The actor died Monday morning at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, after suffering a blood clot in the lung, said his representative, Lori De Waal.
For three decades, Farina was a character actor who showed an extraordinary skill, charm and, when necessary, hardness, making effective use of his face marked, his steel gray hair, his smile wide ivory and mustache.
“Sometimes you can take those papers interponerles dramatic and perhaps a bit of humor, and I think the reverse also works,” Farina said in the 2007 interview with The Associated Press. “For me, one of the funny things in life is a guy who takes himself too seriously.”
Farina appeared in films including “Get Shorty” (“The Name Game”), “Saving Private Ryan” (“Saving Private Ryan”) and “Midnight Run”.
Among his many television credits highlights his role as Detective Joe Fontana on “Law & Order” during the 2004-06 season, replacing the actor Jerry Orbach.
The executive producer of “Law & Order” Dick Wolf said he was “shocked and sad to hear about the unexpected death of Dennis this morning. ‘family’ Law & Order ‘holds out his condolences to his family” .
also starred in the ’80s series “Crime Story” and in the HBO drama “Luck” between 2011 and 2012.
recently completed filming the comedy “Lucky Stiff” and appeared as a guest on the Fox comedy “New Girl”.
A veteran of Chicago theater, Farina starred in “Bleacher Bums” by Joseph Mantegna and “Streamers” directed by Terry Kinney, among other productions.
Farina was born on February 29, 1944 in Chicago, the seventh son of a family of Italian immigrants, and grew up in working-class neighborhood.
After serving the U.S. Army for three years, spent 18 in the Chicago Police Department as a uniformed officer (was there in the 1968 Chicago riots), and theft detective, before getting their way in acting almost 40 years.
His first film was the 1981 action drama “Thief”, directed by Michael Mann, whom he met through a friend while working for the Chicago Police Department.
“I remember going to the set that day and how all that fascinated me,” said Farina in 2004 during an interview with the Associated Press. “I liked it. And they were all very kind to me. If people had been rude and had treated me badly, had gone another way.”
continued to work as a detective while occasional dramatic roles assumed, and even took a period of leave in the Chicago police to work in “Crime Story” started tackling completely before acting.
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leaves three children, six grandchildren and his companion for years, Marianne Cahill.
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