Dennis Farina was an American film and television actor, TV presenter, narrator and former Chicago police officer. He was a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer. He is known for roles such as mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run, Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty and Cousin Avi in Snatch. He starred on television as Lieutenant Mike Torello on Crime Story and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on Law & Order. From 2008–2010, 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.
Dennis Farina
Active - 1981 - 2018 |
Birth - Feb 29, 1944 |
Death - Jul 22, 2013 |
Genres - Drama, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Action-Adventure
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Subgenres - Heist Film, Romantic Comedy, Neo-Noir, Black Comedy Film, Chase
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Heist Film, Romantic Comedy, Neo-Noir, Black Comedy Film, Chase, Comedy Drama, Prison Film, Action Comedy Film, African- Biographical Dramas, Baseball, Basketball, Biographical Film, Boxing Film, Buddy Cop Film, Buddy Film, Christmas Film, Comedy of Remarriage, Erotic Thriller, Film Noir, Mockumentary, Musical, Psychological Thriller Film, Road Movie, Satire, Serial Killer, Spaghetti Western, Sport Film, Sports Comedy, Sword And Sorcery, Techno-Thriller, Western Film