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.

Cast

Saving Private Ryan

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

Striking Distance

Capt. Nick Detillo

Code of Silence

Sidewalks of New York

Little Big League

George O'Farrell

Ray 'Bones' Barboni

Another Stakeout

Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster

What Happens in Vegas

Stealing Harvard

That Old Feeling

A Stranger in the Mirror

Maurice Cantavale

L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks

Detective Burton

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Captain Adam Greer

Don Roberto Luciano

The Last Rites of Joe May

Six Against the Rock

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

Authors Anonymous

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

The Making of 'Heat'

We're Talkin' Serious Money

Open Admissions

Making 'Snatch'

Crime Story: Pilot

Lt. Mike Torello

One Woman's Courage

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

Detective Harry Lindstrom

Romeo Is Bleeding

Nick Gazzara (uncredited)

Through Naked Eyes

Out of Annie's Past

Bonanza: Under Attack

Charley Siringo

The Killing Floor

The Disappearance of Nora

The American Gangster

Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)

Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs

Veteran Cop, Ernie

The Toughest Man in the World