Acting credits
90
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Dennis Farina
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 63Series: 27
TMDB ID: 1117
IMDb ID: nm0001199
Known for: Acting
Born: February 29, 1944
Died: July 22, 2013
Age: 69
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2014
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q352935
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Dennis Farina.
Lucky Stiff
as Luigi
2014 Movie
Authors Anonymous
as John K. Butzin
2014 Movie
The Last Rites of Joe May
as Joe May
2011 Movie
Knucklehead
as Memphis Earl
2010 Movie
Bottle Shock
as Maurice Cantavale
2008 Movie
What Happens in Vegas
as Richard Banger
2008 Movie
Bagboy
as Marty
2007 Movie
The Grand
as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
2007 Movie
Purple Violets
as Gilmore
2007 Movie
You Kill Me
as Edward O'Leary
2007 Movie
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006 Movie
The Making of 'Heat'
as Self
2005 Movie
Paparazzi
as Detective Burton
2004 Movie
This Old Cub
as Himself
2004 Movie
Stealing Harvard
as Mr. Warner
2002 Movie
Big Trouble
as Henry Desalvo
2002 Movie
Sidewalks of New York
as Carpo
2001 Movie
Making 'Snatch'
as Self
2001 Movie
Snatch
as Avi
2000 Movie
Bad Seed
as Dick Muller
2000 Movie
Reindeer Games
as Jack Banks
2000 Movie
The Mod Squad
as Captain Adam Greer
1999 Movie
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
1998 Movie
Out of Sight
as Marshall Sisco
1998 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dennis Farina.
Luck
as Gus Demitriou • 9 eps
2012 Series
New Girl
as Walt Miller • 2 eps
2011 Series
The Looney Tunes Show
as Frank Russo (voice) • 1 eps
2011 Series
Empire Falls
as Walt Comeau • 2 eps
2005 Series
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Joe Fontana • 1 eps
2005 Series
Justice League Unlimited
as Wildcat (voice) • 2 eps
2004 Series
In-Laws
as Victor Pellet • 15 eps
2002 Series
Dinner for Five
1 eps
2001 Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
Family Guy
as Dennis Farina (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
Buddy Faro
as Buddy Faro • 13 eps
1998 Series
Cruel Doubt
as Tom Brereton • 2 eps
1992 Series
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
as Mike Cerone • 2 eps
1992 Series
Law & Order
as Joe Fontana • 46 eps
1990 Series
Blind Faith
as Prosecutor Kelly • 2 eps
1990 Series
Tales from the Crypt
as Antoine • 1 eps
1989 Series
Unsolved Mysteries
as Host • 175 eps
1988 Series
China Beach
as Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent • 1 eps
1988 Series
Crime Story
as Lt. Mike Torello • 43 eps
1986 Series
Lady Blue
1 eps
1985 Series
MacGruder and Loud
as Bodyguard • 1 eps
1985 Series
Hunter
as Vic Terranova • 2 eps
1984 Series
Miami Vice
as Albert Lombard • 3 eps
1984 Series
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Ed Coley • 1 eps
1983 Series