crime Story: Pilot

1986

Crime

as Lt. Mike Torello

8.3(3)

0.3

Manhunter

1986

Crime • Horror • Thriller

as Jack Crawford

7(1,399)

0.2

Triplecross

1986

Comedy • TV Movie • Thriller

as Veteran Cop, Ernie

4.8(5)

0.3

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Freddy

6.6(29)

0.6

Birthday Boy

1986

Comedy • TV Movie

as Diner Owner

5(3)

0.1

Final Jeopardy

1985

Action • Crime • TV Movie • Thriller

as Policeman #2

6.1(8)

0.4

Code of Silence

1985

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Det. Dorato

5.9(215)

1.9

The Impostor

1984

Drama

as Detective

3.5(2)

0.4

Hard Knox

1984

Comedy • Drama

5.7(3)

0.4

The Killing Floor

1984

Drama • TV Movie

as Supervisor

8(2)

0.4

Through Naked Eyes

1983

TV Movie • Thriller

as Patrolman

4.3(6)

0.3

Thief

1981

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Carl

7.2(737)

2.5