Dan Hedaya
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Dan Hedaya has played a wide variety of characters on the stage, screen, and television. Fans of the long-running sitcom Cheers will remember Hedaya for his portrayal of barmaid Carla's grease bag husband Nick Tortelli. Following studies in literature at Tufts University, Hedaya launched his acting career. He then went on to act in the New York Shakespeare Festival for many years. Hedaya made his feature film debut in The Passover Plot (1975). Since 1980, Hedaya has appeared in over 20 feature films, and is frequently cast as cops, criminals, or rough-edged regular joes. In Blood Simple (1984), he got the opportunity to play a leading role as Marty, the jealous husband who hires a creepy detective to kill his faithless wife. It is on television, that Hedaya has found most of his work. He has guest-starred on numerous shows ranging from police and courtroom dramas like Hill Street Blues and Law and Order, to sitcoms such as Family Ties.
Highest Rated Movies
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100%
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94%
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89%
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88%
Filmography
MOVIES
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83% | Funny Face |
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— | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | The Big Take |
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— | 2018 |
| 74% | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them |
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$234.1M | 2016 |
| 53% | The Humbling |
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— | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | Clutter |
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— | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | The Normals |
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— | 2012 |
| 77% | Too Big to Fail |
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— | 2011 |
| 42% | The Extra Man |
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$0.5M | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | The Good Student |
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— | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | Warrior Class |
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— | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | Alien Resurrection (Special Edition) |
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— | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | Mr. Gibb |
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— | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Pizza My Heart |
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— | 2005 |
| 64% | Robots |
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$128.2M | 2005 |
| 71% | New Suit |
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— | 2005 |
| 51% | Strangers with Candy |
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$2M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | The Warrior Class |
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— | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | American Cousins |
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— | 2003 |
| 15% | Swimfan |
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$28.4M | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | Quicksand |
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— | 2002 |
| 83% | Mulholland Drive |
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$7.1M | 2001 |
| 20% | Down (The Shaft) |
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— | 2001 |
| 20% | The Crew |
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$12.5M | 2000 |
| 67% | Shaft |
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$70.4M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave |
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— | 2000 |
| 83% | The Hurricane |
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— | 1999 |
| 71% | Dick |
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— | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | Locked in Silence |
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— | 1999 |
| 61% | A Civil Action |
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— | 1998 |
| 9% | A Night at the Roxbury |
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— | 1998 |
| 54% | Alien Resurrection |
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— | 1997 |
| 41% | A Life Less Ordinary |
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— | 1997 |
| 71% | In & Out |
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— | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | The Second Civil War |
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— | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | Garden of Redemption |
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— | 1997 |
| 84% | Marvin's Room |
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— | 1996 |
| 27% | Daylight |
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— | 1996 |
| 75% | Ransom |
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— | 1996 |
| 50% | The First Wives Club |
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— | 1996 |
| 77% | Freeway |
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— | 1996 |
| 75% | Nixon |
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— | 1995 |
| 88% | To Die For |
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— | 1995 |
| 89% | The Usual Suspects |
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— | 1995 |
| 81% | Clueless |
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— | 1995 |
| 33% | Search and Destroy |
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$0.4M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | Picture Windows |
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— | 1995 |
| 66% | Maverick |
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— | 1994 |
| 77% | Addams Family Values |
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— | 1993 |
| 52% | Mr. Wonderful |
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— | 1993 |
| 37% | For Love or Money |
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— | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | Based on an Untrue Story |
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— | 1993 |
| 100% | Searching for Bobby Fischer |
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— | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | Four Eyes and Six-Guns |
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— | 1993 |
