Dan Hedaya

Actor Jul 24 (age 85) Brooklyn, New York, USA 1973–2026 (53 year career)

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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

Film

The Usual Suspects

Jeff Rabin

Film

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Red

Film

Mulholland Drive

Vincenzo Castigliane

Film

Clueless

Mel Horowitz

Film

The Addams Family

Tully Alford

Film

Robots

Mr. Gunk (voice)

Film

The Hurricane

Della Pesca

Film

Commando

Arius

Filmography

Acting (123)

Movies (90)

Influenced

2026

Slapface

2022

as Sheriff John Thurston

Funny Face

as Benj

The God Committee

as Emmett Granger

The Big Take

as Frank Maniscalpo

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

as Red

Black Dog, Red Dog

as Norman

The Humbling

as Asa

Clutter

as Walter Bickford

The Normals

as Ragnar

Too Big to Fail

as Congressman Barney Frank

The Extra Man

as Aresh

The Warrior Class

as Rand

The Good Student

as Gabe

Strangers with Candy

as Guy Blank

Robots

as Mr. Gunk (voice)

Pizza My Heart

as Vinnie Montebello

New Suit

as Muster Hansau

American Cousins

as Settimo

Swimfan

as Coach Simkins

Quicksand

as General Stewart

Mulholland Drive

as Vincenzo Castigliane

Down

as Lt. McBain

Shaft

as Jack Roselli

The Crew

as Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli

5.3

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

as Gil Ruston

The Hurricane

as Della Pesca

Dick

as President Richard M. Nixon

5.9

Locked in Silence

1999

as Dr. Rosenstock

5.7

A Night at the Roxbury

as Kamehl Butabi

A Civil Action

as John Riley

Alien Resurrection

as General Perez

The Garden of Redemption

1997

as Capt. Zito

In & Out

as Military Attorney

A Life Less Ordinary

as Gabriel

The Second Civil War

as Mel Burgess

Freeway

as Detective Wallace

Daylight

as Frank Kraft

Ransom

as Jackie Brown

The First Wives Club

as Morton Cushman

Marvin's Room

as Robert "Bob" Carter

The Usual Suspects

as Jeff Rabin

Fair Game

as Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)

Clueless

as Mel Horowitz

Nixon

as Trini Cardoza

To Die For

as Joe Maretto

Search and Destroy

as Tailor

Red Wind

as Detective Copernik

Maverick

1994

as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player

6.9

Midnight Run Around

1994

as Eddie Moscone

6.6

Midnight Run for Your Life

as Eddie Moscone

Another Midnight Run

as Eddie Moscone

Because Mommy Works

as Judge (uncredited)

Benny & Joon

as Thomas

For Love or Money

as Gene Salvatore

Mr. Wonderful

as Harvey

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

as Tournament Director

7.1

Rookie of the Year

1993

as Larry 'Fish' Fisher

6.2

Boiling Point

1993

as Brady

4.9

Based on an Untrue Story

1993

as Caprawolski

4.2

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

1993

as Private Investigator

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

as Lester Doom

The Addams Family

as Tully Alford

The Whereabouts of Jenny

as Vinnie

Pacific Heights

as Loan Officer

Joe Versus the Volcano

as Frank Waturi

Tune in Tomorrow...

as Robert Quince

Double Your Pleasure

as John

Slow Burn

as Simon Fleischer

Courage

as John Fosh

Wise Guys

as Anthony Castelo

Running Scared

as Captain Logan

That Secret Sunday

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

as Harry

Commando

as Arius

Blood Simple

as Julian Marty

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

as John Gomez

Tightrope

as Det. Molinari

The Dollmaker

as Skyros

Reckless

as Peter Daniels

The Hunger

as Lieutenant Allegrezza

6.7

Endangered Species

1982

as Peck

4.8

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

as Dr. Klein

True Confessions

as Howard Terkel

Night of the Juggler

as Sgt. Otis Barnes

Death Penalty

as Detective Ralph Corso

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

as Alex Heller

5.7

The Last Tenant

1978

as Gabe

The Prince of Central Park

as Hot Dog Vendor

The Passover Plot

as Yaacov

Television (33)

Gotham

2014

as Detective Dix

7.6

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Dam Inspector

Golden Boy

as Francis Diaco

The Mindy Project

as Alan Castellano

Person of Interest

as Bernie Sullivan

Lipstick Jungle

as Dimitri Pappademos

The Book of Daniel

Lucky

Monk

as Jack Monk

The $treet

as Randy Hoder

Judging Amy

as Detective Tarnower

7.5

Picture Windows

1995

as Carl

The Home Court

1995

as Judge Walter Ragsdale

1994

as Herb Spivak

7.8

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Leslie Drake

Fallen Angels

as Lt. Calender

Veronica Clare

Law & Order

as Detective Brian Torelli

One of the Boys

The Tortellis

as Nick Tortelli

L.A. Law

as Michael Roitman

The Equalizer

as Frank Donahue

The Twilight Zone

as Nick (segment "Dealer's Choice")

Miami Vice

as Ben Schroeder

Hot Pursuit

as Jake Harper

Cheers

as Nick Tortelli

Family Ties

as Joe Moore

St. Elsewhere

as Joseph Keuhnelian

Cassie & Co.

Hill Street Blues

as Ralph Macafee

Paris

CHiPs

Kojak

as Dan Hudson