Acting
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.
Highest rated appearances
The Warrior Class
as Rand
Strangers with Candy
as Guy Blank
The Good Student
as Gabe
Pizza My Heart
as Vinnie Montebello
Robots
as Mr. Gunk (voice)
American Cousins
as Settimo
New Suit
as Muster Hansau
Swimfan
as Coach Simkins
Quicksand
as General Stewart
Down
as Lt. McBain
Mulholland Drive
as Vincenzo Castigliane
The Crew
as Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli
Shaft
as Jack Roselli
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
as Gil Ruston
The Hurricane
as Della Pesca
Dick
as President Richard M. Nixon
Locked in Silence
as Dr. Rosenstock
A Civil Action
as John Riley
A Night at the Roxbury
as Kamehl Butabi
The Second Civil War
as Mel Burgess
Alien Resurrection
as General Perez
A Life Less Ordinary
as Gabriel
In & Out
as Military Attorney
The Garden of Redemption
as Capt. Zito
Marvin's Room
as Robert "Bob" Carter
Daylight
as Frank Kraft
Ransom
as Jackie Brown
The First Wives Club
as Morton Cushman
Freeway
as Detective Wallace
Nixon
as Trini Cardoza
Red Wind
as Detective Copernik
Fair Game
as Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)
To Die For
as Joe Maretto
The Usual Suspects
as Jeff Rabin
Clueless
as Mel Horowitz
Search and Destroy
as Tailor
Because Mommy Works
as Judge (uncredited)
Midnight Run for Your Life
as Eddie Moscone
Maverick
as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
Midnight Run Around
as Eddie Moscone
Another Midnight Run
as Eddie Moscone
Mr. Wonderful
as Harvey
For Love or Money
as Gene Salvatore
Based on an Untrue Story
as Caprawolski
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
as Private Investigator
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Tournament Director
Rookie of the Year
as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
Benny & Joon
as Thomas
Boiling Point
as Brady
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Lester Doom
The Addams Family
as Tully Alford
The Whereabouts of Jenny
as Vinnie
Tune in Tomorrow...
as Robert Quince
Pacific Heights
as Loan Officer
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Frank Waturi
Double Your Pleasure
as John
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Harry
That Secret Sunday
Courage
as John Fosh
Slow Burn
as Simon Fleischer
Running Scared
as Captain Logan
Wise Guys
as Anthony Castelo
Commando
as Arius
Blood Simple
as Julian Marty
Tightrope
as Det. Molinari
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as John Gomez
The Dollmaker
as Skyros
Reckless
as Peter Daniels
The Hunger
as Lieutenant Allegrezza
Endangered Species
as Peck
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
as Dr. Klein
True Confessions
as Howard Terkel
Night of the Juggler
as Sgt. Otis Barnes
Death Penalty
as Detective Ralph Corso
