Dan Hedaya
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 24, 1940, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Movies
- 90
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Influenced | Morty |
| 2022 | Slapface | Sheriff John Thurston |
| 2021 | The God Committee | Emmett Granger |
| 2021 | Funny Face | Benj |
| 2018 | The Big Take | Frank Maniscalpo |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Red |
| 2015 | Black Dog, Red Dog | Norman |
| 2014 | The Humbling | Asa |
| 2013 | Clutter | Walter Bickford |
| 2012 | The Normals | Ragnar |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Congressman Barney Frank |
| 2010 | The Extra Man | Aresh |
| 2007 | The Warrior Class | Rand |
| 2006 | Strangers with Candy | Guy Blank |
| 2006 | The Good Student | Gabe |
| 2005 | Pizza My Heart | Vinnie Montebello |
| 2005 | Robots | Mr. Gunk (voice) |
| 2003 | American Cousins | Settimo |
| 2003 | New Suit | Muster Hansau |
| 2002 | Swimfan | Coach Simkins |
| 2002 | Quicksand | General Stewart |
| 2001 | Down | Lt. McBain |
| 2001 | Mulholland Drive | Vincenzo Castigliane |
| 2000 | The Crew | Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli |
| 2000 | Shaft | Jack Roselli |
| 2000 | The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave | Gil Ruston |
| 1999 | The Hurricane | Della Pesca |
| 1999 | Dick | President Richard M. Nixon |
| 1999 | Locked in Silence | Dr. Rosenstock |
| 1998 | A Civil Action | John Riley |
| 1998 | A Night at the Roxbury | Kamehl Butabi |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War | Mel Burgess |
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | General Perez |
| 1997 | A Life Less Ordinary | Gabriel |
| 1997 | In & Out | Military Attorney |
| 1997 | The Garden of Redemption | Capt. Zito |
| 1996 | Marvin's Room | Robert "Bob" Carter |
| 1996 | Daylight | Frank Kraft |
| 1996 | Ransom | Jackie Brown |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Morton Cushman |
| 1996 | Freeway | Detective Wallace |
| 1995 | Nixon | Trini Cardoza |
| 1995 | Red Wind | Detective Copernik |
| 1995 | Fair Game | Walter Hollenbach (uncredited) |
| 1995 | To Die For | Joe Maretto |
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Jeff Rabin |
| 1995 | Clueless | Mel Horowitz |
| 1995 | Search and Destroy | Tailor |
| 1994 | Because Mommy Works | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Midnight Run for Your Life | Eddie Moscone |
| 1994 | Maverick | Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player |
| 1994 | Midnight Run Around | Eddie Moscone |
| 1994 | Another Midnight Run | Eddie Moscone |
| 1993 | Mr. Wonderful | Harvey |
| 1993 | For Love or Money | Gene Salvatore |
| 1993 | Based on an Untrue Story | Caprawolski |
| 1993 | Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's | Private Investigator |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Tournament Director |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Larry 'Fish' Fisher |
| 1993 | Benny & Joon | Thomas |
| 1993 | Boiling Point | Brady |
| 1992 | Four Eyes and Six-Guns | Lester Doom |
| 1991 | The Addams Family | Tully Alford |
| 1991 | The Whereabouts of Jenny | Vinnie |
| 1990 | Tune in Tomorrow... | Robert Quince |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Loan Officer |
| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | Frank Waturi |
| 1989 | Double Your Pleasure | John |
| 1986 | A Smoky Mountain Christmas | Harry |
| 1986 | That Secret Sunday | |
| 1986 | Courage | John Fosh |
| 1986 | Slow Burn | Simon Fleischer |
| 1986 | Running Scared | Captain Logan |
| 1986 | Wise Guys | Anthony Castelo |
| 1985 | Commando | Arius |
| 1985 | Blood Simple | Julian Marty |
| 1984 | Tightrope | Det. Molinari |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | John Gomez |
| 1984 | The Dollmaker | Skyros |
| 1984 | Reckless | Peter Daniels |
| 1983 | The Hunger | Lieutenant Allegrezza |
| 1982 | Endangered Species | Peck |
| 1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Dr. Klein |
| 1981 | True Confessions | Howard Terkel |
| 1980 | Night of the Juggler | Sgt. Otis Barnes |
| 1980 | Death Penalty | Detective Ralph Corso |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Alex Heller |
| 1978 | The Last Tenant | Gabe |
| 1977 | The Prince of Central Park | Hot Dog Vendor |
| 1976 | The Passover Plot | Yaacov |
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