UPDATE: The former Chicago police officer played good guys and bad on such series as 'Law & Order' and 'Crime Story' and in such films as 'Midnight Run' and 'Get Shorty.' By Erin Carlson, Duane Byrge ...

Dennis Farina, the real-life police officer-turned-actor, died on Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz., after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was 69. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of a great actor ...

Dennis Farina, a onetime Chicago cop who as a popular actor played a cop on Law & Order, has died. Farina died Monday morning in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital after suffering a blood clot in his lung, ...

“Law & Order” star Dennis Farina won’t be back next fall, the show’s producers confirmed Tuesday. Farina spent two years on the skein as Det. Joe Fontana; he becomes the second thesp to depart before ...

Actor Dennis Farina, an actual Chicago police officer who also played cops (and robbers) on TV, has died after suffering a blood clot in his lung. Farina is one of the all-time great "That Guys," a ...

It’s a cold day in Miami Beach when we first meet Ray Barboni. So cold, the radio says it might reach 34 degrees. Barboni walks over to Chili Palmer (played by John Travolta) and cracks himself up ...

LOS ANGELES Farina was passing through a security checkpoint at LAX Sunday morning before boarding an 8 a.m. flight to Chicago. Screeners found a .22 semi-automatic pistol in his briefcase. Farina ...

Dennis Farina, the tough guy actor who became one of TV's most well-known detectives on Law & Order after years of working as an actual policeman, has passed away aged 69. A publicist for the actor ...

Dennis Farina, passed away suddenly July 22, beloved father to sons Dennis Farina (and wife Joy),Michael Farina (and wife Michelle), and Joe Farina (and wife Heather); beloved grandfather to Michael, ...

LOS ANGELES, July 22 (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, the former Chicago cop turned film and television actor best known for his role as wise-cracking detective Joe Fontana on the hit NBC police drama "Law ...

Plenty of actors invest time doing research for their roles, but most of them had nothing on Dennis Farina. Farina, who died July 22 of a blood clot in his lung, spent nearly two decades as a Chicago ...

Law & Order actor Dennis Farina has died, aged 69. The star - who also featured as mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run - passed away on Monday morning (July 22), his publicist has stated.