UPDATE: The former Chicago police officer played good guys and bad on such series as 'Law & Order' and 'Crime Story' and in such films as 'Midnight Run' and 'Get Shorty.' By Erin Carlson, Duane Byrge ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Dennis Farina, a former Chicago police officer turned actor who was equally capable of playing good guys and bad guys, has died. Farina became a big star for his role in NBC's "Law & ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, a former Chicago policeman turned tough-guy actor, died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, the actor's publicist said. He was 69. July 22, 2013, 6:04 PM UTC / ...

Actor Dennis Farina died suddenly Monday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was 69 years old. Farina was a star of film and TV. Among his most memorable small ...

Rosie O'Donnell: "Dennis Farina - loved him - wonderful man - this dying stuff --- too hard." Olivia Wilde: "How awesome is it that Dennis Farina will be reincarnated as the royal baby." David ...

Dennis Farina, a former Chicago police officer plucked off the beat to become a prolific actor in crime sagas on the big and small screens, died Monday after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was ...

Actor Dennis Farina’s luck is beginning to turn around. The former Chicago police officer hadn’t appeared in any major projects for some time, and then was forced to withdraw from “Collateral,” the ...

Dennis Farina is a bum shot. Still, Los Angeles International Airport police took no chances Sunday with the former “Law and Order” actor, who was teased for his poor shooting skills during his ...

Dennis Farina, a former Chicago cop who as a popular actor played a cop on “Law & Order” and elsewhere, has died. Lori De Waal, his representative, says Farina died Monday morning in a Scottsdale, ...

Dennis Farina, a former police officer who went on to star in Law & Order, died Monday after suffering a blood clot in his lung, The Associated Press reports. He was 69. "We are deeply saddened by the ...

Dennis Farina, the former Chicago cop who went on to star in “Law & Order,” “Luck” and numerous films, has died. He was 69. Farina died Monday morning in Scottsdale, Ariz., after suffering a blood ...

Dennis Farina, the dapper, mustachioed cop-turned-actor best known for his tough-as-nails work in such TV series as “Law & Order,” “Crime Story,” and “Miami Vice,” has died. He was 69. “We are deeply ...