Acting
Dan Hedaya
Born July 24, 1940 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
7.3 TMDB
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Red
8.2 TMDB
The Usual Suspects
Jeff Rabin
7.9
Mulholland Drive
Vincenzo Castigliane
6.2 TMDB
Alien Resurrection
General Perez
7.1 TMDB
The Addams Family
Tully Alford
6.5 TMDB
Robots
Mr. Gunk (voice)
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Clueless
Mel Horowitz
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Gotham
Detective Dix
6.8 TMDB
Commando
Arius
6.7 TMDB
Ransom
Jackie Brown
8.1 TMDB
Person of Interest
Bernie Sullivan
6.9 TMDB
Maverick
Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
6.1 TMDB
Daylight
Frank Kraft
7.2 TMDB
Blood Simple
Julian Marty
7.4 TMDB
The Hurricane
Della Pesca
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Shaft
Jack Roselli
7.9 TMDB
Monk
Jack Monk
6.6 TMDB
A Night at the Roxbury
Kamehl Butabi
7.8 TMDB
ER
Herb Spivak
6.6 TMDB
To Die For
Joe Maretto
Filmography
- 2026InfluencedMortyMovie
- 2022SlapfaceSheriff John ThurstonMovie
- 2021The God CommitteeEmmett GrangerMovie
- 2021Funny FaceBenjMovie
- 2018The Big TakeFrank ManiscalpoMovie
- 2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemRedMovie
- 2015Black Dog, Red DogNormanMovie
- 2014The HumblingAsaMovie
- 2014GothamDetective DixSeries
- 2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverDam InspectorSeries
- 2013ClutterWalter BickfordMovie
- 2013Golden BoyFrancis DiacoSeries
- 2012The NormalsRagnarMovie
- 2012The Mindy ProjectAlan CastellanoSeries
- 2011Too Big to FailCongressman Barney FrankMovie
- 2011Person of InterestBernie SullivanSeries
- 2010The Extra ManAreshMovie
- 2008Lipstick JungleDimitri PappademosSeries
- 2007The Warrior ClassRandMovie
- 2006Strangers with CandyGuy BlankMovie
- 2006The Book of DanielSeries
- 2006The Good StudentGabeMovie
- 2005Pizza My HeartVinnie MontebelloMovie
- 2005RobotsMr. Gunk (voice)Movie
- 2003American CousinsSettimoMovie
- 2003New SuitMuster HansauMovie
- 2003LuckySeries
- 2002SwimfanCoach SimkinsMovie
- 2002MonkJack MonkSeries
- 2002QuicksandGeneral StewartMovie
- 2001DownLt. McBainMovie
- 2001Mulholland DriveVincenzo CastiglianeMovie
- 2000The $treetRandy HoderSeries
- 2000The CrewMike 'The Brick' DonatelliMovie
- 2000ShaftJack RoselliMovie
- 2000The Extreme Adventures of Super DaveGil RustonMovie
- 1999Judging AmyDetective TarnowerSeries
- 1999The HurricaneDella PescaMovie
- 1999DickPresident Richard M. NixonMovie
- 1999Locked in SilenceDr. RosenstockMovie
- 1998A Civil ActionJohn RileyMovie
- 1998A Night at the RoxburyKamehl ButabiMovie
- 1997The Second Civil WarMel BurgessMovie
- 1997Alien ResurrectionGeneral PerezMovie
- 1997A Life Less OrdinaryGabrielMovie
- 1997In & OutMilitary AttorneyMovie
- 1997The Garden of RedemptionCapt. ZitoMovie
- 1996Marvin's RoomRobert "Bob" CarterMovie
- 1996DaylightFrank KraftMovie
- 1996RansomJackie BrownMovie
- 1996The First Wives ClubMorton CushmanMovie
- 1996FreewayDetective WallaceMovie
- 1995NixonTrini CardozaMovie
- 1995Fair GameWalter Hollenbach (uncredited)Movie
- 1995Picture WindowsCarlSeries
- 1995To Die ForJoe MarettoMovie
- 1995The Usual SuspectsJeff RabinMovie
- 1995CluelessMel HorowitzMovie
- 1995Search and DestroyTailorMovie
- 1994Because Mommy WorksJudge (uncredited)Movie
- 1994ERHerb SpivakSeries
- 1994Midnight Run for Your LifeEddie MosconeMovie
- 1994MaverickTwitchy, Riverboat Poker PlayerMovie
- 1994Midnight Run AroundEddie MosconeMovie
- 1994Another Midnight RunEddie MosconeMovie
- 1993Mr. WonderfulHarveyMovie
- 1993For Love or MoneyGene SalvatoreMovie
- 1993Based on an Untrue StoryCaprawolskiMovie
- 1993Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sPrivate InvestigatorMovie
- 1993Searching for Bobby FischerTournament DirectorMovie
- 1993Fallen AngelsLt. Calender, Johnny Ralls, Detective Copernik, AugerSeries
- 1993Rookie of the YearLarry 'Fish' FisherMovie
- 1993Benny & JoonThomasMovie
- 1993Boiling PointBradyMovie
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetLeslie DrakeSeries
- 1992Four Eyes and Six-GunsLester DoomMovie
- 1991The Addams FamilyTully AlfordMovie
- 1991Veronica ClareSeries
- 1991The Whereabouts of JennyVinnieMovie
- 1990Tune in Tomorrow...Robert QuinceMovie
- 1990Pacific HeightsLoan OfficerMovie
- 1990Law & OrderDetective Brian Torelli, Leslie DrakeSeries
- 1990Joe Versus the VolcanoFrank WaturiMovie
- 1989Double Your PleasureJohnMovie
- 1989One of the BoysSeries
- 1987The TortellisNick TortelliSeries
- 1986A Smoky Mountain ChristmasHarryMovie
- 1986That Secret SundayMovie
- 1986CourageJohn FoshMovie
- 1986L.A. LawMichael RoitmanSeries
- 1986Slow BurnSimon FleischerMovie
- 1986Running ScaredCaptain LoganMovie
- 1986Wise GuysAnthony CasteloMovie
- 1985CommandoAriusMovie
- 1985The Twilight ZoneNick (segment "Dealer's Choice")Series
- 1985The EqualizerFrank DonahueSeries
- 1985Blood SimpleJulian MartyMovie
- 1984Hot PursuitJake HarperSeries
- 1984Miami ViceBen Schroeder, Reuben ReydolfoSeries
- 1984TightropeDet. MolinariMovie
- 1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionJohn GomezMovie
- 1984The DollmakerSkyrosMovie
- 1984RecklessPeter DanielsMovie
- 1983The HungerLieutenant AllegrezzaMovie
- 1982St. ElsewhereJoseph KeuhnelianSeries
- 1982CheersNick TortelliSeries
- 1982Family TiesJoe MooreSeries
- 1982Endangered SpeciesPeckMovie
- 1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I CanDr. KleinMovie
- 1982Cassie & Co.Sylvan BluntSeries
- 1981True ConfessionsHoward TerkelMovie
- 1981Hill Street BluesSeries
- 1980Night of the JugglerSgt. Otis BarnesMovie
- 1980Death PenaltyDetective Ralph CorsoMovie
- 1979ParisSeries
- 1979The Seduction of Joe TynanAlex HellerMovie
- 1977CHiPsSeries
- 1977The Prince of Central ParkHot Dog VendorMovie
- 1976The Passover PlotYaacovMovie
- 1973KojakDan HudsonSeries