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Dan Hedayaborn 1940

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Actor

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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.

Credits

Miracle on 74th Street

2025

0(0)

0.6

Slapface

2022

Horror • Thriller

as Sheriff John Thurston

6(57)

0.6

The God Committee

2021

Thriller

as Emmett Granger

6.6(84)

0.6

Funny Face

2021

Crime • Drama

as Benj

4.7(16)

0.5

The Big Take

2018

Thriller

as Frank Maniscalpo

4.9(19)

0.4

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

Adventure • Fantasy

as Red

7.3(19,050)

9.5

Black Dog, Red Dog

2015

Drama • Family • Thriller

as Norman

7.5(4)

0.4

The Humbling

2014

Comedy • Drama

as Asa

5.1(148)

Clutter

2013

Drama

as Walter Bickford

6(6)

0.3

The Normals

2012

as Ragnar

5.3(3)

0.4

Too Big to Fail

2011

Drama • TV Movie

as Congressman Barney Frank

7(230)

1.9

The Extra Man

2010

Comedy

as Aresh

5.8(99)

0.6

The Warrior Class

2007

Drama • Thriller

as Rand

4(4)

0.2

Strangers with Candy

2006

Comedy

as Guy Blank

5.6(87)

0.8

The Good Student

2006

Comedy

as Gabe

4.7(28)

0.4

Pizza My Heart

2005

Comedy • Romance • TV Movie

as Vinnie Montebello

6.1(26)

0.4

Robots

2005

Animation • Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

as Mr. Gunk (voice)

6.5(4,664)

8.9

American Cousins

2003

Crime • Drama

as Settimo

5.3(13)

0.3

New Suit

2003

Comedy

as Muster Hansau

5.8(4)

0.4

Swimfan

2002

Drama • Mystery • Romance • Thriller

as Coach Simkins

5.3(269)

1.9

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

2002

Documentary • Drama • Mystery

as Jeff Rabin (photo)

7(2)

0.3

Quicksand

2002

Drama • Thriller

as General Stewart

5.2(4)

0.3

Down

2001

Action • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Lt. McBain

5.1(174)

1.5

Mulholland Drive

2001

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Vincenzo Castigliane

7.8(6,506)

8.7

The Crew

2000

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli

5.5(37)

0.6

Shaft

2000

Action • Adventure • Crime • Thriller

as Jack Roselli

6(1,319)

4.2

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

2000

Action • Comedy

as Gil Ruston

4.3(16)

0.2

The Hurricane

1999

Drama

as Della Pesca

7.4(1,428)

2.9

Dick

1999

Adventure • Comedy

as President Richard M. Nixon

5.9(274)

1.3

Locked in Silence

1999

Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Rosenstock

6(4)

0.4

Mulholland Dr.

1999

Drama • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as Vincenzo Castigliane

7.8(503)

1.1

A Civil Action

1998

Drama

as John Riley

6.5(447)

2.1

A Night at the Roxbury

1998

Comedy • Romance

as Kamehl Butabi

6.6(923)

2.6

The Second Civil War

1997

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie • War

as Mel Burgess

6.2(42)

0.7

Alien Resurrection

1997

Action • Horror • Science Fiction

as General Perez

6.2(5,146)

6.8

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance

as Gabriel

6.1(463)

In & Out

1997

Comedy

as Military Attorney

6.5(700)

1.8

The Garden of Redemption

1997

TV Movie

as Capt. Zito

0(0)

0.1

Marvin's Room

1996

Drama

as Robert "Bob" Carter

6.7(599)

1.6

Daylight

1996

Action • Adventure • Thriller

as Frank Kraft

6.1(1,571)

3.3

Ransom

1996

Action • Thriller

as Jackie Brown

6.7(1,916)

4.7

The First Wives Club

1996

Comedy

as Morton Cushman

6.7(767)

3.1

Freeway

1996

Comedy • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Detective Wallace

6.5(385)

Nixon

1995

Drama • History

as Trini Cardoza

6.9(374)

1.7

Red Wind

1995

Drama

as Detective Copernik

0(0)

0.4

Fair Game

1995

Action

as Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)

5.1(305)

