Biography
Dennis Farina was an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on 29 February 1944, he served in the Chicago Police Department for 18 years before turning to acting in his late thirties. He began with small roles in films directed by Michael Mann and appeared in Chicago stage productions, including work with the Steppenwolf Theater Company.
Farina was frequently cast as police officers or criminals. His film credits include Jack Crawford in Manhunter (1986), Jimmy Serrano in Midnight Run (1988), Ray 'Bones' Barboni in Get Shorty (1995), Lieutenant Colonel Anderson in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Marshall Sisco in Out of Sight (1998), and Avi in Snatch (2000).
On television he played Lieutenant Mike Torello in Crime Story and NYPD Detective Joe Fontana in Law & Order. He also voiced a character in Family Guy, appeared in New Girl as Walt Miller, and hosted Unsolved Mysteries. Farina died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on 22 July 2013.
