Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

1944-02-29 Chicago, Illinois, USA 63 Credits

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 narrat...

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Lucky Stiff

Lucky Stiff

2014

as Luigi

4.4
Acting

An English shoe salesman inherits 6 million dollars from a recently deceased uncle he has never met before, on the condition that he takes the uncle's...

Authors Anonymous

Authors Anonymous

2014

as John K. Butzin

4.6
Acting

When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovabl...

The Last Rites of Joe May

The Last Rites of Joe May

2011

as Joe May

5.7
Acting

Now in his sixties, Joe is released from the hospital after a long battle with pneumonia and forced to confront the harsh reality of his legacy: every...

Knucklehead

Knucklehead

2010

as Memphis Earl

5.6
Acting

A fight promoter deeply in debt to his crooked rival and desperate for a new fighter catches a break when a 450 pound church handyman who has spent hi...

Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock

2008

as Maurice Cantavale

6.3
Acting

Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stum...

What Happens in Vegas

What Happens in Vegas

2008

as Richard Banger

6.1
Acting

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 ...

Bagboy

Bagboy

2007

as Marty

4.2
Acting

Bagboy is the "from bags to riches" story of a lowly grocery store clerk who endeavors to win the international competitive bagging championships and ...

The Grand

The Grand

2007

as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks

5.9
Acting

The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poke...

Purple Violets

Purple Violets

2007

as Gilmore

5.9
Acting

Patti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially af...

You Kill Me

You Kill Me

2007

as Edward O'Leary

6.1
Acting

While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return ...

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

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

2006

as Narrator

Acting

Using the frame of opening day, 2006, this documentary examines the Cubs' 100 years without a World Series title. Between conversations with a half-do...

The Making of 'Heat'

The Making of 'Heat'

2005

as Self

5.0
Acting

Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film.

Paparazzi

Paparazzi

2004

as Detective Burton

5.3
Acting

A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a perso...

This Old Cub

This Old Cub

2004

as Himself

Acting

Jeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.

Stealing Harvard

Stealing Harvard

2002

as Mr. Warner

4.8
Acting

John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds...

Big Trouble

Big Trouble

2002

as Henry Desalvo

6.1
Acting

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street t...

Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

2001

as Carpo

6.1
Acting

The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on ...

Making 'Snatch'

Making 'Snatch'

2001

as Self

6.4
Acting

The making of Guy Ritchie's 'Snatch'.

Snatch

Snatch

2000

as Avi

7.8
Acting

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down ...

Bad Seed

Bad Seed

2000

as Dick Muller

5.5
Acting

Preston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his beloved wife, Emily, is having an affair, he is devastated. Storming out...

Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games

2000

as Jack Banks

5.7
Acting

After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1999

as Captain Adam Greer

4.3
Acting

Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

1998

as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

8.2
Acting

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 Joh...

Out of Sight

Out of Sight

1998

as Marshall Sisco

6.7
Acting

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 ri...

Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

1997

as Don Roberto Luciano

6.6
Acting

Following the brutal murder of her husband and male kin, Sophia unites with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, in a fierce quest for vengeance agai...

That Old Feeling

That Old Feeling

1997

as Dan De Mora

6.3
Acting

A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days upsetting the ...

Eddie

Eddie

1996

as John Bailey

5.5
Acting

Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre r...

Get Shorty

Get Shorty

1995

as Ray 'Bones' Barboni

6.5
Acting

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror fil...

Out of Annie's Past

Out of Annie's Past

1995

as Charlie Ingle

4.5
Acting

Annie's got a secret past she's eager to hide from her husband and her family. An iconclastic bounty hunter blackmails her to keep that past a secret....

Bonanza: Under Attack

Bonanza: Under Attack

1995

as Charley Siringo

6.5
Acting

After a rogue band of Pinkerton detectives led by ruthless Charley Siringo bushwhacks reformed outlaw Frank James, he seeks sanctuary on the Ponderosa...

Little Big League

Little Big League

1994

as George O'Farrell

5.8
Acting

When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himsel...

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

1994

as Detective Harry Lindstrom

3.5
Acting

The Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing Edna Buchanan, a Miami's criminal journalist.

One Woman's Courage

One Woman's Courage

1994

as Craig McKenna

1.0
Acting

Because Grace's husband Craig is having an affair she starts drinking. One night Grace witnesses a man attacking a girl; she helps her to the hospital...

