Dan Hedaya

Born: 1940-07-24

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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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

as Red
Released: 2016-11-16

In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a...

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Clueless

as Mel Horowitz
Released: 1995-07-19

Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's...

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as Jeff Rabin
Released: 1995-07-19

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic...

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Mulholland Drive

as Vincenzo Castigliane
Released: 2001-06-06

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an...

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The Addams Family

as Tully Alford
Released: 1991-11-22

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans...

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as Mr. Gunk (voice)
Released: 2005-03-10

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place,...

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Don't See
as General Perez
Released: 1997-11-12

Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the...

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as Arius
Released: 1985-10-03

John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest...

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Ransom

as Jackie Brown
Released: 1996-11-08

When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a...

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Shaft

as Jack Roselli
Released: 2000-06-15

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying....

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A Night at the Roxbury

as Kamehl Butabi
Released: 1998-10-01

Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in...

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Daylight

as Frank Kraft
Released: 1996-12-06

A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into...

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as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
Released: 1994-05-20

Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional...

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The Hurricane

as Della Pesca
Released: 1999-09-17

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who...

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Blood Simple

as Julian Marty
Released: 1984-03-26

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an...

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The First Wives Club

as Morton Cushman
Released: 1996-09-20

After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites...

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Freeway

as Detective Wallace
Released: 1996-08-23

Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her...

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

as John Gomez
Released: 1984-08-10

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers,...

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In & Out

as Military Attorney
Released: 1997-09-10

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at...

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A Civil Action

as John Riley
Released: 1998-12-25

Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is...

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To Die For

as Joe Maretto
Released: 1995-09-22

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get...

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Pacific Heights

as Loan Officer
Released: 1990-09-28

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it....

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For Love or Money

as Gene Salvatore
Released: 1993-10-01

New York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on...

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Fair Game

as Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)
Released: 1995-11-03

Max Kirkpatrick is a cop who protects Kate McQuean, a civil law attorney, from a renegade KGB...

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Too Big to Fail

as Congressman Barney Frank
Released: 2011-11-25

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who...

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Dick

as President Richard M. Nixon
Released: 1999-08-04

Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President...

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The Hunger

as Lieutenant Allegrezza
Released: 1983-04-29

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John,...

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Benny & Joon

as Thomas
Released: 1993-04-16

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster...

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Rookie of the Year

as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
Released: 1993-07-07

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up...

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Nixon

as Trini Cardoza
Released: 1995-12-22

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while...

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as Gabriel
Released: 1997-10-24

A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next...

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Searching for Bobby Fischer

as Tournament Director
Released: 1993-08-13

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the...

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Running Scared

as Captain Logan
Released: 1986-06-27

Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West...

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True Confessions

as Howard Terkel
Released: 1981-09-25

A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

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Down

as Lt. McBain
Released: 2001-09-06

After the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its...

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Joe Versus the Volcano

as Frank Waturi
Released: 1990-03-09

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the...

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Tightrope

as Det. Molinari
Released: 1984-08-17

Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and...

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Mulholland Dr.

as Vincenzo Castigliane
Released: 1999-01-01

Initially, "Mulholland Dr." was to mark David Lynch's return to television. It is a retooling of...

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Swimfan

as Coach Simkins
Released: 2002-09-06

Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on...

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Boiling Point

as Brady
Released: 1993-04-16

Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young...

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The Extra Man

as Aresh
Released: 2010-08-01

A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright...

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The Second Civil War

as Mel Burgess
Released: 1997-12-04

When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the...

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Marvin's Room

as Robert "Bob" Carter
Released: 1996-12-18

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

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The God Committee

as Emmett Granger
Released: 2021-07-02

Medicine, money and morality clash when a hospital's Heart Transplant Selection Committee has...

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The Humbling

as Asa
Released: 2014-12-31

Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger...

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The Good Student

as Gabe
Released: 2006-01-01

When Ally, a popular teen and local celebrity goes missing, her small suburban town erupts in panic.

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A Smoky Mountain Christmas

as Harry
Released: 1986-12-14

A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive...

