Dan Hedaya

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-07-24 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Acting

2000

Shaft

as Jack Roselli

2001

Mulholland Drive

as Vincenzo Castigliane

1995

To Die For

as Joe Maretto

1995

The Usual Suspects

as Jeff Rabin

1990

Joe Versus the Volcano

as Frank Waturi

1996

Ransom

as Jackie Brown

1993

Benny & Joon

as Thomas

1991

The Addams Family

as Tully Alford

1996

The First Wives Club

as Morton Cushman

1990

Pacific Heights

as Loan Officer

1995

Nixon

as Trini Cardoza

1985

Commando

as Arius

2002

Swimfan

as Coach Simkins

1993

Rookie of the Year

as Larry 'Fish' Fisher

1996

Freeway

as Detective Wallace

1996

Daylight

as Frank Kraft

1984

Blood Simple

as Julian Marty

1993

1984

Tightrope

as Det. Molinari

1983

The Hunger

as Lieutenant Allegrezza

1997

1997

Alien Resurrection

as General Perez

1986

Wise Guys

as Anthony Castelo

1981

True Confessions

as Howard Terkel

1998

A Civil Action

as John Riley

1998

A Night at the Roxbury

as Kamehl Butabi

1978

1995

Clueless

as Mel Horowitz

1994

Maverick

as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player

1996

Marvin's Room

as Robert "Bob" Carter

2006

1993

Searching for Bobby Fischer

as Tournament Director

2003

1986

Running Scared

as Captain Logan

1980

Night of the Juggler

as Sgt. Otis Barnes

2006

1984

The Dollmaker

as Skyros

1984

Reckless

as Peter Daniels

1999

Dick

as President Richard M. Nixon

2010

2001

Down

as Lt. McBain

2000

The Crew

as Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli

2022

Slapface

as Sheriff John Thurston

1980

Death Penalty

as Detective Ralph Corso

2003

New Suit

as Muster Hansau

1999

Locked in Silence

as Dr. Rosenstock

2012

The Normals

as Ragnar

1976

2002

Quicksand

as General Stewart

2005

Pizza My Heart

as Vinnie Montebello

1986

Courage

as John Fosh

1995

1977

1997

The Second Civil War

as Mel Burgess

1999

The Hurricane

as Della Pesca

2014

2011

Too Big to Fail

as Congressman Barney Frank

2018

The Big Take

as Frank Maniscalpo

1993

For Love or Money

as Gene Salvatore

1994

Another Midnight Run

as Eddie Moscone

2015

1986

Slow Burn

as Simon Fleischer

1995

Red Wind

as Detective Copernik

1994

1999

Mulholland Dr.

as Vincenzo Castigliane

1995

Fair Game

as Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)

1993

Mr. Wonderful

as Harvey

1997

2013

Clutter

as Walter Bickford

1994

Because Mommy Works

as Judge (uncredited)

1993

1997

In & Out

as Military Attorney

1994

Midnight Runaround

as Eddie Moscone

1993

2021

Funny Face

as Benj

2021

The God Committee

as Emmett Granger

2005

Robots

as Mr. Gunk (voice)

1990

Tune in Tomorrow...

as Robert Quince

1979

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