Dennis Farina

Birth Name:

Dennis Farina

Birth Date:

February 29, 1944

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois

Death Date:

July 22, 2013

Place of Death:

Scottsdale, Arizona

Age:

Cause of Death:

Complications from lung cancer and a blood clot in the lung

Cemetery Name:

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

Farina began his career in law enforcement as a Chicago police officer and, later in life, was a talented character actor often typecast as a mobster or police officer. A late-bloomer in the world of acting, he was prolific later in life starring opposite such heavy-weights as Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks and was no stranger to television appearing in Miami Vice and co-starring in several series such as Crime Story and Law & Order.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Mount Carmel Cemetery

1400 S Wolf Road

Hillside, Illinois, 60162

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Section 41, Block 21, Lot 6, Grave 1

Grave Location Description

Fun Fact

A 10-year veteran of the Chicago police force, Dennis Farina was discovered by director Michael Mann during the filming of Thief (1981). Farina had served as Mann’s tour guide. Impressed by his street savvy, the director cast him in the film. Farina parlayed that performance into a number of TV guest-star appearances on such NBC crime series as Hunter and Miami Vice, executive produced by Mann.