Dennis Farina, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dennis Farina

American actor

Date of Birth: 29-Feb-1944

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jul-2013

Profession: actor, police officer, character actor, film producer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Dennis Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American film and television actor, TV presenter, narrator and former Chicago police officer.
He was a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer.
He is known for roles such as mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run, Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty and Cousin Avi in Snatch.
He starred on television as Lieutenant Mike Torello on Crime Story and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on Law & Order.
From 2008–2010, 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.