Actor
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
Acting
2025 -- Miracle on 74th Street |
2022 -- Slapface | Sheriff John Thurston
2021 -- The God Committee | Emmett Granger
2021 -- Funny Face | Benj
2018 -- The Big Take | Frank Maniscalpo
2016 -- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Red
2015 -- Black Dog, Red Dog | Norman
2014 -- The Humbling | Asa
2013 -- Clutter | Walter Bickford
2012 -- The Normals | Ragnar
2011 -- Too Big to Fail | Congressman Barney Frank
2010 -- The Extra Man | Aresh
2007 -- The Warrior Class | Rand
2006 -- Strangers with Candy | Guy Blank
2006 -- The Good Student | Gabe
2005 -- Pizza My Heart | Vinnie Montebello
2005 -- Robots | Mr. Gunk (voice)
2003 -- American Cousins | Settimo
2003 -- New Suit | Muster Hansau
2002 -- Swimfan | Coach Simkins
2002 -- Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' | Jeff Rabin (photo)
2002 -- Quicksand | General Stewart
2001 -- Down | Lt. McBain
2001 -- Mulholland Drive | Vincenzo Castigliane
2000 -- The Crew | Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli
2000 -- Shaft | Jack Roselli
2000 -- The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave | Gil Ruston
1999 -- The Hurricane | Della Pesca
1999 -- Dick | President Richard M. Nixon
1999 -- Mulholland Dr. | Vincenzo Castigliane
1999 -- Locked in Silence | Dr. Rosenstock
1998 -- A Civil Action | John Riley
1998 -- A Night at the Roxbury | Kamehl Butabi
1997 -- The Second Civil War | Mel Burgess
1997 -- Alien Resurrection | General Perez
1997 -- A Life Less Ordinary | Gabriel
1997 -- In & Out | Military Attorney
1997 -- The Garden of Redemption | Capt. Zito
1996 -- Marvin's Room | Robert "Bob" Carter
1996 -- Daylight | Frank Kraft
1996 -- Ransom | Jackie Brown
1996 -- The First Wives Club | Morton Cushman
1996 -- Freeway | Detective Wallace
1995 -- Nixon | Trini Cardoza
1995 -- Red Wind | Detective Copernik
1995 -- Fair Game | Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)
1995 -- To Die For | Joe Maretto
1995 -- Clueless | Mel Horowitz
1995 -- The Usual Suspects | Jeff Rabin
1995 -- Search and Destroy | Tailor
1994 -- Because Mommy Works | Judge (uncredited)
1994 -- Midnight Run for Your Life | Eddie Moscone
1994 -- Maverick | Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
1994 -- Midnight Runaround | Eddie Moscone
1994 -- Another Midnight Run | Eddie Moscone
1993 -- Mr. Wonderful | Harvey
1993 -- For Love or Money | Gene Salvatore
1993 -- Based on an Untrue Story | Caprawolski
1993 -- Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's | Private Investigator
1993 -- Searching for Bobby Fischer | Tournament Director
1993 -- Rookie of the Year | Larry 'Fish' Fisher
1993 -- Boiling Point | Brady
1993 -- Benny & Joon | Thomas
1992 -- Four Eyes and Six-Guns |
1991 -- The Addams Family | Tully Alford
1991 -- The Whereabouts of Jenny | Vinnie
1990 -- Tune in Tomorrow... | Robert Quince
1990 -- Pacific Heights | Loan Officer
1990 -- Joe Versus the Volcano | Frank Waturi
1989 -- Double Your Pleasure | John
1986 -- A Smoky Mountain Christmas | Harry
1986 -- That Secret Sunday |
1986 -- Courage | John Fosh
1986 -- Slow Burn | Simon Fleischer
1986 -- Running Scared | Captain Logan
1986 -- Wise Guys | Anthony Castelo
1985 -- Commando | Arius
1984 -- Tightrope | Det. Molinari
1984 -- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | John Gomez
1984 -- The Dollmaker | Skyros
1984 -- Blood Simple | Julian Marty
1984 -- Reckless | Peter Daniels
1983 -- The Hunger | Lieutenant Allegrezza
1982 -- Endangered Species | Peck
1982 -- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Dr. Klein
1981 -- True Confessions | Howard Terkel
1980 -- Night of the Juggler | Sgt. Otis Barnes
1980 -- Death Penalty | Detective Ralph Corso
1979 -- The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Alex Heller
1978 -- The Last Tenant | Gabe
1977 -- The Prince of Central Park | Hot Dog Vendor
1976 -- The Passover Plot | Yaacov
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