Monday, July 22, 2013

Dennis Farina Has Died

Dennis Farina, a former police officer who became a star of "Law & Order," died today at the age of 69. Farina died Monday morning in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital after suffering a blood clot in his lung.

52 comments:

  1. Gonna go watch "Get Shorty" tonight to remember the man. RIP Bones.

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  2. Karen said it first!

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  3. Anonymous11:10 AM

    He was good. God bless his family

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  4. Aw man. That sucks.

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  5. Anonymous11:11 AM

    RIP......<3

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  6. Gonna watch Out of Sight tonight! RIP from Chicago

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  7. Oh no, loved him....RIP

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  8. Toooooo Young!!.:-(

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  9. Wonderful actor.... RIP.

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  10. This guy brought it. Damn.

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  11. I liked him in everything he did. My personal favorite was Manhunter in '86 with William Petersen. Great flick.

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  12. Anonymous11:26 AM

    rest in peace, does anyone know if he was a smoker?

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  13. This is sad news, much too young. I loved all those guys, Dennis, Jerry Orbach. RIP big guy.

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  14. RIP he was a good cop and a better actor

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  15. Midnight Run for me.

    "Make yourself a sandwich, drink a glass of milk... do some fucking thing."

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  16. Yes Vera! Loved Manhunter! Always played the best mobster.

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  17. Maybe he'll reincarnate as the royal baby!

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  18. My favorite is him as Cousin Avi in Snatch. Best Line - Yes, London. You know: fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary fucking Poppins... LONDON.

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    1. @JisforMe +1!! He's awesome in Snatch, totally forgot he was in that.. Which is a testament to what a good actor he was because I sure as hell remember Cousin Avi!

      And what an awful way to go; hopefully it wasn't too painful.. Going to IMDB the man now; RIP!

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    2. Anonymous6:12 PM

      Totally thought of Snatch as well. Best part of the movie

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    3. Anonymous9:37 PM

      Jisfor: agreed! Loved him in that role. Goyims.

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  19. Loved him. :( RIP

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  20. What a shame. He should have had at least 20 more years...

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  21. So sad. I love Dennis Farina. May he rest in peace.

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  22. Shame, always played a brusque character but heard he was a great guy. I also immediately thought of uncle avi

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  23. Loved this dude. RIP

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  24. oh no. I loved him. he was always my answer to the- Who's your guilty Pleasure, who do you lust after that would surprise people - question. Such a talent. I loved him in everything but one of my favorites, because it was a different part for him, was That Old Feeling w/ bette midler. UGH so sad.

    Does this make the 3rd in the hollywood dies in 3's ? Dennis, Cory and Gandolfini? Cause people need to stop passing away damn it.

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  25. I really enjoyed his work.

    RIP, Mr. Farina.

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  26. Very sad, Denny was a childhood friend of my dad's and always remembered us no matter how famous he got. Great Chicago cop and a great actor. Rest in Peace.

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  28. yep @ Midnight Run

    "Go get a fuckin' cream soda."

    He was great in Sidewalks Of New york as well. Damn - Brittany Murphy is gone and now Dennis. That movie is going to be depressing to watch now.

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  29. :( this makes me really sad.

    Heck I even loved him in that bad Bette Middler movie he was in.

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    1. Anonymous11:12 PM

      JoElla: I remember that movie! When I was a kid we had pay tv for a while & that movie (about a divorced couple's daughter getting hitched?) was always on.

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  30. I think I have never seen something his, but he seemed to be a nice dude.
    RIP.

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  31. Celebrities always die in 3's. Cory, and now Dennis. Wonder who is next.

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  32. RIP - liked him loads.. definitely too young

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  33. Another Manhunter fan here! I think that was the first time I ever saw Dennis Farina (or maybe it was Miami Vice, Michael Mann used him in both). Dennis Farina is one of my favorite actors of all time. Rest in Peace.

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  34. He will be missed.

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  35. It's been a sad month. RIP.

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  36. What a great actor. Loved him. RIP.

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  37. How can you not love him? Great actor. He will be missed. They just don't make them like that anymore.

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  38. I'm really sad about this. I really enjoyed seeing him play Nick's dad on New Girl this past season. Nick's dad died but they brought him back for a flashback episode; I was looking forward to more flashback episodes with Mr. Farina. :(
    Anyway, the folks at New Girl must be reeling; first Cory, who shared the network with them, and now Mr. Farina.

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  39. Blood clots don't come from smoking. They travel to the lungs from other parts of the body. I ended up with a blood clot in my leg and spent 18 months on blood thinners and had a screen inserted to prevent it from traveling to my lungs.
    The poor guy probably did not know he had a blood clot.
    My father in law had one that traveled into his optic nerve and blinded him.

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  40. I have liked hims since he did Crime Story. RIP Mr Farina.

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  41. JisforMe and Alicia: My favorite too. He was awesome in that movie. Sad to see him go. What a fabulous actor. And nice to hear he never forgot where he came from.

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  42. RIP. He is a classic.

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  43. OMG i thought i was the only one that remembered him in Miami Vice, I absolutely loved dennis I'm so sad he's gone but loved his body of work.

    I can't believe I forgot he was in manhunter- i still believe that is a far superior version of the book it was based on.

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  44. Loved him. May he and his family have peace.

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  45. Too bad. He just had a smile that looked so genuine. Seemed like a really nice guy. RIP.

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