The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

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In the United States on Monday, July 22, the famous actor Dennis Farina died. Just a year later, he did not live to see his 70th birthday and died as a result of a blood clot in his lung.

Farina served in the Chicago Police Department for almost two decades until, at the age of 41, he decided to finally leave the police and focus on his film career. Dennis Farina is best known for his role as Detective Joe Fontana on the television series Law & Order, which ran from 2004 to 2006. He was also remembered by the audience for his small but bright roles in such cult films as "Snatch", "Saving Private Ryan", "Get Shorty", as well as many other films.

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The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

1. American actor Dennis Farina died on July 22 in the United States at the age of 69. According to the actor's press secretary, the cause of death was a blood clot in the lung. The actor died in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

2. Dennis Farina was born into a family of immigrants from Italy. His father Joseph was a doctor and his mother Yolanda was a housewife. In the family, besides him, there were three more brothers and three sisters. From 1967 to 1985 he served in the Chicago Police Department. Michael Mann invited him as a consultant to his films, and in 1981 gave a small role in the film The Thief.

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

3. Farina started his acting career rather late. He played his first role when he was already 37 years old. And only in 1985, after 18 years of service in the Chicago police, Farina made the final choice in favor of acting.

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

4. As an actor, Farina became widely known after the release of the TV series Crime Story, where he played the incorruptible police officer Mike Torello.

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

6. The actor was good at the role of the mafia, for example, the role of money-hungry Ray Barboni in the 1995 film Get Shorty.

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

7. But the actor is best known for his role as Detective Joe Fontana in the television series Law & Order, which aired from 2004 to 2006.

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

8. Steven Spielberg chose Farina for a small but striking role as Lieutenant Colonel Walter Anderson in the 1998 Oscar-winning film Saving Private Ryan.

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

9. In 2000, the actor played in Guy Ritchie's crime comedy Snatch as New York jeweler and gangster Cousin Avi.

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

10. Along with Dustin Hoffman, Farina starred in the 2011 HBO drama Fart, playing the owner of a promising racehorse.

The most memorable roles of Dennis Farina

11. One of his last works on television was the role in two episodes of the television comedy "New Girl", where Farina played Walt Miller, a swindler and rogue, the father of the protagonist Nick Miller.

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