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Dennis Farina
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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
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Thief
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Saving Private Ryan
As Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Midnight Run
As Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
What Happens in Vegas
As Richard Banger
Get Shorty
As Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Striking Distance
As Nick Detillo
Out of Sight
As Marshall Sisco
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Neon Fog and the Long Way Home
From Thief's rain-slicked streets to Drive's neon avenues, a journey through neo-noir night drives where every turn tests the driver's moral compass.
8 films
Criminal Alliances
A chain tracing the anti-hero ensemble film from its war-movie origins through heist, western, and genre mutations to the modern comic-book iteration, examining...
8 films
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Bottle Shock
2008 · Maurice Cantavale
What Happens in Vegas
2008 · Richard Banger
Bagboy
2007 · Marty
The Grand
2007 · L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
Snatch
2000 · Avi
Reindeer Games
2000 · Jack Banks
The Mod Squad
1999 · Captain Adam Greer
Saving Private Ryan
1998 · Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Out of Sight
1998 · Marshall Sisco
Eddie
1996 · John Bailey
Get Shorty
1995 · Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Striking Distance
1993 · Nick Detillo
Havana
1990 · Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)
Midnight Run
1988 · Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
Manhunter
1986 · Jack Crawford
Thief
1981 · Carl