Dennis Farina has died at the age of 69 after he suffered a blood clot in his lung.
The Law Order star, who once worked as a Chicago policeman passed away on Monday morning in a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to his publicist.
A statement read: "We are deeply saddened by the loss of a great actor and a wonderful man. Dennis Farina was always warm-hearted and professional, with a great sense of humour and passion for his profession.
"He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and colleagues."
The former Chicago cop was introduced to acting by director Michael Mann who used him as a consultant and also cast him in his 1981 film Thief.
He later appeared in other Michael Mann shows such as Miami Vice and Crime Story.
Dennis went on to play policeman or gang members in a number of other films including Midnight Run, Get Shorty and Snatch among others.
He joined the cast of Law Order in 2004 as Detective Joe Fontana for two years.
More recently he had appeared in HBO series Luck and had an occasional role in Fox show New Girl.
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