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Dan Hedaya

Acting · Born July 24, 1940 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Dan Hedaya movies and shows

  • Person of Interest2011
  • Monk2002
  • Law & Order1990
  • ER1994
  • Cheers1982
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014
  • Gotham2014
  • Miami Vice1984
  • Homicide: Life on the Street1993
  • L.A. Law1986
  • Hill Street Blues1981
  • Judging Amy1999
  • St. Elsewhere1982
  • Family Ties1982
  • The Mindy Project2012
  • The Equalizer1985
  • The Twilight Zone1985
  • Kojak1973
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016
  • The Usual Suspects1995
  • Mulholland Drive2001
  • CHiPs1977
  • Lipstick Jungle2008
  • The Addams Family1991