Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
24 juillet 1940 (86)
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as
Daniel Hedaya · دن هدایا
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.
Connu(e) pour
8.2
Film
The Usual Suspects
Jeff Rabin
1995
7.8
Film
Mulholland Drive
Vincenzo Castigliane
2001
6.2
Film
Alien Resurrection
General Perez
1997
6.7
Film
Commando
Arius
1985
6.5
Film
Robots
Mr. Gunk (voice)
2005
7.3
Film
Clueless
Mel Horowitz
1995
7.1
Film
The Addams Family
Tully Alford
1991
5.3
Film
Swimfan
Coach Simkins
2002
5.2
Film
Fair Game
Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)
1995
6.0
Film
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
John Gomez
1984
6.7
Film
The First Wives Club
Morton Cushman
1996
7.4
Film
The Hurricane
Della Pesca
1999
6.6
Film
To Die For
Joe Maretto
1995
6.9
Film
Maverick
Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
1994
6.5
Film
A Night at the Roxbury
Kamehl Butabi
1998
7.0
Film
Benny & Joon
Thomas
1993
6.2
Film
A Life Less Ordinary
Gabriel
1997
7.1
Film
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Tournament Director
1993
6.0
Film
Shaft
Jack Roselli
2000
6.7
Film
Ransom
Jackie Brown
1996
6.2
Film
Tightrope
Det. Molinari
1984
5.0
Film
Down
Lt. McBain
2001
7.3
Film
Blood Simple
Julian Marty
1985
6.3
Film
Pacific Heights
Loan Officer
1990
6.6
Film
The Hunger
Lieutenant Allegrezza
1983
8.5
Film
Influenced
2026
6.2
Film
For Love or Money
Gene Salvatore
1993
6.5
Film
Freeway
Detective Wallace
1996
6.1
Film
Daylight
Frank Kraft
1996
6.7
Film
Marvin's Room
Robert "Bob" Carter
1996
6.5
Film
A Civil Action
John Riley
1998
6.1
Film
Running Scared
Captain Logan
1986
9.0
Series
Lucky
2003
5.8
Film
Joe Versus the Volcano
Frank Waturi
1990
6.2
Film
Rookie of the Year
Larry 'Fish' Fisher
1993
4.5
Series
The Tortellis
Nick Tortelli
1987
7.5
Series
One of the Boys
1989
4.7
Film
Funny Face
Benj
2021
6.0
Film
Slapface
Sheriff John Thurston
2022
6.6
Film
The God Committee
Emmett Granger
2021
4.9
Film
The Big Take
Frank Maniscalpo
2018
Acting credits 41 titles
Influenced
8.5
2026
Slapface
as Sheriff John Thurston
6.0
2022
The God Committee
as Emmett Granger
6.6
2021
Funny Face
as Benj
4.7
2021
The Big Take
as Frank Maniscalpo
4.9
2018
Robots
as Mr. Gunk (voice)
6.5
2005
Lucky
9.0
2003
Swimfan
as Coach Simkins
5.3
2002
Down
as Lt. McBain
5.0
2001
Mulholland Drive
as Vincenzo Castigliane
7.8
2001
Shaft
as Jack Roselli
6.0
2000
The Hurricane
as Della Pesca
7.4
1999
A Night at the Roxbury
as Kamehl Butabi
6.5
1998
A Civil Action
as John Riley
6.5
1998
A Life Less Ordinary
as Gabriel
6.2
1997
Alien Resurrection
as General Perez
6.2
1997
Freeway
as Detective Wallace
6.5
1996
Daylight
as Frank Kraft
6.1
1996
The First Wives Club
as Morton Cushman
6.7
1996
Marvin's Room
as Robert "Bob" Carter
6.7
1996
Ransom
as Jackie Brown
6.7
1996
To Die For
as Joe Maretto
6.6
1995
Clueless
as Mel Horowitz
7.3
1995
The Usual Suspects
as Jeff Rabin
8.2
1995
Fair Game
as Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)
5.2
1995
Maverick
as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
6.9
1994
Benny & Joon
as Thomas
7.0
1993
Rookie of the Year
as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
6.2
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Tournament Director
7.1
1993
For Love or Money
as Gene Salvatore
6.2
1993
The Addams Family
as Tully Alford
7.1
1991
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Frank Waturi
5.8
1990
Pacific Heights
as Loan Officer
6.3
1990
One of the Boys
7.5
1989
The Tortellis
as Nick Tortelli
4.5
1987
Running Scared
as Captain Logan
6.1
1986
Blood Simple
as Julian Marty
7.3
1985
Commando
as Arius
6.7
1985
Tightrope
as Det. Molinari
6.2
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as John Gomez
6.0
1984
The Hunger
as Lieutenant Allegrezza
6.6
1983