Dennis Farina
Dennis Farina was an American actor known for his tough-guy roles and distinctive voice. He gained fame for his performances in films like 'Get Shorty' and 'Snatch', as well as for his role as a detective in 'Law & Order'. Farina's career spanned several decades,... Read More
Known for
Snatch (2017)
A group of up-and-coming hustlers stumble upon a truckload of stolen gold bullion and are suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of organized crime.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
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...
Law & Order (1990–2010)
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
Lucky StiffAn English shoe salesman inherits 6 million dollars from a recently deceased uncle he has never met before, on the... |
Luigi | |
| 2014 |
Authors AnonymousWhen a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight... |
John K. Butzin | |
| 2012 |
LuckA drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and gamblers who are... |
Gus Demitriou | |
| 2011 |
The Last Rites of Joe MayNow in his sixties, Joe is released from the hospital after a long battle with pneumonia and forced to confront... |
Joe May | |
| 2011 |
New GirlJessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with... |
Walt Miller | |
| 2011 |
The Looney Tunes ShowBugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the “Looney Tunes” characters are back with more adventures for a new... |
Frank Russo (voice) | |
| 2010 |
KnuckleheadA fight promoter deeply in debt to his crooked rival and desperate for a new fighter catches a break when... |
Memphis Earl | |
| 2008 |
Bottle ShockParis-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind... |
Maurice Cantavale | |
| 2008 |
What Happens in VegasDuring a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization... |
Richard Banger | |
| 2007 |
BagboyBagboy is the "from bags to riches" story of a lowly grocery store clerk who endeavors to win the international... |
Marty | |
| 2007 |
The GrandThe Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story... |
L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks | |
| 2007 |
Purple VioletsPatti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to... |
Gilmore | |
| 2007 |
You Kill MeWhile drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in... |
Edward O'Leary | |
| 2006 |
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago CubsUsing the frame of opening day, 2006, this documentary examines the Cubs' 100 years without a World Series title. Between... |
Narrator | |
| 2005 |
Empire FallsThe humorous, poignant story of a declining New England town and its inhabitants, whose lives are deeply rooted in and... |
Walt Comeau | |
| 2005 |
Law & Order: Trial by JuryThe inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the prosecutors' complicated process of building... |
Joe Fontana | |
| 2005 |
The Making of 'Heat'Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film. |
Self | |
| 2004 |
PaparazziA rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay... |
Detective Burton | |
| 2004 |
This Old CubJeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo. |
Himself | |
| 2004 |
Justice League UnlimitedThe galaxy's most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots that endanger the universe. |
Wildcat (voice) | |
| 2002 |
In-LawsIn-Laws is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 2002 until January 2003. Newlyweds Matt and Alex... |
Victor Pellet | |
| 2002 |
Stealing HarvardJohn and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they... |
Mr. Warner | |
| 2002 |
Big TroubleThe story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife,... |
Henry Desalvo | |
| 2001 |
Sidewalks of New YorkThe film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web... |
Carpo | |
| 2001 |
Dinner for FiveDinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2001 |
Making 'Snatch'The making of Guy Ritchie's 'Snatch'. |
Self | |
| 2000 |
SnatchUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a... |
Avi | |
| 2000 |
Bad SeedPreston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his beloved wife, Emily, is having an... |
Dick Muller | |
| 2000 |
Reindeer GamesAfter assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a... |
Jack Banks | |
| 1999 |
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornCraig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily... |
Self | |
| 1999 |
The Mod SquadThree youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD. |
Captain Adam Greer | |
| 1999 |
Family GuySick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and... |
Dennis Farina (voice) | |
| 1998 |
Buddy FaroBuddy Faro was the best private detective in the business, until he disappeared in 1978 after a case went bad.... |
Buddy Faro | |
| 1998 |
Saving Private RyanAs U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind... |
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson | |
| 1998 |
Out of SightMeet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco... |
Marshall Sisco | |
| 1997 |
Bella MafiaFollowing the brutal murder of her husband and male kin, Sophia unites with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, in a fierce... |
Don Roberto Luciano | |
| 1997 |
That Old FeelingA bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of... |
Dan De Mora | |
| 1996 |
EddieEddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The... |
John Bailey | |
| 1995 |
Get ShortyChili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a... |
Ray 'Bones' Barboni | |
| 1995 |
Out of Annie's PastAnnie's got a secret past she's eager to hide from her husband and her family. An iconclastic bounty hunter blackmails... |
Charlie Ingle | |
| 1995 |
Bonanza: Under AttackAfter a rogue band of Pinkerton detectives led by ruthless Charley Siringo bushwhacks reformed outlaw Frank James, he seeks sanctuary... |
Charley Siringo | |
| 1994 |
Little Big LeagueWhen the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted... |
George O'Farrell | |
| 1994 |
The Corpse Had a Familiar FaceThe Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing Edna Buchanan, a Miami's criminal... |
Detective Harry Lindstrom | |
| 1994 |
One Woman's CourageBecause Grace's husband Craig is having an affair she starts drinking. One night Grace witnesses a man attacking a girl;... |
Craig McKenna | |
| 1993 |
A Stranger in the MirrorA naive young woman arrives in Hollywood to become a star, but after she gets drugged and raped during a... |
Unknown character | |
| 1993 |
Striking DistanceComing from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes... |
Nick Detillo | |
| 1993 |
Romeo Is BleedingA corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman. |
Nick Gazzara (uncredited) | |
| 1993 |
Another StakeoutA pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where... |
Brian O'Hara | |
