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.
Filmography50+ titles
This Old Cub
Justice League Unlimited
Saving Private Ryan
The Looney Tunes Show
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Tales from the Crypt
Crime Story
The Killing Floor
Snatch
Unsolved Mysteries
China Beach
Miami Vice
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
New Girl
Family Guy
Law & Order
Midnight Run
Thief
Hunter
Remington Steele
Manhunter
Luck
Out of Sight
Empire Falls
Get Shorty
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
Hard Knox
Hardcastle and McCormick
Bottle Shock
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Romeo Is Bleeding
That Old Feeling
What Happens in Vegas
You Kill Me
Big Trouble
Sidewalks of New York
Little Big League
Bad Seed
Striking Distance
Code of Silence
The Grand
Purple Violets
Havana
People Like Us
The Toughest Man in the World
The Last Rites of Joe May
Knucklehead
Reindeer Games
Another Stakeout
Paparazzi