Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/29/1944
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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'...
Known For
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Snatch
as Avi
Get Shorty
as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Midnight Run
as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
Big Trouble
as Henry Desalvo
Havana
as Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)
Reindeer Games
as Jack Banks
What Happens in Vegas
as Richard Banger
Bottle Shock
as Maurice Cantavale
Lucky Stiff
as Luigi
Stealing Harvard
as Mr. Warner
Out of Sight
as Marshall Sisco
The Grand
as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
Another Stakeout
as Brian O'Hara
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
as Angelo Buono
The Mod Squad
as Captain Adam Greer
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)
Bagboy
as Marty
Knucklehead
as Memphis Earl
Six Against the Rock
as Robert Stroud