| 18% | Boiling Point |
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— | 1993 |
| 76% | Benny & Joon |
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— | 1993 |
| 35% | Rookie of the Year |
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— | 1993 |
| 64% | The Addams Family |
|
— | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | Doubles |
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— | 1991 |
| 50% | Tune in Tomorrow... (Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter) |
|
— | 1990 |
| 50% | Pacific Heights |
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— | 1990 |
| 63% | Joe Versus the Volcano |
|
— | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | Reluctant Agent |
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— | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | A Smoky Mountain Christmas |
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— | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | Courage |
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— | 1986 |
| 57% | Running Scared |
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— | 1986 |
| 31% | Wise Guys |
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— | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | Slow Burn |
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— | 1986 |
| 71% | Commando |
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— | 1985 |
| 94% | Blood Simple |
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— | 1984 |
| 85% | Tightrope |
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— | 1984 |
| 68% | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai |
|
— | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | The Dollmaker |
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— | 1984 |
| 0% | Reckless |
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— | 1984 |
| 55% | The Hunger |
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— | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | Endangered Species |
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— | 1982 |
| 33% | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can |
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— | 1982 |
| 71% | True Confessions |
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— | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | Night of the Juggler |
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— | 1980 |
| 86% | The Seduction of Joe Tynan |
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— | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | The Prince of Central Park |
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— | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | The Passover Plot |
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— | 1975 |
TV
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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| No Score Yet |
Blue Bloods
2010
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| No Score Yet |
Odd Mom Out
2015-2017
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| 98% |
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
2014
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| 86% |
The Mindy Project
2012-2017
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| 77% |
Gotham
2014-2019
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| 58% |
Golden Boy
2013
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| 91% |
Monk
2002-2009
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| 54% |
The Book of Daniel
2006
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| No Score Yet |
Yes, Dear
2000-2006
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| No Score Yet |
Judging Amy
1999-2005
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| 91% |
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993-1999
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| No Score Yet |
ER
1994-2009
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| No Score Yet |
Law & Order
1990-2010
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| 83% |
NYPD Blue
1993-2005
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| No Score Yet |
Cheers
1982-1993
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| No Score Yet |
Who's the Boss?
1984-1992
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| No Score Yet |
Family Ties
1982-1989
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| No Score Yet |
The Tortellis
1987
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| No Score Yet |
St. Elsewhere
1982-1988
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| 72% |
Miami Vice
1984-1990
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| No Score Yet |
The Twilight Zone
1985-1989
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| No Score Yet |
Hill Street Blues
1981-1987
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| No Score Yet |
Kojak
1973-1978
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Quotes from Dan Hedaya's Characters
| Richard M. Nixon: | Checkers, shut up! Or I'll feed you to the Chinese! |
| Mel Hamilton: | What's with you, kid? You think the death of Sammy Davis left an opening in the Rat Pack? |
| Frank Kraft: | I found your heart, and I'll blow it out of your body!!! |
| Frank Kraft: | I found your heart, and I'll blow it out of your body! |
| Mr. Frank Watori: | I'm NOT arguing that with you! |
| Marty: | If I need you again, I know which rock to turn over. |
| Mel Hamilton: | Do you drink? |
| Christian: | No, thanks, I'm cool. |
| Mel Hamilton: | I'm not offering, I'm asking. You think I give alcohol to teenagers taking my daughter out. |
| Mel Hamilton: | (angry) "Do you know what time it is?" |
| Mel Hamilton: | [angry] Do you know what time it is? |
| Cher Horowitz: | "A watch doesn't really go with this outfit daddy..." |
| Cher Horowitz: | A watch doesn't really go with this outfit daddy... |
| Mel Hamilton: | "I'd like to see you have a little direction" |
| Mel Hamilton: | I'd like to see you have a little direction. |
| Cher Horowitz: | "I have direction!" |
| Cher Horowitz: | I have direction! |
| Josh: | "yeah, towards the mall" |
| Josh: | Yeah, towards the mall. |
| Mel Hamilton: | "What the hell is that?" |
| Mel Hamilton: | What the hell is that? |
| Cher Horowitz: | "A dress!" |
| Cher Horowitz: | A dress! |
| Mel Hamilton: | "Says who?" |
| Mel Hamilton: | Says who? |
| Cher Horowitz: | "Calvin Klein!" |
| Cher Horowitz: | Calvin Klein! |
| Mel Hamilton: | "If anything happens to my daughter, I have forty-five and a shovel. I doubt anyone would miss you." |
| Mel Hamilton: | If anything happens to my daughter, I have forty-five and a shovel. I doubt anyone would miss you. |