Personal Info
Birth date
1944-02-29 (81 Years)
Day of death
2013-07-22
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
데니스 패리나
دنیس فارینا
Dennis Farina
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.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.465
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Law & Order
7.4
Overview:
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.Family Guy
7.384
Overview:
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.The Looney Tunes Show
8.073
Overview:
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the “Looney Tunes” characters are back with more adventures for a new generation of viewers. The animated series features roommates Bugs and Daffy moving out of the woods and into the suburbs, interacting with their neighbors, who happen to be other "Looney Tunes" favorites -- including Sylvester, Tweety, Porky Pig and Foghorn Leghorn.Unsolved Mysteries
7.721
Overview:
Combines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive call-to-action request allowed viewers to call in with tips to help solve the cases.Miami Vice
7.451
Overview:
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.New Girl
7.35
Overview:
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.Tales from the Crypt
7.951
Overview:
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?Remington Steele
7.102
Overview:
Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
4.2
Overview:
Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily Show in 1999 to be this show's host after Tom Synder retired. The segment "5 Questions" was carried over from when he was on The Daily Show. Kilborn was frequently beaten in the ratings by his NBC timeslot rival, Conan O'Brien. Kilborn left The Late Late Show to pursue new opportunities.Justice League Unlimited
8.257
Overview:
The galaxy's most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots that endanger the universe.Hunter
7.2
Overview:
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.1
Overview:
The inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the prosecutors' complicated process of building a case, investigating leads and preparing witnesses for trial.Crime Story
7.9
Overview:
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.Empire Falls
6.6
Overview:
The humorous, poignant story of a declining New England town and its inhabitants, whose lives are deeply rooted in and influenced by the Knox River and its vacant mills, their class differences, and ghosts of the past.Hardcastle and McCormick
6.4
Overview:
Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.China Beach
7.391
Overview:
Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and one very lovely but damaged Army Nurse Colleen McMurphy. Many heroes, dead and alive, try to make sense of life and death in between bourbon, bullets and battles.MacGruder and Loud
4.5
Overview:
MacGruder and Loud is an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on ABC in 1985. The series stars John Getz and Kathryn Harrold as married police officers Malcolm MacGruder and Jenny Loud in a Los Angeles Police Department-styled police agency. They fought a battle every day to keep it a closely guarded secret from their boss, Sgt. Hanson. Malcolm and Jenny lived in a duplex-type apartment complex where there was a secret door behind the grandfather clock in her apartment, where Malcolm could sneak in and enjoy her company. This was one of the few failures from Aaron Spelling's production company in its history, since it was picked by ABC to debut right after the Super Bowl in 1985 and was heavily promoted during the game. The promotion resulted in high ratings at first, but following a quick decline, the series was cancelled three months into its run, after ranking 40th out of 104 programs that aired that season with an average 15.76 household rating, according to TVTango.com. Because of the frequent commercials during the Super Bowl, the following night Johnny Carson ask rhetorically during his monologue on The Tonight Show: "Did you see that new show, 'Frequent and Loud'?"Saving Private Ryan
8.219
Overview:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.Buddy Faro
NYR
Overview:
Buddy Faro was the best private detective in the business, until he disappeared in 1978 after a case went bad. Twenty years later, he's brought back to Los Angeles by private detective Bob Jones and they reopen Buddy Faro Investigations.Cruel Doubt
4.429
Overview:
A college student and two friends are accused of murdering one's stepfather and injuring his mother whom refuses to believe her son had anything to do with the attack.Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
5.5
Overview:
A D.E.A. Agent goes to Columbia to take on the Cartel. He learns that the Cartel is not above killing anyone who opposes them, like judges and Police. Eventually a man who worked for the Cartel, who is in an American prison, offers to help them take down the Cartel. So another Federal Agent poses a money launderer and the try to take the Cartel down.In-Laws
6
Overview:
In-Laws is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 2002 until January 2003. Newlyweds Matt and Alex move in with her parents, Victor and Marlene, to save money so Matt can attend cooking school, thus beginning a fight to the death between son and father-in-law over the affections of Daddy's little girl.Blind Faith
5.5
Overview:
Successful insurance salesman Rob Marshall, his bright and devoted wife Maria, and their three sons are the perfect American family. Then the nightmare begins. One night, Rob is attacked and Maria is shot dead. At first, Rob seems the a grieving widower. But, as incriminating secrets come out, he must prove his innocence before the judicial system-- and the horrified suspicions of his sons.Snatch
7.812
Overview:
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.Dinner for Five
8.2
Overview:
Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat, drink and talk about life on and off the set and swap stories about projects past and present. The program seats screen legends next to a variety of personalities from film, television, music and comedy, resulting in an unpredictable free-for-all. The program aired on the Independent Film Channel with Favreau the co-Executive Producer with Peter Billingsley. The show format is a spontaneous, open forum for people in the entertainment community. The idea, originally conceived by Favreau, originated from a time when he went out to dinner with colleagues on a film location and exchanged filming anecdotes. Favreau said, "I thought it would be interesting to show people that side of the business". He did not want to present them in a "sensationalized way [that] they're presented in the press, but as normal people". The format featured Favreau and four guests from the entertainment industry in a restaurant with no other diners. They ordered actual food from real menus and were served by authentic waiters. There were no cue cards or previous research on the participants that would have allowed him to orchestrate the conversation and the guests were allowed to talk about whatever they wanted. The show used five cameras with the operators using long lenses so that they could be at least ten feet away from the table and not intrude on the conversation or make the guests self-conscious. The conversations lasted until the film ran out. A 25-minutes episode would be edited from the two-hour dinner.Luck
6.754
Overview:
A drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and gamblers who are all tied to the same horse track.What Happens in Vegas
6.108
Overview:
During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.Thief
7.2
Overview:
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.Out of Sight
6.673
Overview:
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.Acting
2014Lucky Stiff as Luigi
2014Authors Anonymous as John K. Butzin
2012Luck (9 Episodes) as Gus Demitriou
2011The Last Rites of Joe May as Joe May
2011New Girl (2 Episodes) as Walt Miller
2011The Looney Tunes Show (1 Episode) as Frank Russo (voice)
2010Knucklehead as Memphis Earl
2008Bottle Shock as Maurice Cantavale
2008What Happens in Vegas as Richard Banger
2007Bagboy as Marty
2007The Grand as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
2007Purple Violets as Gilmore
2007You Kill Me as Edward O'Leary
2006Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs as Narrator
2005Empire Falls (2 Episodes) as Walt Comeau
2005Law & Order: Trial by Jury (1 Episode) as Joe Fontana
2005The Making of 'Heat' as Self
2004Paparazzi as Detective Burton
2004This Old Cub as Himself
2004Justice League Unlimited (2 Episodes) as Wildcat (voice)
2002In-Laws (15 Episodes) as Victor Pellet
2002Stealing Harvard as Mr. Warner
2002Big Trouble as Henry Desalvo
2001Sidewalks of New York as Carpo
2001Dinner for Five (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Making 'Snatch' as Self
2000Snatch as Avi
2000Bad Seed as Dick Muller
2000Reindeer Games as Jack Banks
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1 Episode) as Self
1999The Mod Squad as Captain Adam Greer
1999Family Guy (1 Episode) as Dennis Farina (voice)
1998Buddy Faro (13 Episodes) as Buddy Faro
1998Saving Private Ryan as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
1998Out of Sight as Marshall Sisco
1997Bella Mafia as Don Roberto Luciano
1997That Old Feeling as Dan De Mora
1996Eddie as John Bailey
1995Get Shorty as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
1995Out of Annie's Past as Charlie Ingle
1995Bonanza: Under Attack as Charley Siringo
1994Little Big League as George O'Farrell
1994The Corpse Had a Familiar Face as Detective Harry Lindstrom
1994One Woman's Courage as Craig McKenna
1993A Stranger in the Mirror as Unknown
1993Striking Distance as Capt. Nick Detillo
1993Romeo Is Bleeding as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)
1993Another Stakeout as Brian O'Hara
1993The Disappearance of Nora as Denton
1992Mac as Mr. Stunder
1992Street Crimes as Brian
1992The American Gangster as Narrator
1992Cruel Doubt (2 Episodes) as Tom Brereton
1992We're Talkin' Serious Money as Sal
1992Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel as Mike Cerone
1992Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (2 Episodes) as Mike Cerone
1991Perfect Crimes as Armand Zaro
1990Havana as Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)
1990Men Of Respect as Bankie Como
1990Law & Order (46 Episodes) as Joe Fontana
1990People Like Us as Elias Renthall
1990Blind Faith (2 Episodes) as Prosecutor Kelly
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as Antoine
1989The Case of the Hillside Stranglers as Angelo Buono
1988Unsolved Mysteries (175 Episodes) as Host
1988Open Admissions as Fred Carlson
1988Midnight Run as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
1988China Beach (1 Episode) as Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent
1987Six Against the Rock as Robert Stroud
1986Crime Story (43 Episodes) as Lt. Mike Torello
1986Crime Story: Pilot as Lt. Mike Torello
1986Manhunter as Jack Crawford
1986Triplecross as Veteran Cop, Ernie
1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Freddy
1986Birthday Boy as Diner Owner
1985Final Jeopardy as Policeman #2
1985Lady Blue (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985Code of Silence as Det. Dorato
1985MacGruder and Loud (1 Episode) as Bodyguard
1984The Impostor as Detective
1984Hunter (2 Episodes) as Vic Terranova
1984Miami Vice (3 Episodes) as Albert Lombard
1984Hard Knox as Unknown
1984The Killing Floor as Supervisor
1983Through Naked Eyes as Patrolman
1983Hardcastle and McCormick (1 Episode) as Ed Coley
1982Remington Steele (1 Episode) as Uniform
1981Thief as Carl
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Self