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The Crew

as Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli
Released: 2000-08-21

Four retired mobsters plan one last crime to save their retirement home.

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Wise Guys

as Anthony Castelo
Released: 1986-04-17

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000,...

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The Seduction of Joe Tynan

as Alex Heller
Released: 1979-08-17

Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court...

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Strangers with Candy

as Guy Blank
Released: 2006-06-28

A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie,...

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Reckless

as Peter Daniels
Released: 1984-02-03

Teenager Johnny Rourke is reckless. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, he breaks the law and...

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Slapface

as Sheriff John Thurston
Released: 2022-04-21

A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.

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Pizza My Heart

as Vinnie Montebello
Released: 2005-07-24

Another modern spin-off of Romeo & Juliet, this time about two families who each run...

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Endangered Species

as Peck
Released: 1982-09-10

A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of...

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Mr. Wonderful

as Harvey
Released: 1993-10-15

Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with...

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Double Your Pleasure

as John
Released: 1989-10-29

A television movie about an FBI agent (Jackée) who breaks her leg while trying to capture drug...

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Tune in Tomorrow...

as Robert Quince
Released: 1990-10-26

Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation...

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The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

as Gil Ruston
Released: 2000-01-11

Super Dave Osborne, our accident-prone stuntman hero, comes out of a self-imposed retirement to...

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Midnight Run for Your Life

as Eddie Moscone
Released: 1994-07-14

When an accused murderer flees to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, bounty hunter Jack Walsh is hired to...

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Slow Burn

as Simon Fleischer
Released: 1986-06-29

Jacob Asch is hired by Gerald McMurty to find his ex-wife Laine and their son in Palm Springs....

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Based on an Untrue Story

as Caprawolski
Released: 1993-09-20

Perfume creator Satin Chau is about to reveal her new designer scent, 'Puppy,' when she is...

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Search and Destroy

as Tailor
Released: 1995-04-23

A self-help guru's televised teachings inspire a down-and-out businessman to pursue his dream of...

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Another Midnight Run

as Eddie Moscone
Released: 1994-02-05

Jack Walsh tries to track down two of the top con-artists around. But they know every trick in...

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Night of the Juggler

as Sgt. Otis Barnes
Released: 1980-06-06

An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.

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Funny Face

as Benj
Released: 2021-03-30

In a Brooklyn threatened by disfigurement from greedy urban developers, two young people meet in...

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New Suit

as Muster Hansau
Released: 2003-05-09

A once-idealistic writer inadvertently ignites a feeding frenzy in Hollywood with the mention of...

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The Dollmaker

as Skyros
Released: 1984-05-13

During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a...

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The Big Take

as Frank Maniscalpo
Released: 2018-09-04

A reclusive movie star hires a private detective after he's anonymously blackmailed. Things turn...

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Four Eyes and Six-Guns

as uncredited
Released: 1992-12-07

Ernest Albright opens his eyeglass store in what he thinks is a thriving community, but soon...

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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

as Dr. Klein
Released: 1982-03-05

An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.

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The Normals

as Ragnar
Released: 2012-11-16

With a debt collector hot on his trail, Harvard graduate Billy Schine enrolls in a clinical drug...

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American Cousins

as Settimo
Released: 2003-11-28

Two American mafiosi, Gino and Settimo, take refuge in the Glasgow cafe owned by their...

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Clutter

as Walter Bickford
Released: 2013-06-07

Charlie Bradford, an aspiring filmmaker in his 30s, is doing the best he can to distance himself...

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The Warrior Class

as Rand
Released: 2007-02-06

Rookie lawyer Alec Brno has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar...

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The Passover Plot

as Yaacov
Released: 1976-10-29

Yeshua of Nazareth carefully plans his own crucifixion — and subsequent resurrection — to...

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Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

as Private Investigator
Released: 1993-09-09

Newswoman Fay Sommerfield takes a morally outraged look at excessive violence, bad language and...

