
Acting
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.

Influenced

Slapface
as Sheriff John Thurston

The God Committee
as Emmett Granger

Funny Face
as Benj

The Big Take
as Frank Maniscalpo

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
as Red

Black Dog, Red Dog
as Norman

The Humbling
as Asa

Clutter
as Walter Bickford

The Normals
as Ragnar

Gotham
as Detective Dix · 2 ep.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Dam Inspector · 1 ep.

Golden Boy
as Francis Diaco · 1 ep.

The Mindy Project
as Alan Castellano · 2 ep.

Person of Interest
as Bernie Sullivan · 1 ep.

Lipstick Jungle
as Dimitri Pappademos · 1 ep.

The Book of Daniel
3 ep.

Lucky
13 ep.

Monk
as Jack Monk · 1 ep.

The $treet
as Randy Hoder · 1 ep.
The Addams Family
1991