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Dennis Farina

Acting

February 29, 1944

Chicago, Illinois, USA

64 movies

5.8 avg

2

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

Snatch

Snatch

as Avi

Thief

Thief

as Carl

Filmography

2010s

4 films

Lucky Stiff

Lucky Stiff

as Luigi

Authors Anonymous

Authors Anonymous

as John K. Butzin

The Last Rites of Joe May

The Last Rites of Joe May

as Joe May

Knucklehead

Knucklehead

as Memphis Earl

Midnight Run

7.2

Midnight Run

as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster

Manhunter

Manhunter

as Jack Crawford

5.6

2000s

17 films

Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock

as Maurice Cantavale

What Happens in Vegas

What Happens in Vegas

as Richard Banger

Bagboy

Bagboy

as Marty

The Grand

The Grand

as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks

Purple Violets

Purple Violets

as Gilmore

You Kill Me

You Kill Me

as Edward O'Leary

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

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

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Making of 'Heat'

The Making of 'Heat'

as Self

Paparazzi

Paparazzi

as Detective Burton

This Old Cub

This Old Cub

as Himself

Stealing Harvard

Stealing Harvard

as Mr. Warner

Big Trouble

Big Trouble

as Henry Desalvo

Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

as Carpo

Making 'Snatch'

Making 'Snatch'

as Self

Snatch

Snatch

as Avi

Bad Seed

Bad Seed

as Dick Muller

Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games

as Jack Banks

1990s

26 films

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as Captain Adam Greer

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

Out of Sight

Out of Sight

as Marshall Sisco

Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

as Don Roberto Luciano

That Old Feeling

That Old Feeling

as Dan De Mora

Eddie

Eddie

as John Bailey

Get Shorty

Get Shorty

as Ray 'Bones' Barboni

Out of Annie's Past

Out of Annie's Past

as Charlie Ingle

Bonanza: Under Attack

Bonanza: Under Attack

as Charley Siringo

Little Big League

Little Big League

as George O'Farrell

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

as Detective Harry Lindstrom

One Woman's Courage

One Woman's Courage

as Craig McKenna

A Stranger in the Mirror

A Stranger in the Mirror

Striking Distance

Striking Distance

as Nick Detillo

Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)

Another Stakeout

Another Stakeout

as Brian O'Hara

The Disappearance of Nora

The Disappearance of Nora

as Denton

Mac

Mac

as Mr. Stunder

Street Crimes

Street Crimes

as Brian

The American Gangster

The American Gangster

as Narrator

We're Talkin' Serious Money

We're Talkin' Serious Money

as Sal

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

as Mike Cerone

Perfect Crimes

as Armand Zaro

Havana

Havana

as Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)

Men Of Respect

Men Of Respect

as Bankie Como

People Like Us

People Like Us

as Elias Renthall

1980s

17 films

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

as Angelo Buono

Open Admissions

Open Admissions

as Fred Carlson

Midnight Run

Midnight Run

as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster

Six Against the Rock

Six Against the Rock

as Robert Stroud

Crime Story: Pilot

Crime Story: Pilot

as Lt. Mike Torello

Manhunter

Manhunter

as Jack Crawford

Triplecross

Triplecross

as Veteran Cop, Ernie

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

as Freddy

Birthday Boy

Birthday Boy

as Diner Owner

Final Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy

as Policeman #2

Code of Silence

Code of Silence

as Det. Dorato

The Impostor

The Impostor

as Detective

The Toughest Man in the World

The Toughest Man in the World

as John

Hard Knox

Hard Knox

The Killing Floor

The Killing Floor

as Supervisor

Through Naked Eyes

Through Naked Eyes

as Patrolman

Thief

Thief

as Carl

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