Dan Hedaya

Biography

Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American actor. While a student at Tufts University, he began performing at the campus theater. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight, wisecracking individuals; two of his best-known roles are as a cuckolded husband in the Coen brothers' crime thriller Blood Simple, and the scheming Nick Tortelli on the sitcom Cheers.

Known For

Jack Roselli

Shaft

Vincenzo Castigliane

Mulholland Drive

Joe Maretto

To Die For

Jeff Rabin

The Usual Suspects

Frank Waturi

Joe Versus the Volcano

Jackie Brown

Ransom

Thomas

Benny & Joon

Tully Alford

The Addams Family

Morton Cushman

The First Wives Club

Loan Officer

Pacific Heights

Trini Cardoza

Nixon

Arius

Commando

Coach Simkins

Swimfan

Larry 'Fish' Fisher

Rookie of the Year

Frank Kraft

Daylight

Detective Wallace

Freeway

Julian Marty

Blood Simple

John Gomez

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Brady

Boiling Point

Det. Molinari

Tightrope

Lieutenant Allegrezza

The Hunger

Gabriel

A Life Less Ordinary

General Perez

Alien Resurrection

Anthony Castelo

Wise Guys

Howard Terkel

True Confessions

John Riley

A Civil Action

Kamehl Butabi

A Night at the Roxbury

Gabe

The Last Tenant

Mel Horowitz

Clueless

Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player

Maverick

Robert "Bob" Carter

Marvin's Room

Guy Blank

Strangers with Candy

Tournament Director

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Harry

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Settimo

American Cousins

Captain Logan

Running Scared

Sgt. Otis Barnes

Night of the Juggler

Gabe

The Good Student

Skyros

The Dollmaker

Peter Daniels

Reckless

President Richard M. Nixon

Dick

Peck

Endangered Species

Aresh

The Extra Man

Lt. McBain

Down

Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli

The Crew

John

The Reluctant Agent

Rand

The Warrior Class

Sheriff John Thurston

Slapface

Gil Ruston

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

Detective Ralph Corso

Death Penalty

Muster Hansau

New Suit

Dr. Rosenstock

Locked in Silence

Ragnar

The Normals

Yaacov

The Passover Plot

General Stewart

Quicksand

Vinnie Montebello

Pizza My Heart

John Fosh

Courage

Tailor

Search and Destroy

Hot Dog Vendor

The Prince of Central Park

Lester Doom

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Mel Burgess

The Second Civil War

Della Pesca

The Hurricane

Asa

The Humbling

Congressman Barney Frank

Too Big to Fail

Frank Maniscalpo

The Big Take

Gene Salvatore

For Love or Money

Eddie Moscone

Another Midnight Run

Dr. Klein

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

Influenced

Norman

Black Dog, Red Dog

Simon Fleischer

Slow Burn

Detective Copernik

Red Wind

Eddie Moscone

Midnight Run for Your Life

Red

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)

Fair Game

Harvey

Mr. Wonderful

Capt. Zito

The Garden of Redemption

Walter Bickford

Clutter

Judge (uncredited)

Because Mommy Works

Caprawolski

Based on an Untrue Story

Military Attorney

In & Out

Eddie Moscone

Midnight Run Around

Private Investigator

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

Benj

Funny Face

Emmett Granger

The God Committee

That Secret Sunday

Mr. Gunk (voice)

Robots

Robert Quince

Tune in Tomorrow...

Alex Heller

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Vinnie

The Whereabouts of Jenny

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-07-24

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Daniel Hedaya