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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.
As actor
Authors Anonymous
Lucky Stiff
The Last Rites of Joe May
Knucklehead
What Happens in Vegas
Bottle Shock
Purple Violets
You Kill Me
Bagboy
The Grand
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs
The Making of 'Heat'
Paparazzi
This Old Cub
Big Trouble
Stealing Harvard
Sidewalks of New York
Making 'Snatch'
Snatch
Reindeer Games
Bad Seed
The Mod Squad
Saving Private Ryan
Out of Sight
That Old Feeling
Bella Mafia
Eddie
Get Shorty
Out of Annie's Past
Bonanza: Under Attack