Dan Hedaya
Born: 1940-07-24 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
2022
- Slapface as Sheriff John Thurston
2021
- Funny Face as Benj
- The God Committee as Emmett Granger
2018
- The Big Take as Frank Maniscalpo
2016
2015
- Black Dog, Red Dog as Norman
2014
- Gotham as Detective Dix
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Dam Inspector
- The Humbling as Asa
2013
- Golden Boy as Francis Diaco
- Clutter as Walter Bickford
2012
- The Mindy Project as Alan Castellano
- The Normals as Ragnar
2011
- Person of Interest as Bernie Sullivan
- Too Big to Fail as Congressman Barney Frank
2010
- The Extra Man as Aresh
2008
- Lipstick Jungle as Dimitri Pappademos
2007
- The Warrior Class as Rand
2006
- The Good Student as Gabe
- The Book of Daniel
- Strangers with Candy as Guy Blank
2005
- Robots as Mr. Gunk (voice)
- Pizza My Heart as Vinnie Montebello
2003
- American Cousins as Settimo
- New Suit as Muster Hansau
- Lucky
2001
- Mulholland Drive as Vincenzo Castigliane
- Down as Lt. McBain
2000
- Shaft as Jack Roselli
- The Crew as Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli
- The $treet as Randy Hoder
- The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave as Gil Ruston
1999
- Judging Amy as Detective Tarnower
- The Hurricane as Della Pesca
- Locked in Silence as Dr. Rosenstock
- Dick as President Richard M. Nixon
1998
- A Night at the Roxbury as Kamehl Butabi
- A Civil Action as John Riley
1997
- Alien Resurrection as General Perez
- In & Out as Military Attorney
- A Life Less Ordinary as Gabriel
- The Second Civil War as Mel Burgess
- The Garden of Redemption as Capt. Zito
1996
- Ransom as Jackie Brown
- The First Wives Club as Morton Cushman
- Freeway as Detective Wallace
- Daylight as Frank Kraft
- Marvin's Room as Robert "Bob" Carter
1995
- The Usual Suspects as Jeff Rabin
- Clueless as Mel Horowitz
- Nixon as Trini Cardoza
- To Die For as Joe Maretto
- Fair Game as Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)
- Red Wind as Detective Copernik
- The Home Court as Judge Walter Ragsdale
- Picture Windows as Carl
- Search and Destroy as Tailor
1994
- ER as Herb Spivak
- Maverick as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
- Midnight Runaround as Eddie Moscone
- Midnight Run for Your Life as Eddie Moscone
- Another Midnight Run as Eddie Moscone
- Because Mommy Works as Judge (uncredited)
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Leslie Drake
- Benny & Joon as Thomas
- Boiling Point as Brady
- Fallen Angels as Lt. Calender
- Mr. Wonderful as Harvey
- Rookie of the Year as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
- For Love or Money as Gene Salvatore
- Searching for Bobby Fischer as Tournament Director
- Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's as Private Investigator
- Based on an Untrue Story as Caprawolski
1992
- Four Eyes and Six-Guns as Lester Doom
1991
- The Addams Family as Tully Alford
- Veronica Clare
- The Whereabouts of Jenny as Vinnie
1990
- Law & Order as Detective Brian Torelli
- Pacific Heights as Loan Officer
- Joe Versus the Volcano as Frank Waturi
- Tune in Tomorrow... as Robert Quince
1989
- Double Your Pleasure as John
- One of the Boys
1987
- The Tortellis as Nick Tortelli
1986
- L.A. Law as Michael Roitman
- Running Scared as Captain Logan
- Slow Burn as Simon Fleischer
- Wise Guys as Anthony Castelo
- Courage as John Fosh
- That Secret Sunday
- A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Harry
1985
- The Twilight Zone as Nick (segment "Dealer's Choice")
- The Equalizer as Frank Donahue
- Commando as Arius
- Blood Simple as Julian Marty
1984
- Miami Vice as Ben Schroeder
- Reckless as Peter Daniels
- The Dollmaker as Skyros
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as John Gomez
- Tightrope as Det. Molinari
- Hot Pursuit as Jake Harper
1983
- The Hunger as Lieutenant Allegrezza
1982
- Cheers as Nick Tortelli
- Family Ties as Joe Moore
- St. Elsewhere as Joseph Keuhnelian
- Cassie & Co.
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Dr. Klein
- Endangered Species as Peck
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- True Confessions as Howard Terkel
1980
- Night of the Juggler as Sgt. Otis Barnes
- Death Penalty as Detective Ralph Corso
1979
- The Seduction of Joe Tynan as Alex Heller
- Paris
1978
- The Last Tenant as Gabe
1977
- CHiPs
- The Prince of Central Park as Hot Dog Vendor
1976
- The Passover Plot as Yaacov
1973
- Kojak as Dan Hudson