1.7

To Die For

1995

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Joe Maretto

6.6(813)

2.1

The Usual Suspects

1995

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Jeff Rabin

8.2(10,686)

8.4

Clueless

1995

Comedy • Romance

as Mel Horowitz

7.3(4,524)

9.2

Search and Destroy

1995

Action • Comedy • Drama • Thriller

as Tailor

4.9(24)

0.4

Because Mommy Works

1994

Drama • TV Movie

as Judge (uncredited)

0(0)

0.2

Midnight Run for Your Life

1994

Action • Adventure • Comedy • TV Movie

as Eddie Moscone

5.5(4)

0.3

Maverick

1994

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Western

as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player

6.9(1,636)

2.8

Midnight Runaround

1994

Action • Adventure • Comedy • TV Movie

as Eddie Moscone

6.7(3)

0.3

Another Midnight Run

1994

Action • Comedy • TV Movie

as Eddie Moscone

6.5(6)

0.4

Mr. Wonderful

1993

Comedy • Romance

as Harvey

5.8(43)

0.6

For Love or Money

1993

Comedy • Romance

as Gene Salvatore

6.2(361)

3.4

Based on an Untrue Story

1993

Comedy • TV Movie

as Caprawolski

4.2(6)

0.7

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

1993

Comedy

as Private Investigator

0(0)

0.2

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

Drama

as Tournament Director

7.1(584)

1.8

Rookie of the Year

1993

Comedy • Family

as Larry 'Fish' Fisher

6.2(361)

1.7

Benny & Joon

1993

Comedy • Drama

as Thomas

7(774)

2.2

Boiling Point

1993

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Brady

5(121)

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992

Comedy • TV Movie • Western

2.5(2)

0.3

The Addams Family

1991

Comedy • Fantasy

as Tully Alford

7.1(4,698)

6.9

The Whereabouts of Jenny

1991

Drama • TV Movie

as Vinnie

6(1)

0.7

Tune in Tomorrow...

1990

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Robert Quince

5.3(24)

0.6

Pacific Heights

1990

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Loan Officer

6.3(380)

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

Comedy • Romance

as Frank Waturi

5.8(540)

1.2

Double Your Pleasure

1989

Comedy • TV Movie

as John

6.1(5)

0.4

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

1986

Fantasy • Music • TV Movie

as Harry

6(23)

0.4

That Secret Sunday

1986

Crime • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

6(2)

0.2

Courage

1986

Drama • TV Movie

as John Fosh

5.7(3)

0.4

Slow Burn

1986

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Simon Fleischer

5.2(19)

0.5

Running Scared

1986

Action • Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Captain Logan

6.1(217)

0.8

Wise Guys

1986

Comedy • Crime

as Anthony Castelo

5.4(109)

0.8

Commando

1985

Action • Adventure • Thriller

as Arius

6.7(2,887)

6.3

Tightrope

1984

Crime • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Det. Molinari

6.2(359)

0.9

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

Adventure • Comedy • Romance • Science Fiction

as John Gomez

6(448)

The Dollmaker

1984

Drama • TV Movie

as Skyros

7.5(12)

Blood Simple

1984

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Julian Marty

7.2(1,476)

2.3

Reckless

1984

Drama • Romance

as Peter Daniels

5.9(31)

0.8

The Hunger

1983

Drama • Horror

as Lieutenant Allegrezza

6.7(592)

Endangered Species

1982

Drama • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Peck

5.1(22)

0.6

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982

Drama

as Dr. Klein

6(2)

0.3

True Confessions

1981

Crime • Drama

as Howard Terkel

6.1(164)

Night of the Juggler

1980

Action • Crime • Drama

as Sgt. Otis Barnes

5.9(19)

0.2

Death Penalty

1980

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Detective Ralph Corso

0(0)

0.2

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

Drama

as Alex Heller

5.9(25)

0.4

The Last Tenant

1978

Drama • TV Movie

as Gabe

0(0)

0.2

The Prince of Central Park

1977

Drama • TV Movie

as Hot Dog Vendor

4.5(2)

0.1

The Passover Plot

1976

Drama

as Yaacov

3.8(5)

0.2