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Dan Hedaya
Known for: ActingDan 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.
Filmography 65
Robots
as Mr. Gunk (voice) 
Alien Resurrection
as General Perez 
Clueless
as Mel Horowitz 
The Usual Suspects
as Jeff Rabin 
Mulholland Drive
as Vincenzo Castigliane 
Marvin's Room
as Robert "Bob" Carter 
The Addams Family
as Tully Alford 
Daylight
as Frank Kraft 
Slapface
as Sheriff John Thurston 
Blood Simple
as Julian Marty 
Commando
as Arius 
Ransom
as Jackie Brown 
The Hurricane
as Della Pesca 
Shaft
as Jack Roselli 
Down
as Lt. McBain 
The First Wives Club
as Morton Cushman 
The Hunger
as Lieutenant Allegrezza 
Pacific Heights
as Loan Officer 
Maverick
as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player 
Freeway
as Detective Wallace 
A Night at the Roxbury
as Kamehl Butabi 
To Die For
as Joe Maretto 
Rookie of the Year
as Larry 'Fish' Fisher 
Fair Game
as Walter Hollenbach (uncredited) 
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Frank Waturi 
A Civil Action
as John Riley 
For Love or Money
as Gene Salvatore 
The Humbling
as Asa 
True Confessions
as Howard Terkel 
A Life Less Ordinary
as Gabriel 
Running Scared
as Captain Logan 
Benny & Joon
as Thomas 
The God Committee
as Emmett Granger 
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Alex Heller 
Boiling Point
as Brady 
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Tournament Director 
Tightrope
as Det. Molinari 
The Extra Man
as Aresh 
Dick
as President Richard M. Nixon 
Wise Guys
as Anthony Castelo 
The Crew
as Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli 
Swimfan
as Coach Simkins 
Another Midnight Run
as Eddie Moscone 
Mr. Wonderful
as Harvey 
Influenced
as Morty 
The Second Civil War
as Mel Burgess 
Night of the Juggler
as Sgt. Otis Barnes 
Courage
as John Fosh 
Strangers with Candy
as Guy Blank 
Funny Face
as Benj 
The Big Take
as Frank Maniscalpo 
Reckless
as Peter Daniels 
The Good Student
as Gabe 
Endangered Species
as Peck 
Midnight Run for Your Life
as Eddie Moscone 
Midnight Run Around
as Eddie Moscone 
The Whereabouts of Jenny
as Vinnie 
The Warrior Class
as Rand 
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
as Dr. Klein 
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
as Gil Ruston 
Pizza My Heart
as Vinnie Montebello 
American Cousins
as Settimo 
Search and Destroy
as Tailor 
The Dollmaker
as Skyros