
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.

The Usual Suspects
1995 · as Jeff Rabin

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · as Red

Commando
1985 · as Arius

Mulholland Drive
2001 · as Vincenzo Castigliane

Robots
2005 · as Mr. Gunk (voice)

The Hurricane
1999 · as Della Pesca

The Addams Family
1991 · as Tully Alford

Alien Resurrection
1997 · as General Perez

Clueless
1995 · as Mel Horowitz

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · as John Gomez

Maverick
1994 · as Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player

Pacific Heights
1990 · as Loan Officer

Shaft
2000 · as Jack Roselli

A Night at the Roxbury
1998 · as Kamehl Butabi

Ransom
1996 · as Jackie Brown

Blood Simple
1985 · as Julian Marty

Daylight
1996 · as Frank Kraft

For Love or Money
1993 · as Gene Salvatore