Dan Hedaya
- Acting
- July 24, 1940 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Filmography
- Influenced · Morty
- Slapface · Sheriff John Thurston
- The God Committee · Emmett Granger
- Funny Face · Benj
- The Big Take · Frank Maniscalpo
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them · Red
- Black Dog, Red Dog · Norman
- The Humbling · Asa
- Gotham · Detective Dix
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · Dam Inspector
- Clutter · Walter Bickford
- Golden Boy · Francis Diaco
- The Normals · Ragnar
- The Mindy Project · Alan Castellano
- Too Big to Fail · Congressman Barney Frank
- Person of Interest · Bernie Sullivan
- The Extra Man · Aresh
- Lipstick Jungle · Dimitri Pappademos
- The Warrior Class · Rand
- Strangers with Candy · Guy Blank
- The Book of Daniel
- The Good Student · Gabe
- Pizza My Heart · Vinnie Montebello
- Robots · Mr. Gunk (Voice)
- American Cousins · Settimo
- New Suit · Muster Hansau
- Lucky
- Swimfan · Coach Simkins
- Monk · Jack Monk
- Quicksand · General Stewart
- Down · Lt. McBain
- Mulholland Drive · Vincenzo Castigliane
- The $treet · Randy Hoder
- The Crew · Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli
- Shaft · Jack Roselli
- The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave · Gil Ruston
- Judging Amy · Detective Tarnower
- The Hurricane · Della Pesca
- Dick · President Richard M. Nixon
- Locked in Silence · Dr. Rosenstock
- A Civil Action · John Riley
- A Night at the Roxbury · Kamehl Butabi
- The Second Civil War · Mel Burgess
- Alien Resurrection · General Perez
- A Life Less Ordinary · Gabriel
- In & Out · Military Attorney
- The Garden of Redemption · Capt. Zito
- Marvin's Room · Robert "Bob" Carter
- Daylight · Frank Kraft
- Ransom · Jackie Brown
- The First Wives Club · Morton Cushman
- Freeway · Detective Wallace
- Nixon · Trini Cardoza
- Red Wind · Detective Copernik
- Fair Game · Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)
- Picture Windows · Carl
- The Home Court · Judge Walter Ragsdale
- To Die For · Joe Maretto
- The Usual Suspects · Jeff Rabin
- Clueless · Mel Horowitz
- Search and Destroy · Tailor
- Because Mommy Works · Judge (uncredited)
- ER · Herb Spivak
- Midnight Run for Your Life · Eddie Moscone
- Maverick · Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
- Midnight Run Around · Eddie Moscone
- Another Midnight Run · Eddie Moscone
- Mr. Wonderful · Harvey
- For Love or Money · Gene Salvatore
- Based on an Untrue Story · Caprawolski
- Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's · Private Investigator
- Searching for Bobby Fischer · Tournament Director
- Fallen Angels · Lt. Calender, Johnny Ralls
- Rookie of the Year · Larry 'Fish' Fisher
- Benny & Joon · Thomas
- Boiling Point · Brady
- Homicide: Life on the Street · Leslie Drake
- Four Eyes and Six-Guns · Lester Doom
- The Addams Family · Tully Alford
- Veronica Clare