A Stranger in the Mirror

A Stranger in the Mirror

1993

3.0
Acting

A naive young woman arrives in Hollywood to become a star, but after she gets drugged and raped during a shoot, she hardens quickly and catches the ey...

Striking Distance

Striking Distance

1993

as Capt. Nick Detillo

5.9
Acting

Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on ...

Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

as Nick Gazzara (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.

Another Stakeout

Another Stakeout

1993

as Brian O'Hara

5.5
Acting

A pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where an important Mafia trial witness ...

The Disappearance of Nora

The Disappearance of Nora

1993

as Denton

3.0
Acting

A beautiful woman is found stranded in the desert with no recollection of who she is or how she got there, so a casino boss makes it his mission to he...

Mac

Mac

1992

as Mr. Stunder

5.7
Acting

Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers in 1950s Queens. Mac is a construction builder, a trade he learned from his late father, and hel...

Street Crimes

Street Crimes

1992

as Brian

4.6
Acting

When two cops start a gym to help keep kids out of the drug trade, the local crime lord schemes to keep control of the streets. Meanwhile, officer Bri...

The American Gangster

The American Gangster

1992

as Narrator

10.0
Acting

They fixed the World Series. They built Las Vegas. They terrorized America with their vicious murders and fearless robberies. They are men named Bugsy...

We're Talkin' Serious Money

We're Talkin' Serious Money

1992

as Sal

5.0
Acting

A couple of bumbling con men go on the lam when they can't repay a loan from the mob.

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

1992

as Mike Cerone

5.0
Acting

This follow-up to "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" chronicles the fact-based fight by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Colombian government to ...

Perfect Crimes

1991

as Armand Zaro

5.0
Acting

True stories about individuals seeking to commit a perfect crime.

Havana

Havana

1990

as Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wif...

Men Of Respect

Men Of Respect

1990

as Bankie Como

4.8
Acting

In this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts...

People Like Us

People Like Us

1990

as Elias Renthall

4.3
Acting

When a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the courts, and so decides to use his powerful position to enab...

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

1989

as Angelo Buono

6.2
Acting

The chilling true story of the "two of a kind" killing cousins, Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers.

Open Admissions

Open Admissions

1988

as Fred Carlson

1.0
Acting

An indifferent speech professor doing hack work in an urban college suddenly finds herself challenged by a ghetto youth with an intense desire to get ...

Midnight Run

Midnight Run

1988

as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster

7.2
Acting

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I....

Six Against the Rock

Six Against the Rock

1987

as Robert Stroud

4.1
Acting

In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accompl...

Crime Story: Pilot

Crime Story: Pilot

1986

as Lt. Mike Torello

8.3
Acting

One former cop goes against the whole Mafia. The feature-length pilot for the cult 80s show.

Manhunter

Manhunter

1986

as Jack Crawford

7.0
Acting

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a ne...

Triplecross

1986

as Veteran Cop, Ernie

4.8
Acting

Three cops become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force and use their money to become flamboyant private d...

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986

as Freddy

6.5
Acting

Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related inci...

Birthday Boy

Birthday Boy

1986

as Diner Owner

5.0
Acting

A salesman in a sporting-goods store takes a cross-country trip on his birthday in order to visit his old gym coach, and sell him a supply of basketba...

Final Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy

1985

as Policeman #2

6.1
Acting

A small-town couple find themselves stranded in an unfamiliar, and unfriendly, big city. Weaving in and out of the proceedings are a bunch of murderou...

Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1985

as Det. Dorato

5.9
Acting

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

The Impostor

The Impostor

1984

as Detective

2.8
Acting

After being released from prison, small-time con artist Cade tracks down his old girlfriend. When she rebuffs him, he fakes his past in order to get h...

Hard Knox

Hard Knox

1984

5.7
Acting

A retired fighter pilot becomes the head of his alma matter military high school for two weeks with hilarious consequences. He shapes up the school an...

The Killing Floor

The Killing Floor

1984

as Supervisor

7.3
Acting

During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the orga...

Through Naked Eyes

Through Naked Eyes

1983

as Patrolman

4.3
Acting

A musician living in an apartment building likes to check out the residents of the building opposite him--until he finds out one day that an attractiv...

Thief

Thief

1981

as Carl

7.2
Acting

Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime an...