
Dan Hedaya
ActingAlso Known As
Daniel Hedaya, دن هدایا
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.
Movies
(90 total)
The Usual Suspects
as Jeff Rabin

Mulholland Drive
as Vincenzo Castigliane

Alien Resurrection
as General Perez

The Addams Family
as Tully Alford

Robots
as Mr. Gunk (voice)

Clueless
as Mel Horowitz

Commando
as Arius

Ransom
as Jackie Brown

Maverick
as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player

Daylight
as Frank Kraft

Blood Simple
as Julian Marty

The Hurricane
as Della Pesca

Shaft
as Jack Roselli

A Night at the Roxbury
as Kamehl Butabi

To Die For
as Joe Maretto

Benny & Joon
as Thomas

The First Wives Club
as Morton Cushman

In & Out
as Military Attorney

The Hunger
as Lieutenant Allegrezza
TV Shows
(40 total)
Gotham
as Detective Dix

Person of Interest
as Bernie Sullivan

Monk
as Jack Monk

ER
as Herb Spivak

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Dam Inspector

Law & Order
as Detective Brian Torelli

Law & Order
as Leslie Drake

Cheers
as Nick Tortelli

Miami Vice
as Ben Schroeder

Miami Vice
as Reuben Reydolfo

Family Ties
as Joe Moore

The Twilight Zone
as Nick (segment "Dealer's Choice")

The Mindy Project
as Alan Castellano

Homicide: Life on the Street
as Leslie Drake

Kojak
as Dan Hudson

Hill Street Blues
as Ralph Macafee

Hill Street Blues
as A Bum

St. Elsewhere
as Joseph Keuhnelian

