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Dennis Farina

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: Acting

Born: Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1944-02-29

Died: 2013-07-22

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1981	Thief	Carl	72
2	1983	Through Naked Eyes	Patrolman	43
3	1984	The Killing Floor	Supervisor	80
4	1984	Hard Knox		57
5	1984	The Impostor	Detective	28
6	1985	Code of Silence	Det. Dorato	59
7	1985	Final Jeopardy	Policeman #2	61
8	1986	Birthday Boy	Diner Owner	50
9	1986	Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling	Freddy	65
10	1986	Triplecross	Veteran Cop, Ernie	48
11	1986	Manhunter	Jack Crawford	70
12	1986	Crime Story: Pilot	Lt. Mike Torello	83
13	1987	Six Against the Rock	Robert Stroud	41
14	1988	Midnight Run	Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster	72
15	1988	Open Admissions	Fred Carlson	10
16	1989	The Case of the Hillside Stranglers	Angelo Buono	62
17	1990	People Like Us	Elias Renthall	43
18	1990	Men Of Respect	Bankie Como	48
19	1990	Havana	Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)	58
20	1991	Perfect Crimes	Armand Zaro	50
21	1992	Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel	Mike Cerone	50
22	1992	We're Talkin' Serious Money	Sal	50
23	1992	The American Gangster	Narrator	100
24	1992	Street Crimes	Brian	46
25	1992	Mac	Mr. Stunder	57
26	1993	The Disappearance of Nora	Denton	30
27	1993	Another Stakeout	Brian O'Hara	55
28	1993	Romeo Is Bleeding	Nick Gazzara (uncredited)	63
29	1993	Striking Distance	Capt. Nick Detillo	59
30	1993	A Stranger in the Mirror		30
31	1994	One Woman's Courage	Craig McKenna	10
32	1994	The Corpse Had a Familiar Face	Detective Harry Lindstrom	35
33	1994	Little Big League	George O'Farrell	58
34	1995	Bonanza: Under Attack	Charley Siringo	65
35	1995	Out of Annie's Past	Charlie Ingle	45
36	1995	Get Shorty	Ray 'Bones' Barboni	65
37	1996	Eddie	John Bailey	55
38	1997	That Old Feeling	Dan De Mora	63
39	1997	Bella Mafia	Don Roberto Luciano	66
40	1998	Out of Sight	Marshall Sisco	67
41	1998	Saving Private Ryan	Lieutenant Colonel Anderson	82
42	1999	The Mod Squad	Captain Adam Greer	43
43	2000	Reindeer Games	Jack Banks	57
44	2000	Bad Seed	Dick Muller	55
45	2000	Snatch	Avi	78
46	2001	Making 'Snatch'	Self	64
47	2001	Sidewalks of New York	Carpo	61
48	2002	Big Trouble	Henry Desalvo	61
49	2002	Stealing Harvard	Mr. Warner	48
50	2004	This Old Cub	Himself	0
51	2004	Paparazzi	Detective Burton	53
52	2005	The Making of 'Heat'	Self	50
53	2006	Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs	Narrator	0
54	2007	You Kill Me	Edward O'Leary	61
55	2007	Purple Violets	Gilmore	59
56	2007	The Grand	L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks	59
57	2007	Bagboy	Marty	42
58	2008	What Happens in Vegas	Richard Banger	61
59	2008	Bottle Shock	Maurice Cantavale	63
60	2010	Knucklehead	Memphis Earl	56
61	2011	The Last Rites of Joe May	Joe May	57
62	2014	Authors Anonymous	John K. Butzin	46
63	2014	Lucky Stiff	Luigi	44

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
2	1982	Remington Steele	Uniform	71
3	1983	Hardcastle and McCormick	Ed Coley	64
4	1984	Miami Vice	Albert Lombard	75
5	1984	Hunter	Vic Terranova	72
6	1985	MacGruder and Loud	Bodyguard	45
7	1985	Lady Blue		0
8	1986	Crime Story	Lt. Mike Torello	79
9	1988	China Beach	Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent	74
10	1988	Unsolved Mysteries	Host	77
11	1989	Tales from the Crypt	Antoine	80
12	1990	Blind Faith	Prosecutor Kelly	55
13	1990	Law & Order	Joe Fontana	74
14	1992	Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel	Mike Cerone	55
15	1992	Cruel Doubt	Tom Brereton	44
16	1998	Buddy Faro	Buddy Faro	0
17	1999	Family Guy	Dennis Farina (voice)	74
18	1999	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Self	42
19	2001	Dinner for Five		82
20	2002	In-Laws	Victor Pellet	60
21	2004	Justice League Unlimited	Wildcat (voice)	83
22	2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Joe Fontana	81
23	2005	Empire Falls	Walt Comeau	66
24	2011	The Looney Tunes Show	Frank Russo (voice)	81
25	2011	New Girl	Walt Miller	74
26	2012	Luck	Gus Demitriou	68