Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

Birthday: 1944-02-29

Deathday: 2013-07-22

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0001199

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.

Played in movies:

The American Gangster

Score: 10.0

Saving Private Ryan

Score: 8.2

Snatch

Score: 7.8

Crime Story: Pilot

Score: 7.4

The Killing Floor

Score: 7.3

Midnight Run

Score: 7.2

Thief

Score: 7.2

Manhunter

Score: 7.0

Out of Sight

Score: 6.7

Bella Mafia

Score: 6.6

Get Shorty

Score: 6.5

Bonanza: Under Attack

Score: 6.5

Making 'Snatch'

Score: 6.4

Bottle Shock

Score: 6.4

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Score: 6.3

Romeo Is Bleeding

Score: 6.3

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

Score: 6.3

That Old Feeling

Score: 6.2

Final Jeopardy

Score: 6.1

What Happens in Vegas

Score: 6.1

You Kill Me

Score: 6.1

Big Trouble

Score: 6.1

Sidewalks of New York

Score: 6.0

Little Big League

Score: 5.9

Code of Silence

Score: 5.9

The Grand

Score: 5.8

Havana

Score: 5.8

Striking Distance

Score: 5.8

Purple Violets

Score: 5.8

Hard Knox

Score: 5.7

The Last Rites of Joe May

Score: 5.7

Reindeer Games

Score: 5.7

Knucklehead

Score: 5.6

Mac

Score: 5.5

Eddie

Score: 5.5

Bad Seed

Score: 5.4

Another Stakeout

Score: 5.4

Paparazzi

Score: 5.3

The Toughest Man in the World

Score: 5.0

Perfect Crimes

Score: 5.0

The Disappearance of Nora

Score: 5.0

We're Talkin' Serious Money

Score: 5.0

The Making of 'Heat'

Score: 5.0

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

Score: 5.0

Birthday Boy

Score: 5.0

Stealing Harvard

Score: 4.8

Men Of Respect

Score: 4.7

Street Crimes

Score: 4.6

Authors Anonymous

Score: 4.6

Out of Annie's Past

Score: 4.5

Lucky Stiff

Score: 4.4

The Mod Squad

Score: 4.3

People Like Us

Score: 4.3

Triplecross

Score: 4.2

Through Naked Eyes

Score: 4.1

Six Against the Rock

Score: 4.1

Bagboy

Score: 4.0

The Impostor

Score: 3.6

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

Score: 3.5

A Stranger in the Mirror

Score: 2.6

One Woman's Courage

Score: 1.0

Open Admissions

Score: 1.0

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

Score: 0.0

This Old Cub

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Justice League Unlimited

Score: 8.3

Dinner for Five

Score: 8.2

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Score: 8.1

The Looney Tunes Show

Score: 8.1

Crime Story

Score: 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

Score: 7.9

Unsolved Mysteries

Score: 7.7

Miami Vice

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

Family Guy

Score: 7.4

New Girl

Score: 7.4

China Beach

Score: 7.4

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Remington Steele

Score: 7.1

Hunter

Score: 7.1

Luck

Score: 6.7

Empire Falls

Score: 6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

Score: 6.4

In-Laws

Score: 6.0

Blind Faith

Score: 5.5

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

Score: 5.5

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Score: 4.6

MacGruder and Loud

Score: 4.5

Cruel Doubt

Score: 4.4

Buddy Faro

Score: 0.0

Lady Blue

Score: 0.0