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Dan Hedaya

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.

Filmography

2005
Robots

as Mr. Gunk (voice)

Movie
2001
Mulholland Drive

as Vincenzo Castigliane

Movie
1999
The Hurricane

as Della Pesca

Movie
1997
Alien Resurrection

as General Perez

Movie
1996
Daylight

as Frank Kraft

Movie
1996
Ransom

as Jackie Brown

Movie
1995
The Usual Suspects

as Jeff Rabin

Movie
1995
Clueless

as Mel Horowitz

Movie
1985
Commando

as Arius

Movie
1982
Endangered Species

as Peck

Movie