Dennis Farina, the actor and former Chicago police officer who played coiled, hot-tempered characters in movies and on television, died Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz., from a blood clot in his lung, his publicist said. He was 69.
Farina, who starred as characters on both sides of the law, was perhaps most memorable as short-fused Miami gangster Ray “Bones” Barboni in BarrySonnenfeld’s sharp comedy crime thriller Get Shorty (1995).
He won an American Comedy Award for the role and shared a SAG nomination for outstanding performance by a cast with John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, et al.
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Only saw him in 2 or 3 of his efforts, He was always such a lovable character, and loved him in all. Now I'll have to watch them all.
RIP
Sad - great actor. RIP.
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