Death of Dennis Farina

February 29, 1944 - July 22, 2013
Scottsdale, Arizona | Age 69

Star of 'Law & Order' dies at 69
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FRAZIER MOORE, The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Dennis Farina, a onetime Chicago cop who as a popular actor played a cop on "Law & Order," has died.

Farina died Monday morning in a Scottsdale, Arizona, hospital after suffering a blood clot in his lung, according to his publicist, Lori De Waal. He was 69.

For three decades, Farina was a character actor who displayed remarkable dexterity, charm and, when called for, toughness, making effective use of his craggy...

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