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Dan Hedaya

Actor

Dan Hedaya

Born July 24, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, USA90 films

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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The Usual Suspects posterFirst watchThe Usual Suspects19958.2as Jeff RabinHeld in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four…View film

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them poster7.3Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016Mulholland Drive poster7.8Mulholland Drive2001Clueless poster7.2Clueless1995The Addams Family poster7.1The Addams Family1991Robots poster6.5Robots2005The Hurricane poster7.4The Hurricane1999Commando poster6.7Commando1985Blood Simple poster7.2Blood Simple1985

Filmography

90 films as actor
  1. 2026InfluencedMorty
  2. 2022SlapfaceSheriff John Thurston
  3. 2021The God CommitteeEmmett Granger
  4. 2021Funny FaceBenj
  5. 2018The Big TakeFrank Maniscalpo
  6. 2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemRed
  7. 2015Black Dog, Red DogNorman
  8. 2014The HumblingAsa
  9. 2013ClutterWalter Bickford
  10. 2012The NormalsRagnar
  11. 2011Too Big to FailCongressman Barney Frank
  12. 2010The Extra ManAresh
  13. 2007The Warrior ClassRand
  14. 2006Strangers with CandyGuy Blank
  15. 2006The Good StudentGabe
  16. 2005Pizza My HeartVinnie Montebello
  17. 2005RobotsMr. Gunk (voice)
  18. 2003American CousinsSettimo
  19. 2003New SuitMuster Hansau
  20. 2002SwimfanCoach Simkins
  21. 2002QuicksandGeneral Stewart
  22. 2001DownLt. McBain
  23. 2001Mulholland DriveVincenzo Castigliane
  24. 2000The CrewMike 'The Brick' Donatelli
  25. 2000ShaftJack Roselli
  26. 2000The Extreme Adventures of Super DaveGil Ruston
  27. 1999The HurricaneDella Pesca
  28. 1999DickPresident Richard M. Nixon
  29. 1999Locked in SilenceDr. Rosenstock
  30. 1998A Civil ActionJohn Riley
  31. 1998A Night at the RoxburyKamehl Butabi
  32. 1997The Second Civil WarMel Burgess
  33. 1997Alien ResurrectionGeneral Perez
  34. 1997A Life Less OrdinaryGabriel
  35. 1997In & OutMilitary Attorney
  36. 1997The Garden of RedemptionCapt. Zito
  37. 1996Marvin's RoomRobert "Bob" Carter
  38. 1996DaylightFrank Kraft
  39. 1996RansomJackie Brown
  40. 1996The First Wives ClubMorton Cushman
  41. 1996FreewayDetective Wallace
  42. 1995NixonTrini Cardoza
  43. 1995Red WindDetective Copernik
  44. 1995Fair GameWalter Hollenbach (uncredited)
  45. 1995To Die ForJoe Maretto
  46. 1995The Usual SuspectsJeff Rabin
  47. 1995CluelessMel Horowitz
  48. 1995Search and DestroyTailor
  49. 1994Because Mommy WorksJudge (uncredited)
  50. 1994Midnight Run for Your LifeEddie Moscone
  51. 1994MaverickTwitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
  52. 1994Midnight Run AroundEddie Moscone
  53. 1994Another Midnight RunEddie Moscone
  54. 1993Mr. WonderfulHarvey
  55. 1993For Love or MoneyGene Salvatore
  56. 1993Based on an Untrue StoryCaprawolski
  57. 1993Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sPrivate Investigator
  58. 1993Searching for Bobby FischerTournament Director
  59. 1993Rookie of the YearLarry 'Fish' Fisher
  60. 1993Benny & JoonThomas
  61. 1993Boiling PointBrady
  62. 1992Four Eyes and Six-GunsLester Doom
  63. 1991The Addams FamilyTully Alford
  64. 1991The Whereabouts of JennyVinnie
  65. 1990Tune in Tomorrow...Robert Quince
  66. 1990Pacific HeightsLoan Officer
  67. 1990Joe Versus the VolcanoFrank Waturi
  68. 1989Double Your PleasureJohn
  69. 1986A Smoky Mountain ChristmasHarry
  70. 1986That Secret Sunday
  71. 1986CourageJohn Fosh
  72. 1986Slow BurnSimon Fleischer
  73. 1986Running ScaredCaptain Logan
  74. 1986Wise GuysAnthony Castelo
  75. 1985CommandoArius
  76. 1985Blood SimpleJulian Marty
  77. 1984TightropeDet. Molinari
  78. 1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionJohn Gomez
  79. 1984The DollmakerSkyros
  80. 1984RecklessPeter Daniels
  81. 1983The HungerLieutenant Allegrezza
  82. 1982Endangered SpeciesPeck
  83. 1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I CanDr. Klein
  84. 1981True ConfessionsHoward Terkel
  85. 1980Night of the JugglerSgt. Otis Barnes
  86. 1980Death PenaltyDetective Ralph Corso
  87. 1979The Seduction of Joe TynanAlex Heller
  88. 1978The Last TenantGabe
  89. 1977The Prince of Central ParkHot Dog Vendor
  90. 1976The Passover PlotYaacov