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Dan Hedaya

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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.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Usual Suspects

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Mulholland Drive

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Alien Resurrection

As General Perez

Commando

As Arius

The Addams Family

As Tully Alford

Clueless

As Mel Horowitz

Ransom

As Jackie Brown

Blood Simple

As Julian Marty

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Criminal Alliances

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8 films

20 Home Video Releases Every Film Obsessive Should Own

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20 films

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