Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

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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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Joe Fontana

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 • as Dennis Farina (voice)

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989 • as Antoine

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984 • as Albert Lombard

New Girl

New Girl

2011 • as Walt Miller

Filmography

2014

Authors Anonymous
Authors Anonymous
as John K. Butzin
Movie - Released: 4/18/2014
Lucky Stiff
Lucky Stiff
as Luigi
Movie - Released: 10/8/2014

2012

Luck
Luck
as Gus Demitriou
TV - Released: 1/29/2012

2011

The Last Rites of Joe May
The Last Rites of Joe May
as Joe May
Movie - Released: 10/28/2011
New Girl
New Girl
as Walt Miller
TV - Released: 9/20/2011
The Looney Tunes Show
The Looney Tunes Show
as Frank Russo (voice)
TV - Released: 5/3/2011

2010

Knucklehead
Knucklehead
as Memphis Earl
Movie - Released: 10/22/2010

2008

What Happens in Vegas
What Happens in Vegas
as Richard Banger
Movie - Released: 5/7/2008
Bottle Shock
Bottle Shock
as Maurice Cantavale
Movie - Released: 9/5/2008

2007

Purple Violets
Purple Violets
as Gilmore
Movie - Released: 4/30/2007
You Kill Me
You Kill Me
as Edward O'Leary
Movie - Released: 2/9/2007
Bagboy
Bagboy
as Marty
Movie - Released: 9/14/2007
The Grand
The Grand
as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
Movie - Released: 6/7/2007

2006

Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/26/2006

2005

The Making of 'Heat'
The Making of 'Heat'
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/22/2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Joe Fontana
TV - Released: 3/3/2005
Empire Falls
Empire Falls
as Walt Comeau
TV - Released: 5/28/2005

2004

Paparazzi
Paparazzi
as Detective Burton
Movie - Released: 9/3/2004
This Old Cub
This Old Cub
as Himself
Movie - Released: 8/25/2004
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited
as Wildcat (voice)
TV - Released: 7/31/2004

2002

Big Trouble
Big Trouble
as Henry Desalvo
Movie - Released: 4/5/2002
Stealing Harvard
Stealing Harvard
as Mr. Warner
Movie - Released: 9/13/2002
In-Laws
In-Laws
as Victor Pellet
TV - Released: 9/24/2002

2001

Sidewalks of New York
Sidewalks of New York
as Carpo
Movie - Released: 11/23/2001
Making 'Snatch'
Making 'Snatch'
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/3/2001
Dinner for Five
Dinner for Five
TV - Released: 7/6/2001

2000

Snatch
Snatch
as Avi
Movie - Released: 9/1/2000
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games
as Jack Banks
Movie - Released: 2/25/2000
Bad Seed
Bad Seed
as Dick Muller
Movie - Released: 6/6/2000

1999

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
as Captain Adam Greer
Movie - Released: 3/26/1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
TV - Released: 3/30/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Dennis Farina (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999

1998

Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Movie - Released: 7/24/1998
Out of Sight
Out of Sight
as Marshall Sisco
Movie - Released: 6/26/1998
Buddy Faro
Buddy Faro
as Buddy Faro
TV - Released: 9/25/1998

1997

That Old Feeling
That Old Feeling
as Dan De Mora
Movie - Released: 4/4/1997
Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia
as Don Roberto Luciano
Movie - Released: 11/16/1997

1996

Eddie
Eddie
as John Bailey
Movie - Released: 5/31/1996

1995

Get Shorty
Get Shorty
as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Movie - Released: 10/20/1995
Out of Annie's Past
Out of Annie's Past
as Charlie Ingle
Movie - Released: 3/8/1995
Bonanza: Under Attack
Bonanza: Under Attack
as Charley Siringo
Movie - Released: 1/15/1995

1994

Little Big League
Little Big League
as George O'Farrell
Movie - Released: 6/29/1994
One Woman's Courage
One Woman's Courage
as Craig McKenna
Movie - Released: 2/27/1994
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
as Detective Harry Lindstrom
Movie - Released: 3/27/1994

1993

Striking Distance
Striking Distance
as Capt. Nick Detillo
Movie - Released: 9/17/1993
Another Stakeout
Another Stakeout
as Brian O'Hara
Movie - Released: 7/22/1993
A Stranger in the Mirror
A Stranger in the Mirror
Movie - Released: 10/24/1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/13/1993
The Disappearance of Nora
The Disappearance of Nora
as Denton
Movie - Released: 3/7/1993

1992

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
as Mike Cerone
Movie - Released: 1/19/1992
We're Talkin' Serious Money
We're Talkin' Serious Money
as Sal
Movie - Released: 5/8/1992
Mac
Mac
as Mr. Stunder
Movie - Released: 9/17/1992
The American Gangster
The American Gangster
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/1/1992
Street Crimes
Street Crimes
as Brian
Movie - Released: 9/2/1992
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
as Mike Cerone
TV - Released: 1/19/1992
Cruel Doubt
Cruel Doubt
as Tom Brereton
TV - Released: 5/17/1992

1991

Movie
Perfect Crimes
as Armand Zaro
Movie - Released: 11/8/1991

1990

People Like Us
People Like Us
as Elias Renthall
Movie - Released: 5/13/1990
Men Of Respect
Men Of Respect
as Bankie Como
Movie - Released: 10/1/1990
Havana
Havana
as Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/11/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Joe Fontana
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Blind Faith
Blind Faith
as Prosecutor Kelly
TV - Released: 2/11/1990

1989

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
as Angelo Buono
Movie - Released: 4/2/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Antoine
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Midnight Run
Midnight Run
as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
Movie - Released: 7/20/1988
Open Admissions
Open Admissions
as Fred Carlson
Movie - Released: 9/8/1988
Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries
as Host
TV - Released: 10/5/1988
China Beach
China Beach
as Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent
TV - Released: 4/26/1988

1987

Six Against the Rock
Six Against the Rock
as Robert Stroud
Movie - Released: 5/18/1987

1986

Manhunter
Manhunter
as Jack Crawford
Movie - Released: 8/14/1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Freddy
Movie - Released: 5/2/1986
Birthday Boy
Birthday Boy
as Diner Owner
Movie - Released: 1/2/1986
Crime Story: Pilot
Crime Story: Pilot
as Lt. Mike Torello
Movie - Released: 9/18/1986
Movie
Triplecross
as Veteran Cop, Ernie
Movie - Released: 7/3/1986
Crime Story
Crime Story
as Lt. Mike Torello
TV - Released: 9/19/1986

1985

Code of Silence
Code of Silence
as Det. Dorato
Movie - Released: 5/3/1985
Final Jeopardy
Final Jeopardy
as Policeman #2
Movie - Released: 12/8/1985
Lady Blue
Lady Blue
TV - Released: 9/26/1985
MacGruder and Loud
MacGruder and Loud
as Bodyguard
TV - Released: 1/21/1985

1984

Hard Knox
Hard Knox
Movie - Released: 8/4/1984
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
as Supervisor
Movie - Released: 4/10/1984
The Impostor
The Impostor
as Detective
Movie - Released: 11/8/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Albert Lombard
TV - Released: 9/16/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Vic Terranova
TV - Released: 9/18/1984

1983

Through Naked Eyes
Through Naked Eyes
as Patrolman
Movie - Released: 12/11/1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Ed Coley
TV - Released: 9/18/1983

1982

Remington Steele
Remington Steele
as Uniform
TV - Released: 10/1/1982

1981

Thief
Thief
as Carl
Movie - Released: 3/27/1981

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962