Dan Hedaya

Acting · Born 1940-07-24 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Known for

• Influenced (2026)
• Slapface (2022)
• Funny Face (2021)
• The God Committee (2021)
• The Big Take (2018)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
• Black Dog, Red Dog (2015)
• The Humbling (2014)
• Clutter (2013)
• The Normals (2012)
• Too Big to Fail (2011)
• The Extra Man (2010)
• The Warrior Class (2007)
• Strangers with Candy (2006)
• The Good Student (2006)
• Pizza My Heart (2005)
• American Cousins (2003)
• New Suit (2003)
• Swimfan (2002)
• Quicksand (2002)
• Mulholland Drive (2001)
• Down (2001)
• Shaft (2000)
• The Crew (2000)