Dennis Farina
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.
Movie Appearances
Snatch
as Avi
2000
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
1998
Out of Sight
as Marshall Sisco
1998
Reindeer Games
as Jack Banks
2000
Big Trouble
as Henry Desalvo
2002
Purple Violets
as Gilmore
2007
Striking Distance
as Nick Detillo
1993
Code of Silence
as Det. Dorato
1985
Eddie
as John Bailey
1996
Thief
as Carl
1981
Sidewalks of New York
as Carpo
2001
Little Big League
as George O'Farrell
1994
Manhunter
as Jack Crawford
1986
Get Shorty
as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
1995
You Kill Me
as Edward O'Leary
2007
Bagboy
as Marty
2007
Another Stakeout
as Brian O'Hara
1993
Midnight Run
as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
1988
What Happens in Vegas
as Richard Banger
2008
Stealing Harvard
as Mr. Warner
2002
TV Appearances
Unsolved Mysteries
as Host
1988
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Ed Coley
1983
Dinner for Five
2001
Law & Order
as Joe Fontana
1990
Remington Steele
as Uniform
1982
Miami Vice
as Albert Lombard
1984
China Beach
as Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent
1988
Tales from the Crypt
as Antoine
1989
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Joe Fontana
2005
Crime Story
as Lt. Mike Torello
1986
Hunter
as Vic Terranova
1984
Lady Blue
1985