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Midnight Runaround

as Eddie Moscone
Released: 1994-03-20

Bounty hunter Jack Walsh heads for a small rural community in Oklahoma to bring back a young...

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Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

as Jeff Rabin (photo)
Released: 2002-04-02

Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly...

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Death Penalty

as Detective Ralph Corso
Released: 1980-01-22

A strong-willed psychologist tries to rehabilitate a member of a Pittsburgh street gang who has...

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Courage

as John Fosh
Released: 1986-09-24

A mother in Queens, New York, outraged when she discovers that her son is a drug addict, becomes...

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The Garden of Redemption

as Capt. Zito
Released: 1997-05-25

A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi...

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That Secret Sunday

as uncredited
Released: 1986-11-25

A police cover-up of the murder of two young women at a wild party is complicated by the...

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Quicksand

as General Stewart
Released: 2002-03-15

Randi Stewart is a sergeant on a marine base where her father is the commanding officer. She is...

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The Last Tenant

as Gabe
Released: 1978-06-25

Family members face hard decisions about the care of their elderly father who needs constant...

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Red Wind

as Detective Copernik
Released: 1995-11-26

In 1940s, sympathetic African American L.A. shamus Philip Marlowe helps a dame in trouble whose...

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Law & Order

as Detective Brian Torelli
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Leslie Drake
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Monk

as Jack Monk
First aired: 2002-07-12

Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using...

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Person of Interest

as Bernie Sullivan
First aired: 2011-09-22

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive...

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Gotham

as Detective Dix
First aired: 2014-09-22

Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man...

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Cheers

as Nick Tortelli
First aired: 1982-09-30

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and...

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Hill Street Blues

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-15

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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The Equalizer

as Frank Donahue
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Dam Inspector
First aired: 2014-04-27

A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

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Judging Amy

as Detective Tarnower
First aired: 1999-09-19

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through...

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Miami Vice

as Ben Schroeder
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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Miami Vice

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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Family Ties

as Joe Moore
First aired: 1982-09-22

Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex,...

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St. Elsewhere

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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L.A. Law

as Michael Roitman
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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The Twilight Zone

as Nick
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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Homicide: Life on the Street

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-01-31

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore...

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ER

as Herb Spivak
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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The Mindy Project

as Alan Castellano
First aired: 2012-09-25

Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life,...

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Kojak

as Dan Hudson
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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Fallen Angels

as Lt. Calender
First aired: 1993-08-01

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and...

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Fallen Angels

as Johnny Ralls
First aired: 1993-08-01

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and...

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Fallen Angels

as Detective Copernik
First aired: 1993-08-01

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and...

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Fallen Angels

as Auger
First aired: 1993-08-01

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and...

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The $treet

as Randy Hoder
First aired: 2000-11-01

The $treet is an American television drama series about a small brokerage house called Belmont...

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Lipstick Jungle

as Dimitri Pappademos
First aired: 2008-02-07

Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen...

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Cassie & Co.

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-01-29

Cassie & Co. is an American drama series starring Angie Dickinson that aired on NBC in 1982.

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CHiPs

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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Paris

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-29

Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from...

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Golden Boy

as Francis Diaco
First aired: 2013-02-26

Golden Boy is an American crime drama series created by Nicholas Wootton, which is produced by...

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The Book of Daniel

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-01-06

Rev. Daniel Webster, an unconventional Episcopalian priest who not only believes in Jesus, but...

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Hot Pursuit

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-22

Hot Pursuit is a short-lived American television series starring Kerrie Keane and Eric...

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The Tortellis

as Nick Tortelli
First aired: 1987-01-21

The Tortellis is an American sitcom that aired from January to May 1987 on NBC. A spin-off of...

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Lucky

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-04-08

Lucky is an American dark comedy television series which ran for one season on FX Networks in...

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Picture Windows

as Carl
First aired: 1995-10-01

A series of dramas inspired by famous paintings.

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The Second Civil War

as Mel Burgess
First aired: 1997-03-15

The Second Civil War is a satirical/comedy film made for the HBO cable television network and...

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