
Dan Hedaya
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.
Movies
Influenced
2025
The God Committee
2021
Funny Face
2021
The Big Take
2018
Black Dog, Red Dog
2015
The Humbling
2014
The Normals
2012
Too Big to Fail
2011
The Extra Man
2010
The Warrior Class
2007
The Good Student
2006
Pizza My Heart
2005
American Cousins
2003
Mulholland Drive
2001
The Hurricane
1999
Locked in Silence
1999
A Civil Action
1998
Alien Resurrection
1997
Marvin's Room
1996
Red Wind
1995
To Die For
1995
The Usual Suspects
1995
Search and Destroy
1995
Because Mommy Works
1994
Midnight Runaround
1994
Mr. Wonderful
1993
For Love or Money
1993
Rookie of the Year
1993
Benny & Joon
1993
Boiling Point
1993
The Addams Family
1991
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
Pacific Heights
1990
That Secret Sunday
1986
Running Scared
1986
The Dollmaker
1984
Blood Simple
1984
The Hunger
1983
Endangered Species
1982
True Confessions
1981
Death Penalty
1980
The Last Tenant
1978
The Passover Plot
1976
TV Shows
Golden Boy
2013
The Mindy Project
2012
Person of Interest
2011
Lipstick Jungle
2008
The Book of Daniel
2006
Lucky
2003
The $treet
2000
Judging Amy
1999
Picture Windows
1995
Fallen Angels
1993
Fallen Angels
1993
Fallen Angels
1993
Fallen Angels
1993
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
The Tortellis
1987
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Equalizer
1985
Hot Pursuit
1984
Miami Vice
1984
Miami Vice
1984
St. Elsewhere
1982
Family Ties
1982
Cassie & Co.
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981