
Dan Hedaya
Acting
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.
Known For

Law & Order
1990 · tv

Person of Interest
2011 · tv

Monk
2002 · tv

ER
1994 · tv

Gotham
2014 · tv

Cheers
1982 · tv

Judging Amy
1999 · tv

Miami Vice
1984 · tv

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · tv

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · tv

L.A. Law
1986 · tv

Hill Street Blues
1981 · tv

St. Elsewhere
1982 · tv

The Twilight Zone
1985 · tv

Family Ties
1982 · tv

The Mindy Project
2012 · tv

The Equalizer
1985 · tv

Kojak
1973 · tv

The Usual Suspects
1995 · movie

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · movie

Robots
2005 · movie

Alien Resurrection
1997 · movie

Clueless
1995 · movie

Commando
1985 · movie

Mulholland Drive
2001 · movie

The Addams Family
1991 · movie

Fallen Angels
1993 · tv

Lipstick Jungle
2008 · tv

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · movie

CHiPs
1977 · tv