Dennis Farina profile
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Dennis Farina

29th February 1944 Chicago, Illinois, USA Acting

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.

64 Movies 26 TV Shows 90 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Bagboy 14th September 2007 as Marty
The Grand poster
The Grand 7th June 2007 as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
Paparazzi poster
Paparazzi 3rd September 2004 as Detective Burton
Eddie poster
Eddie 31st May 1996 as John Bailey
Mac poster
Mac 17th September 1992 as Mr. Stunder
Havana poster
Havana 11th December 1990 as Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)
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Thief 27th March 1981 as Carl
Luck poster
Luck 29th January 2012 as Gus Demitriou
New Girl poster
New Girl 20th September 2011 as Walt Miller
In-Laws poster
In-Laws 24th September 2002 as Victor Pellet
Family Guy poster
Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Dennis Farina (voice)
China Beach poster
China Beach 26th April 1988 as Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent
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Hunter 18th September 1984 as Vic Terranova