Dan Hedaya

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.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

5.567
Family Ties

Family Ties

7.254
CHiPs

CHiPs

6.817
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

7.1
The $treet

The $treet

5.7
Judging Amy

Judging Amy

7.519
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.447
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.748
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

7.59
The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel

7.1
Kojak

Kojak

7.004
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.197
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

8.053
ER

ER

7.824
Lipstick Jungle

Lipstick Jungle

6.1
The Tortellis

The Tortellis

3
Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

5
Lucky

Lucky

0
Paris

Paris

5
Veronica Clare

Veronica Clare

6
One of the Boys

One of the Boys

5
Cassie & Co.

Cassie & Co.

4.5
Monk

Monk

8
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

6.1
Gotham

Gotham

7.592
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

7.838
The Mindy Project

The Mindy Project

6.211
Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

5.9
Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

5.9
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.447
Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

5.9
Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

5.9
Person of Interest

Person of Interest

8.072
Cheers

Cheers

7.6
Picture Windows

Picture Windows

0
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

7.59

Movies

Shaft

Shaft

6.019
Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

7.808
To Die For

To Die For

6.6
The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

8.173
Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

5.759
Ransom

Ransom

6.678
Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

7.031
The Addams Family

The Addams Family

7.062
The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

6.709
Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

6.278
Nixon

Nixon

6.873
Commando

Commando

6.7
Swimfan

Swimfan

5.27
Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

6.179
Freeway

Freeway

6.466
Daylight

Daylight

6.107
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

7.24
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

6
Boiling Point

Boiling Point

4.955
Tightrope

Tightrope

6.2
The Hunger

The Hunger

6.657
A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

6.136
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

6.157
Wise Guys

Wise Guys

5.4
True Confessions

True Confessions

6.1
A Civil Action

A Civil Action

6.45
A Night at the Roxbury

A Night at the Roxbury

6.549
The Last Tenant

The Last Tenant

0
Clueless

Clueless

7.274
Maverick

Maverick

6.9
Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room

6.717
Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

5.584
Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

7.075
A Smoky Mountain Christmas

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

5.8
American Cousins

American Cousins

5.3
Running Scared

Running Scared

6.1
Night of the Juggler

Night of the Juggler

5.9
The Good Student

The Good Student

4.6
The Dollmaker

The Dollmaker

7.615
Reckless

Reckless

5.8
Dick

Dick

5.9
Endangered Species

Endangered Species

4.913
The Extra Man

The Extra Man

5.8
Down

Down

5.1
The Crew

The Crew

5.5
Double Your Pleasure

Double Your Pleasure

6.1
The Warrior Class

The Warrior Class

4
Slapface

Slapface

5.957
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

4.1
Death Penalty

Death Penalty

0
New Suit

New Suit

5.8
Locked in Silence

Locked in Silence

5.667
The Normals

The Normals

5.3
The Passover Plot

The Passover Plot

3.8
Quicksand

Quicksand

5.2
Pizza My Heart

Pizza My Heart

6.1
Courage

Courage

5.667
Search and Destroy

Search and Destroy

4.8
The Prince of Central Park

The Prince of Central Park

4.5
Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

2.5
The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War

6.125
The Hurricane

The Hurricane

7.439
The Humbling

The Humbling

5.1
Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

6.991
The Big Take

The Big Take

5.05
For Love or Money

For Love or Money

6.201
Another Midnight Run

Another Midnight Run

6.5
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

6
Influenced

Influenced

0
Black Dog, Red Dog

Black Dog, Red Dog

7.5
Slow Burn

Slow Burn

5
Red Wind

Red Wind

0
Midnight Run for Your Life

Midnight Run for Your Life

4.6
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

7.314
Mulholland Dr.

Mulholland Dr.

7.8
Fair Game

Fair Game

5.1
Mr. Wonderful

Mr. Wonderful

5.678
The Garden of Redemption

The Garden of Redemption

0
Clutter

Clutter

6
Because Mommy Works

Because Mommy Works

5
Based on an Untrue Story

Based on an Untrue Story

4.2
In & Out

In & Out

6.471
Midnight Runaround

Midnight Runaround

6.625
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

0
Funny Face

Funny Face

4.7
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

7
The God Committee

The God Committee

6.6
That Secret Sunday

That Secret Sunday

5.667
Robots

Robots

6.47
Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

5.34
The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

5.9
The Whereabouts of Jenny

The Whereabouts of Jenny

6