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