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Dennis Farina was a veteran Chicago Police officer and US Army veteran who became friends with director Michael Mann and subsequently enjoyed a lengthy acting career playing law enforcement officers, notably as the tough police lieutenant Mike Torello in the Michael Mann-created series Crime Story and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana through several of the later seasons of the original Law & Order. He also had notable roles as gangsters in the films Midnight Run and Get Shorty. Sadly, Farina passed away on July 22, 2013 after suffering a pulmonary embolism.
Dennis Farina can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:
Film
Gun | Character | Film | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
High Standard Model 10 | Carl | Thief | 1981 | |
Mossberg 500 | Dorato | Code of Silence | pistol grip | 1985 |
Astra 357 | Dorato | Code of Silence | 1985 | |
Smith & Wesson 469 | Jack Crawford | Manhunter | 1986 | |
SIG-Sauer P226 | Capt. Nick Detillo | Striking Distance | Nickel-plated | 1993 |
Smith & Wesson Model 36 | Capt. Nick Detillo | Striking Distance | 1993 | |
Smith & Wesson Model 60 | Capt. Nick Detillo | Striking Distance | 1993 | |
Walther PPK | Ray "Bones" Barboni | Get Shorty | 1995 | |
AMT Backup | Ray "Bones" Barboni | Get Shorty | 1995 | |
SIG-Sauer P226 | Ray "Bones" Barboni | Get Shorty | 1995 | |
Smith & Wesson Model 36 | Capt. Adam Greer | The Mod Squad | 1999 | |
Desert Eagle | Avi | Snatch | 2000 | |
Olympic Arms K23B | Jack Bangs | Reindeer Games | 2000 | |
Cobray M11/9 | Jack Bangs | Reindeer Games | 2000 | |
Uzi | Jack Bangs | Reindeer Games | 2000 | |
Remington 700 | Henry DeSalvo | Big Trouble | Bushnell scope | 2002 |
Smith & Wesson Model 36 | Henry DeSalvo | Big Trouble | Nickel finish | 2002 |
M1911A1 | Detective Burton | Paparazzi | 2004 | |
Beretta 92FS Centurion | Edward O'Leary | You Kill Me | 2007 |
Television
Gun | Character | Title | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winchester Model 1897 | Lt. Mike Torello | Crime Story | 1986-1988 | |
M1911A1 | Lt. Mike Torello | Crime Story | 1986-1988 | |
Colt Python | Lt. Mike Torello | Crime Story | Snub Nose version | 1986-1988 |
M1 Carbine | Lt. Mike Torello | Crime Story | . | 1986-1988 |
Smith & Wesson Model 19 | Det. Joe Fontana | Law & Order | 2004-2006 | |
Remington 700 | Det. Joe Fontana | Law & Order | "License to Kill" (S15E17) | 2005 |
Smith & Wesson Model 36 | Det. Joe Fontana | Law & Order | "New York Minute" (S16E08) | 2005 |
Smith & Wesson Model 36 | Det. Joe Fontana | Law & Order | "Choice of Evils" (S16E15) | 2006 |
Smith & Wesson Model 19 | Det. Joe Fontana | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | "Skeleton" (S1E08) | 2005 |