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
Movies
- Shaft
2000
- Mulholland Drive
2001
- To Die For
1995
- The Usual Suspects
1995
- Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
- Ransom
1996
- Benny & Joon
1993
- The Addams Family
1991
- The First Wives Club
1996
- Pacific Heights
1990
- Nixon
1995
- Commando
1985
- Swimfan
2002
- Rookie of the Year
1993
- Freeway
1996
- Daylight
1996
- Blood Simple
1985
- The Adventures of Bucka...
1984
- Boiling Point
1993
- Tightrope
1984
- The Hunger
1983
- A Life Less Ordinary
1997
- Alien Resurrection
1997
- Wise Guys
1986
- True Confessions
1981
- A Civil Action
1998
- A Night at the Roxbury
1998
- The Last Tenant
1978
- Clueless
1995
- Maverick
1994
- Marvin's Room
1996
- Strangers with Candy
2006
- Searching for Bobby Fis...
1993
- A Smoky Mountain Christ...
1986
- American Cousins
2003
- Running Scared
1986
- Night of the Juggler
1980
- The Good Student
2006
- The Dollmaker
1984
- Reckless
1984
- Dick
1999
- Endangered Species
1982
- The Extra Man
2010
- Down
2001
- The Crew
2000
- The Reluctant Agent
1989
- The Warrior Class
2007
- Slapface
2022
- The Extreme Adventures ...
2000
- Death Penalty
1980
- New Suit
2003
- Locked in Silence
1999
- The Normals
2012
- The Passover Plot
1976
- Quicksand
2002
- Pizza My Heart
2005
- Courage
1986
- Search and Destroy
1995
- The Prince of Central P...
1977
- Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
- The Second Civil War
1997
- The Hurricane
1999
- The Humbling
2014
- Too Big to Fail
2011
- The Big Take
2018
- For Love or Money
1993
- Another Midnight Run
1994
- I'm Dancing as Fast as ...
1982
- Influenced
2025
- Black Dog, Red Dog
2015
- Slow Burn
1986
- Red Wind
1995
- Midnight Run for Your L...
1994
- Fantastic Beasts and Wh...
2016
- Fair Game
1995
- Mr. Wonderful
1993
- The Garden of Redemption
1997
- Clutter
2013
- Because Mommy Works
1994
- Based on an Untrue Story
1993
- In & Out
1997
- Midnight Runaround
1994
- Sex, Shock & Censorship...
1993
- Funny Face
2021
- The God Committee
2021
- That Secret Sunday
1986
- Robots
2005
- Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
- The Seduction of Joe Ty...
1979
- The Whereabouts of Jenny
1991
- Miracle on 74th Street
TV Shows
- St. Elsewhere
1982
- Family Ties
1982
- CHiPs
1977
- Law & Order
1990
- L.A. Law
1986
- The $treet
2000
- Judging Amy
1999
- Miami Vice
1984
- The Twilight Zone
1985
- Hill Street Blues
1981
- The Book of Daniel
2006
- Kojak
1973
- The Equalizer
1985
- Homicide: Life on the S...
1993
- ER
1994
- Lipstick Jungle
2008
- The Tortellis
1987
- Hot Pursuit
1984
- Lucky
2003
- Paris
1979
- Veronica Clare
1991
- One of the Boys
1989
- Cassie & Co.
1982
- Monk
2002
- Golden Boy
2013
- Gotham
2014
- Last Week Tonight with ...
2014
- The Mindy Project
2012
- Fallen Angels
1993
- Fallen Angels
1993
- Law & Order
1990
- Miami Vice
1984
- Fallen Angels
1993
- Fallen Angels
1993
- Person of Interest
2011
- Cheers
1982
- Picture Windows
1995
- Hill Street Blues
1981
- Hill Street Blues
1981
- The Home Court
1995