Dennis Farina
Date of birth: 1944-02-29
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
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Snatch
2000-09-01
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and
Saving Private Ryan
1998-07-24
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fou
Out of Sight
1998-06-26
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen
Reindeer Games
2000-02-25
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the
Big Trouble
2002-04-05
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an
Purple Violets
2007-04-30
Patti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream.
Striking Distance
1993-09-17
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. To
Code of Silence
1985-05-03
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants
Eddie
1996-05-31
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketb
Thief
1981-03-27
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to
Sidewalks of New York
2001-11-23
The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a ta
Little Big League
1994-06-29
When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. Th
Manhunter
1986-08-14
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a r
Get Shorty
1995-10-20
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Holly
You Kill Me
2007-02-09
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might ju
Bagboy
2007-09-14
Bagboy is the "from bags to riches" story of a lowly grocery store clerk who endeavors to win the in
Another Stakeout
1993-07-22
A pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lak
Midnight Run
1988-07-20
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter,
What Happens in Vegas
2008-05-07
During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the so
Stealing Harvard
2002-09-13
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the mi
That Old Feeling
1997-04-04
A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and o
A Stranger in the Mirror
1993-10-24
A naive young woman arrives in Hollywood to become a star, but after she gets drugged and raped duri
Bottle Shock
2008-09-05
Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use
The Grand
2007-06-07
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap.
Paparazzi
2004-09-03
A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photogr
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986-05-02
Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After
Knucklehead
2010-10-22
A fight promoter deeply in debt to his crooked rival and desperate for a new fighter catches a break
The Mod Squad
1999-03-26
Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.
Bella Mafia
1997-11-16
Following the brutal murder of her husband and male kin, Sophia unites with her mother-in-law and si
Bad Seed
2000-06-06
Preston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his beloved wife, Emily, i
The Last Rites of Joe May
2011-10-28
Now in his sixties, Joe is released from the hospital after a long battle with pneumonia and forced
Six Against the Rock
1987-05-18
In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the isla
Final Jeopardy
1985-12-08
A small-town couple find themselves stranded in an unfamiliar, and unfriendly, big city. Weaving in
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989-04-02
The chilling true story of the "two of a kind" killing cousins, Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, be
Birthday Boy
1986-01-02
A salesman in a sporting-goods store takes a cross-country trip on his birthday in order to visit hi
Authors Anonymous
2014-04-18
When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992-01-19
This follow-up to "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" chronicles the fact-based fight by the U.S. Drug E
The Making of 'Heat'
2005-02-22
Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film.
We're Talkin' Serious Money
1992-05-08
When a pair of misfits loses a New York mobster's money, they flee to Los Angeles, where a compromis
People Like Us
1990-05-13
When a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the courts, a
Lucky Stiff
2014-10-08
An English shoe salesman inherits 6 million dollars from a recently deceased uncle he has never met
Open Admissions
1988-09-08
An indifferent speech professor doing hack work in an urban college suddenly finds herself challenge
Men Of Respect
1990-10-01
In this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that
Making 'Snatch'
2001-07-03
The making of Guy Ritchie's 'Snatch'.
Hard Knox
1984-08-04
A retired fighter pilot becomes the head of his alma matter military high school for two weeks with
Crime Story: Pilot
1986-09-18
One former cop goes against the whole Mafia. The feature-length pilot for the cult 80s show.
One Woman's Courage
1994-02-27
Because Grace's husband Craig is having an affair she starts drinking. One night Grace witnesses a m
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994-03-27
The Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing Edna B
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993-09-13
A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.
Through Naked Eyes
1983-12-11
A musician living in an apartment building likes to check out the residents of the building opposite
Out of Annie's Past
1995-03-08
Annie's got a secret past she's eager to hide from her husband and her family. An iconclastic bounty
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995-01-15
After a rogue band of Pinkerton detectives led by ruthless Charley Siringo bushwhacks reformed outla
The Killing Floor
1984-04-10
During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaug
The Disappearance of Nora
1993-03-07
A beautiful woman is found stranded in the desert with no recollection of who she is or how she got
This Old Cub
2004-08-25
Jeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.
Mac
1992-09-17
Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers in 1950s Queens. Mac is a construction builder
The American Gangster
1992-07-01
They fixed the World Series. They built Las Vegas. They terrorized America with their vicious murder
Havana
1990-12-11
During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Alon
Street Crimes
1992-09-02
When two cops start a gym to help keep kids out of the drug trade, the local crime lord schemes to k
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
2006-09-26
Using the frame of opening day, 2006, this documentary examines the Cubs' 100 years without a World
Perfect Crimes
1991-11-08
True stories about individuals seeking to commit a perfect crime.
The Impostor
1984-11-08
After being released from prison, small-time con artist Cade tracks down his old girlfriend. When sh
Triplecross
1986-07-03
Three cops become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force
The Toughest Man in the World
1984-11-07
Mr. T's first starring made-for-TV movie role has him playing a tough and scowling, but softhearted,