Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
29 Feb, 1944 (81 years old)

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's Luck, which premiered on January 29, 2012.

Known For

Bottle Shock
110 min 2008

Bottle Shock

Comedy Movie
The Grand
104 min 2007

The Grand

Comedy Movie
Purple Violets
103 min 2007

Purple Violets

Comedy Movie
Empire Falls
2005

Empire Falls

Drama TV Show
Paparazzi
84 min 2004

Paparazzi

Action Movie
Stealing Harvard
85 min 2002

Stealing Harvard

Action Movie