Former policeman turned actor Dennis Farina dies at 69: publicist

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. Farina, best known as detective Joe Fontana on the long-running TV series "Law & Order," suffered a blood clot in his lung, publicist Lori De Waal said. (Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Dan Whitcomb)

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