RIP Dennis Farina

[martinfan5]

Denis Farina passed away today at the age of 69 here at a local Scottsdale hospital

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/07/22/dennis-farina-dies-at-69/2575117/

[Harry P.]

69 is way too early to be checking out...

[slusher]

l have seen many movies and shows he has been in. He was in Miami Vice years ago. Very sad news..

[Harry P.]

He was a real-life Chicago cop for 18 years... then he was hired as a "consultant" by Michael Mann... then he actually began to be cast in acting roles, usually playing what else...a cop!

[Danno]

He was a real-life Chicago cop for 18 years... then he was hired as a "consultant" by Michael Mann... then he actually began to be cast in acting roles, usually playing what else...a cop!

NO! Say it ain't so, Torello!

[Sixties Sam]

I'm sorry to hear he died. He was a good actor. I used to watch Crime Story just to see the 1960's cars.

Sam

[Rob Hall]

Sad to hear...I remember him from so many roles on tv and in movies..

[charlie8575]

In my opinion, he was the only truly worthy successor to the great Jerry Orbach on Law & Order.

He was also on a short-lived comedy I remember that I used to howl with laughter at.

Blood clots are a very serious thing- my mother has them and they can be very sneaky. Unfortunately, they're almost impossible to stop, but you can help by watching your intake of certain things, like vitamin K, which promotes clotting.

Charlie Larkin

Edited July 23, 2013 by charlie8575

[my80malibu]

I'm sorry to hear he died. He was a good actor. I used to watch Crime Story just to see the 1960's cars.

Sam

Same here, R.I.P.

[Guest Johnny]

In my opinion, he was the only truly worth successor to the great Jerry Orbach on Law & Order.

He was also on a short-lived comedy I remember that I used to howl with laughter at.

Blood clots are a very serious thing- my mother has them and they can be very sneaky. Unfortunately, they're almost impossible to stop, but you can help by watching your intake of certain things, like vitamin K, which promotes clotting.

Charlie Larkin

Tell me about it! The wife has to stay on blood thinners because she is now considered a stroke risk after clots causing two.

Sad news, he was a really great actor. I'd say highly underrated even!

[Mike_G]

My wife and I lived in Las Vegas when they were filming Crime Story and I heard on the radio that the cast of the show was going to be playing softball with the LV cops at a local park, so I went down there after the game with my state-of-the-art BETA camcorder and asked the stars of the show if they would say "hi" to my wife, who was a big fan but was at work so she couldn't be there. I approached Anthony Denison (who played Ray Luca) first, he was sitting up on some bleachers kicking back and drinking a beer and he asked me what my name was and my wife's name and said "let me know when you're ready", so I started recording and he said "Hi Joan, I'm here to report that your husband Mike here... what's that girl's name? Mary Lou? Well, there's a girl here named 'Mary Lou' and she's holding the porta-pack... but I wouldn't concern myself too much 'cause I'm sure she's not as pretty as you..."

I said "Hey, thanks a lot" and he said "you're welcome" and gave me a big grin. Cool dude.

Next I walked over to Dennis Farina, who was sitting down eating a hotdog and drinking a beer, he had a blue bandana around his head and his ballcap turned backwards and seemed a little tipsy. I told him my story and he said "Hi Joan, thanks for watching the show and bein' a fan." While I was recording Dennis Farina, a guy was kind of lurching around drunk in the background - when we watched the video later (my wife was thrilled btw) I recognized him as Ted Levine, who would later play the role of "Buffalo Bill" in the Silence of the Lambs.

Sorry to hear of Dennis' passing, he seemed like a pretty regular guy, not given to the whole TV star thing.