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Dan Hedaya

Acting Born Jul 24, 1940 Brooklyn, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Detective Brian Torelli
  • Law & Order (1990) as Leslie Drake
  • Person of Interest (2011) as Bernie Sullivan
  • Monk (2002) as Jack Monk
  • ER (1994) as Herb Spivak
  • Gotham (2014) as Detective Dix
  • Hill Street Blues (1981)
  • Hill Street Blues (1981) as Ralph Macafee
  • Hill Street Blues (1981) as A Bum
  • Cheers (1982) as Nick Tortelli
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Ben Schroeder
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Reuben Reydolfo
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) as Dam Inspector
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Leslie Drake
  • Judging Amy (1999) as Detective Tarnower
  • L.A. Law (1986) as Michael Roitman
  • CHiPs (1977)
  • The Mindy Project (2012) as Alan Castellano
  • The Equalizer (1985) as Frank Donahue
  • St. Elsewhere (1982) as Joseph Keuhnelian
  • Family Ties (1982) as Joe Moore
  • The Twilight Zone (1985) as Nick (segment "Dealer's Choice")
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) as Red
  • Kojak (1973) as Dan Hudson