Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
29 febbraio 1944
Died
22 luglio 2013
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Conosciuto per
8.2
Film
Saving Private Ryan
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
1998
7.7
Series
Unsolved Mysteries
Host
1988–2010
7.8
Film
Snatch
Avi
2000
8.0
Series
Crime Story
Lt. Mike Torello
1986–1988
5.7
Film
Reindeer Games
Jack Banks
2000
5.9
Film
Striking Distance
Nick Detillo
1993
6.7
Series
Luck
Gus Demitriou
2012
6.1
Film
What Happens in Vegas
Richard Banger
2008
6.5
Film
Get Shorty
Ray 'Bones' Barboni
1995
7.2
Film
Thief
Carl
1981
6.1
Film
Big Trouble
Henry Desalvo
2002
5.4
Film
Another Stakeout
Brian O'Hara
1993
7.3
Series
In-Laws
Victor Pellet
2002–2003
5.9
Film
Code of Silence
Det. Dorato
1985
6.7
Film
Out of Sight
Marshall Sisco
1998
6.3
Film
Romeo Is Bleeding
Nick Gazzara (uncredited)
1993
5.5
Film
Eddie
John Bailey
1996
6.5
Series
Empire Falls
Walt Comeau
2005
7.2
Film
Midnight Run
Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
1988
4.8
Series
Cruel Doubt
Tom Brereton
1992
8.0
Series
Buddy Faro
Buddy Faro
1998
7.0
Series
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
Mike Cerone
1992
6.4
Series
Blind Faith
Prosecutor Kelly
1990
Acting credits 23 titles
Luck
as Gus Demitriou
6.7
2012
What Happens in Vegas
as Richard Banger
6.1
2008
Empire Falls
as Walt Comeau
6.5
2005
In-Laws
as Victor Pellet
7.3
2002–2003
Big Trouble
as Henry Desalvo
6.1
2002
Reindeer Games
as Jack Banks
5.7
2000
Snatch
as Avi
7.8
2000
Buddy Faro
as Buddy Faro
8.0
1998
Out of Sight
as Marshall Sisco
6.7
1998
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
8.2
1998
Eddie
as John Bailey
5.5
1996
Get Shorty
as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
6.5
1995
Striking Distance
as Nick Detillo
5.9
1993
Another Stakeout
as Brian O'Hara
5.4
1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)
6.3
1993
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
as Mike Cerone
7.0
1992
Cruel Doubt
as Tom Brereton
4.8
1992
Blind Faith
as Prosecutor Kelly
6.4
1990
Unsolved Mysteries
as Host
7.7
1988–2010
Midnight Run
as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
7.2
1988
Crime Story
as Lt. Mike Torello
8.0
1986–1988
Code of Silence
as Det. Dorato
5.9
1985
Thief
as Carl
7.2
1981