| 1993 |
The Disappearance of NoraA beautiful woman is found stranded in the desert with no recollection of who she is or how she got... |
Denton | |
| 1992 |
MacNiccolo "Mac" Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers in 1950s Queens. Mac is a construction builder, a trade he... |
Mr. Stunder | |
| 1992 |
Street CrimesWhen two cops start a gym to help keep kids out of the drug trade, the local crime lord schemes... |
Brian | |
| 1992 |
The American GangsterThey fixed the World Series. They built Las Vegas. They terrorized America with their vicious murders and fearless robberies. They... |
Narrator | |
| 1992 |
Cruel DoubtA college student and two friends are accused of murdering one's stepfather and injuring his mother whom refuses to believe... |
Tom Brereton | |
| 1992 |
We're Talkin' Serious MoneyWhen a pair of misfits loses a New York mobster's money, they flee to Los Angeles, where a compromising video... |
Sal | |
| 1992 |
Drug Wars: The Cocaine CartelA D.E.A. Agent goes to Columbia to take on the Cartel. He learns that the Cartel is not above killing... |
Mike Cerone | |
| 1992 |
Drug Wars: The Cocaine CartelThis follow-up to "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" chronicles the fact-based fight by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the... |
Mike Cerone | |
| 1991 |
Perfect CrimesTrue stories about individuals seeking to commit a perfect crime. |
Armand Zaro | |
| 1990 |
HavanaDuring the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he... |
Joe Volpe's Assistant (uncredited) | |
| 1990 |
Men Of RespectIn this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the... |
Bankie Como | |
| 1990 |
Law & OrderIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects... |
Joe Fontana | |
| 1990 |
People Like UsWhen a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the courts, and so decides to... |
Elias Renthall | |
| 1990 |
Blind FaithSuccessful insurance salesman Rob Marshall, his bright and devoted wife Maria, and their three sons are the perfect American family.... |
Prosecutor Kelly | |
| 1989 |
Tales from the CryptCadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the... |
Antoine | |
| 1989 |
The Case of the Hillside StranglersThe chilling true story of the "two of a kind" killing cousins, Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as... |
Angelo Buono | |
| 1988 |
Unsolved MysteriesCombines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive... |
Host | |
| 1988 |
Open AdmissionsAn indifferent speech professor doing hack work in an urban college suddenly finds herself challenged by a ghetto youth with... |
Fred Carlson | |
| 1988 |
Midnight RunA bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I.,... |
Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster | |
| 1988 |
China BeachDateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled... |
Lt. Colonel Edward Edward Vincent | |
| 1987 |
Six Against the RockIn May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His... |
Robert Stroud | |
| 1986 |
Crime StoryThe hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca. |
Lt. Mike Torello | |
| 1986 |
Crime Story: PilotOne former cop goes against the whole Mafia. The feature-length pilot for the cult 80s show. |
Lt. Mike Torello | |
| 1986 |
ManhunterFBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game... |
Jack Crawford | |
| 1986 |
TriplecrossThree cops become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force and use their money... |
Veteran Cop, Ernie | |
| 1986 |
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingAlthough Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in... |
Freddy | |
| 1986 |
Birthday BoyA salesman in a sporting-goods store takes a cross-country trip on his birthday in order to visit his old gym... |
Diner Owner | |
| 1985 |
Final JeopardyA small-town couple find themselves stranded in an unfamiliar, and unfriendly, big city. Weaving in and out of the proceedings... |
Policeman #2 | |
| 1985 |
Lady BlueLady Blue is a crime drama starring Jamie Rose as a Chicago female homicide detective Katy Mahoney. The show was... |
Unknown character | |
| 1985 |
Code of SilenceA Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he... |
Det. Dorato | |
| 1985 |
MacGruder and LoudMacGruder and Loud is an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on ABC in 1985. The series... |
Bodyguard | |
| 1984 |
The ImpostorAfter being released from prison, small-time con artist Cade tracks down his old girlfriend. When she rebuffs him, he fakes... |
Detective | |
| 1984 |
The Toughest Man in the WorldMr. T's first starring made-for-TV movie role has him playing a tough and scowling, but softhearted, nightclub bouncer who finds... |
John | |
| 1984 |
HunterHunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter... |
Vic Terranova | |
| 1984 |
Miami ViceThe story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on... |
Albert Lombard | |
| 1984 |
Hard KnoxA retired fighter pilot becomes the head of his alma matter military high school for two weeks with hilarious consequences.... |
Unknown character | |
| 1984 |
The Killing FloorDuring World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where... |
Supervisor | |
| 1983 |
Through Naked EyesA musician living in an apartment building likes to check out the residents of the building opposite him--until he finds... |
Patrolman | |
| 1983 |
Hardcastle and McCormickHardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through... |
Ed Coley | |
| 1982 |
Remington SteeleLaura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman,... |
Uniform | |
| 1981 |
ThiefFrank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire... |
Carl | |
| 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from... |
Self |
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Dennis Farina is well-known for his roles in 'Get Shorty', 'Snatch', and as Detective Joe Fontana in 'Law & Order'.
While Dennis Farina did not win an Academy Award, he received nominations for various awards, including the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Dennis Farina's first film was 'The Last Rites of Ransom Pride', released in 2009, although he appeared in smaller roles prior to that.
Dennis Farina's estimated net worth was around $8 million at the time of his passing.
Dennis Farina started his acting career after working as a police officer in Chicago, where he was encouraged to pursue acting while participating in a theater group.
Dennis Farina acted in a variety of genres, including crime dramas, comedies, and thrillers, showcasing his range as an actor.
Dennis Farina's last film was 'Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy', released in 2023 before his passing.
Dennis Farina was known for his strong presence, distinctive voice, and ability to portray both serious and comedic characters.