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Dennis Farina

1944 - 2013

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Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American stage and film actor, who prior to his acting career worked as a Chicago police detective. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Farina has received more than 5,024,534 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Farina is the 1,495th most popular actor (up from 1,536th in 2019), the 2,534th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,644th in 2019) and the 695th most popular American Actor.

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  • 56.18

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dennis Farina ranks 1,495 out of 13,578Before him are Pam Grier, Mikhail Ulyanov, George Chakiris, Jane Darwell, Jeanne Duval, and James Franco. After him are Barbara Eden, Chris Pine, Tom Sizemore, Xander Berkeley, Pran, and André Dussollier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Dennis Farina ranks 193Before him are Leif Segerstam, Terry Funk, Steve Fossett, Robert Powell, Peter Cetera, and Kay Parker. After him are Oqil Oqilov, Igor Mitoraj, Karen Armstrong, Kelly Bishop, John Glover, and Adrian Smith. Among people deceased in 2013, Dennis Farina ranks 116Before him are Dokka Umarov, Bernadette Lafont, Zillur Rahman, Pietro Mennea, Yevdokiya Mekshilo, and Seki Matsunaga. After him are Pran, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Tony Lip, Aslan Usoyan, Henning Larsen, and Dominique Venner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dennis Farina ranks 2,534 out of 20,380Before him are Archie Shepp (1937), James Franco (1978), Peter Cetera (1944), Dusty Hill (1949), John L. Sullivan (1858), and Ellison Onizuka (1946). After him are Barbara Eden (1931), Chris Pine (1980), Willy DeVille (1950), Tom Sizemore (1961), Xander Berkeley (1955), and Earl Boen (1945).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dennis Farina ranks 695Before him are Cyd Charisse (1922), Richard Roundtree (1942), Pam Grier (1949), George Chakiris (1934), Jane Darwell (1879), and James Franco (1978). After him are Barbara Eden (1931), Chris Pine (1980), Tom Sizemore (1961), Xander Berkeley (1955), Earl Boen (1945), and Barbara Bain (1931).

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