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Dennis Farina

Actor
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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday 1944-02-29

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Filmography by Year

2
2014
1
2012
1
2011
1
2010
2
2008
4
2007
1
2006
2
2005
2
2004
3
2002
2
2001
3
2000
1
1999
3
1998
2
1997
1
1996
3
1995
3
1994
5
1993
7
1992
2
1991
3
1990
1
1989
2
1988
1
1987
5
1986
2
1985
3
1984
1
1983
1
1981

Filmography by Genre

Drama
34
Crime
26
Comedy
25
Thriller
18
Action
16
TV Movie
14
Romance
8
Mystery
5
Documentary
4
Action & Adventure
1
Music
1
Family
1
Western
1
Etc
1
Horror
1
History
1
War
1