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.
Filmography
Lucky Stiff
2014
as Luigi
Authors Anonymous
2014
as John K. Butzin
The Last Rites of Joe May
2011
as Joe May
Knucklehead
2010
as Memphis Earl
Bottle Shock
2008
as Maurice Cantavale
What Happens in Vegas
2008
as Richard Banger
Bagboy
2007
as Marty
The Grand
2007
as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
Purple Violets
2007
as Gilmore
You Kill Me
2007
as Edward O'Leary
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Making of 'Heat'
2005
as Self
Paparazzi
2004
as Detective Burton
This Old Cub
2004
as Himself
Stealing Harvard
2002
as Mr. Warner
Big Trouble
2002
as Henry Desalvo
Sidewalks of New York
2001
as Carpo
Making 'Snatch'
2001
as Self
Snatch
2000
as Avi
Bad Seed
2000
as Dick Muller
Reindeer Games
2000
as Jack Banks
The Mod Squad
1999
as Captain Adam Greer
Saving Private Ryan
1998
as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Out of Sight
1998
as Marshall Sisco