Dennis Farina, a longtime Chicago police officer who went on to a distinguished career as a TV and movie character actor, has died at age 69, the AP reports. 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.

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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Farina appeared in films including “Get Shorty,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “Midnight Run.”