U.S. actor Dennis Farina dies at 69July 23, 2013 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dennis Farina, the "tough guy" U.S. actor who was a Chicago policeman for years before entering show business, has died at the age of 69. He died in Scottsdale, Arizona, after developing a blood clot in his lung, publicist Lori De Waal said, according to BBC News. Farina was best known for his role as Det Joe Fontana on New York-based police show Law and Order. He also appeared as a mobster in action comedies Midnight Run (1988) and Get Shorty (1995). Actress Zooey Deschanel, with whom Farina worked on the U.S. sitcom New Girl, said she had been "lucky to have witnessed his charm and brilliance". Born in Chicago on 29 February 1944, Dennis Farina served in the US Army before spending 18 years as a police detective. He became an actor when he was almost 40, earning his first credited role as a minor character in Michael Mann's 1981 film Thief. In a 2004 interview Farina recalled his first day of work on set, saying he had been "intrigued by the whole thing". "I liked it," he told The Associated Press. "And everybody was extremely nice to me. If the people were rude and didn't treat me right, things could have gone the other way." Farina and Mann went on to work on 1980s TV series Crime Story and the 1986 thriller Manhunter, the first film to feature Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter character. Farina, a mainstay of the Chicago theatre scene, also appeared in Saving Private Ryan, Snatch and Out of Sight. The actor played Joe Fontana during the 2004-06 seasons of Law and Order and recently starred alongside Dustin Hoffman in short-lived HBO drama Luck. He is survived by his partner of 35 years, Marianne Cahill, three sons and six grandchildren. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |