RIP Dennis Farina

[Riptide]

He was a good cop and a better actor.

Dennis Farina -- who starred as Det. Joe Fontana on "Law & Order" -- died today in Scottsdale, Arizona after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was 69.

Farina is a Hollywood legend -- who appeared in tons of classic films and TV shows including "Get Shorty," "Snatch" and "Midnight Run." He also appeared in HBO's series "Luck."

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[Songbird]

Some guys have that natural "Do. Not. ****. With Me." look about them.

Farina was one of them.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

He had one helluva interesting story, going from Chicago cop for about 10 years to actor.

 

[Riptide]

Some guys have that natural "Do. Not. ****. With Me." look about them.

Farina was one of them.

 

[mateen]

And some people may have seen that look in a real-life situation: he didn't, to my knowledge, give any details about what he actually did or didn't do, but he has said he was on duty as a Chicago cop when the riots took place during the '68 Democratic convention.

 

[AtticusFinch]

Loved watching Farina...RIP.

 

[Riptide]

"I'm Ray Barboni from Miami."

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[DanOregon]

Make yourself a sandwich, drink a glass of milk... Do some ****in' thing.

RIP

 

[Football_Bat]

Imagine that ... a Chicago cop.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

So memorable in so many great roles.... His role as JLo's dad in Out of Sight always sticks with me. Snatch and Get Shorty were a couple others that stood out...

RIP to a great character actor...

 

[Second Thoughts]

Some guys have that natural "Do. Not. ****. With Me." look about them.

Farina was one of them.

Agreed. Hate to hear that he's died. That's not that old either I think.

 

[Webster]

Saint Peter has the disks.

 

[Shoeless Joe]

That sucks. I always enjoyed his work.
RIP

 

[Riptide]

Farina always seemed like a genuinely good guy. Everybody's friend.

 

[imjustagirl]

So memorable in so many great roles.... His role as JLo's dad in Out of Sight always sticks with me.

I don't feel as bad that that's the first thing I thought of. Out of Sight is my favorite Clooney movie, and Farina was so great in it.

 

[casty33]

As a matter of fact, my good friend Dan Lauria told me that Dennis Farina was one of the more helpful and nicest Hollywood personalities he met as he worked in the business.

 

[imjustagirl]

As a matter of fact, my good friend Dan Lauria told me that Dennis Farina was one of the more helpful and nicest Hollywood personalities he met as he worked in the business.

NAME-DROPPER!

 

[casty33]

You're right, IJAG, I'm sorry.

 

[Riptide]

Yes, but did Dan Lauria ever send drinks to your table? Hmmmm?

 

[mpcincal]

Man, I hated hearing this.

Get Shorty and Snatch are two of my favorite movies and Farina was a big reason why.

"Do you have anything to declare?" "Yeah, don't go to England!"

I think at this point we have to mention the '80s TV show "Crime Story," the first thing I saw him in.

RIP