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.

Acting

Lucky Stiff

Authors Anonymous

The Last Rites of Joe May

Knucklehead

Bottle Shock

What Happens in Vegas

Bagboy

The Grand

Purple Violets

You Kill Me

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

The Making of 'Heat'

Paparazzi

This Old Cub

Stealing Harvard

Big Trouble

Sidewalks of New York

Making 'Snatch'

Snatch

Bad Seed

Reindeer Games

The Mod Squad

Saving Private Ryan

Out of Sight