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Dan Hedaya
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.
47
Films
6.5
Avg Score
Filmography (47)
Influenced
68
as
Slapface
51
as Sheriff John Thurston
The God Committee
58
as Emmett Granger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
72
as Red
Too Big to Fail
72
as Congressman Barney Frank
Strangers with Candy
59
as Guy Blank
Robots
64
as Mr. Gunk (voice)
Swimfan
51
as Coach Simkins
Mulholland Drive
79
as Vincenzo Castigliane
Down
47
as Lt. McBain
Shaft
60
as Jack Roselli
The Hurricane
76
as Della Pesca
Dick
62
as President Richard M. Nixon
A Night at the Roxbury
62
as Kamehl Butabi
A Civil Action
66
as John Riley
Alien Resurrection
62
as General Perez
In & Out
64
as Military Attorney
A Life Less Ordinary
63
as Gabriel
The Second Civil War
66
as Mel Burgess
Ransom
67
as Jackie Brown
Freeway
68
as Detective Wallace
Marvin's Room
67
as Robert "Bob" Carter
Daylight
60
as Frank Kraft
The First Wives Club
65
as Morton Cushman
The Usual Suspects
85
as Jeff Rabin
Clueless
69
as Mel Horowitz
Nixon
70
as Trini Cardoza
To Die For
68
as Joe Maretto
Fair Game
44
as Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)
Maverick
70
as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
Benny & Joon
71
as Thomas
Rookie of the Year
61
as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
Searching for Bobby Fischer
74
as Tournament Director
For Love or Money
62
as Gene Salvatore
Boiling Point
50
as Brady
The Addams Family
70
as Tully Alford
Joe Versus the Volcano
59
as Frank Waturi
Pacific Heights
64
as Loan Officer
Tune in Tomorrow...
61
as Robert Quince
Running Scared
65
as Captain Logan
Commando
67
as Arius
Blood Simple
75
as Julian Marty
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
62
as John Gomez
Tightrope
63
as Det. Molinari
The Hunger
66
as Lieutenant Allegrezza
True Confessions
63
as Howard Terkel
Night of the Juggler
66
as Sgt. Otis Barnes