LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -- Dennis Farina, a former Chicago cop who as a popular actor played a cop on “Law & Order,” has died.
Lori De Waal, his representative, says Farina died Monday morning in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was 69.
Born Feb. 29, 1944, in Chicago, he was a city police officer before turning to acting in his late 30s.
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Farina appeared in films including “Get Shorty,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “Midnight Run.”
Among his many TV portrayals was Det. Joe Fontana on “Law & Order.” He starred in the 1980s cult favorite, “Crime Story” and most recently was in the HBO drama series “Luck.”
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