Acting credits
89
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Dennis Farina
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 63Series: 26
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: 6.52
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.
4.4
Lucky Stiff
as Luigi
2014 Movie
4.6
Authors Anonymous
as John K. Butzin
2014 Movie
5.7
The Last Rites of Joe May
as Joe May
2011 Movie
5.6
Knucklehead
as Memphis Earl
2010 Movie
6.3
Bottle Shock
as Maurice Cantavale
2008 Movie
6.1
What Happens in Vegas
as Richard Banger
2008 Movie
4.0
Bagboy
as Marty
2007 Movie
5.8
The Grand
as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
2007 Movie
5.8
Purple Violets
as Gilmore
2007 Movie
6.1
You Kill Me
as Edward O'Leary
2007 Movie
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
as Narrator
2006 Movie
5.0
The Making of 'Heat'
as Self
2005 Movie
5.3
Paparazzi
as Detective Burton
2004 Movie
This Old Cub
as Himself
2004 Movie
4.8
Stealing Harvard
as Mr. Warner
2002 Movie
6.1
Big Trouble
as Henry Desalvo
2002 Movie
6.0
Sidewalks of New York
as Carpo
2001 Movie
6.4
Making 'Snatch'
as Self
2001 Movie
7.8
Snatch
as Avi
2000 Movie
5.4
Bad Seed
as Dick Muller
2000 Movie
5.7
Reindeer Games
as Jack Banks
2000 Movie
4.3
The Mod Squad
as Captain Adam Greer
1999 Movie
8.2
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
1998 Movie
6.7
Out of Sight
as Marshall Sisco
1998 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dennis Farina.
6.7
Luck
as Gus Demitriou • 9 eps
2012 Series
7.4
New Girl
as Walt Miller • 2 eps
2011 Series
8.1
The Looney Tunes Show
as Frank Russo (voice) • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.5
Empire Falls
as Walt Comeau • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Joe Fontana • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.3
Justice League Unlimited
as Wildcat (voice) • 2 eps
2004 Series
6.0
In-Laws
as Victor Pellet • 15 eps
2002 Series
8.2
Dinner for Five
1 eps
2001 Series
4.6
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as Dennis Farina (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
Buddy Faro
as Buddy Faro • 13 eps
1998 Series
4.4
Cruel Doubt
as Tom Brereton • 2 eps
1992 Series
5.5
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
as Mike Cerone • 2 eps
1992 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Joe Fontana • 46 eps
1990 Series
5.5
Blind Faith
as Prosecutor Kelly • 2 eps
1990 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Antoine • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.7
Unsolved Mysteries
as Host • 175 eps
1988 Series
7.5
China Beach
as Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent • 1 eps
1988 Series
8.0
Crime Story
as Lt. Mike Torello • 43 eps
1986 Series
Lady Blue
1 eps
1985 Series
4.5
MacGruder and Loud
as Bodyguard • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Vic Terranova • 2 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Albert Lombard • 3 eps
1984 Series
6.4
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Ed Coley • 1 eps
1983 Series