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Dan Hedaya

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Dan Hedaya

Born Jul 24, 1940 · 86 years123 titles 90 movies · 33 TV
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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.

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Daniel Hedaya · دن هدایا

Born

Jul 24, 1940

Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Roles across career

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