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Daniel G. “Dan” Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American character actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight, wisecracking individuals; four of his best-known roles are as Italian Mafia boss Tony Costello in Wise Guys, a cuckolded husband in the Coen brothers' crime thriller Blood Simple, Carla Tortelli's ex-husband Nick on the sitcom Cheers, and Tom Hanks' boss in Joe Versus The Volcano.
Hedaya was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Sephardic Jewish family from Syria. His father emigrated from Aleppo. Hedaya was raised in Bensonhurst, and worked as a junior high school teacher for many years before deciding to pursue acting full-time.
Alongside a successful career in the movies, Hedaya has appeared in several TV roles, including Carla Tortelli's ex-husband Nick on the sitcom Cheers and its short-lived spinoff The Tortellis. He played the estranged father of Mallory Keaton's boyfriend, Nick, on the sitcom Family Ties. More recently, he played an Italian-American priest in the controversial and quickly cancelled NBC series The Book of Daniel. Adding to his list of television credits is his performance as the long-lost father of Adrian Monk on Monk. He also guest starred in 1997 and 2005 as a wisecracking lawyer on the medical drama ER.
Dan Hedeya appeared on Late Night to discuss who he based his character off of for the movie Clueless. This is from July of 1995. Thanks to Conan and NBC for Late Night which wrapped up Firday. We got to see a look back during the last couple weeks. Still we fans long for more.
Subscribe! http://bit.ly/mrSda2 BROLL: Dan Hedaya arrives on the red carpet at the 2nd annual "Carney Awards" honoring top character actors held at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, California - October 30, 2016 http://www.maximotv.com ©Ricomix Productions
Dan Hedaya in Blood Simple 1984 Coen brothers film
The Tortellis is an American sitcom that aired from January to May 1987 on NBC. The first spin-off of the hit series Cheers, The Tortellis stars Dan Hedaya and Jean Kasem.
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Mr. Hedaya played a bored lawyer in search of excitement. He helps Dr. Green with some legal problems in exchange for some E.R. action IMDB profile: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000445/?ref_=nv_sr_1 No copyright is claimed and to the extent that material may appear to be infringed, I assert that such alleged infringement is permissible under fair use principles in U.S. copyright laws. If you believe material has been used in an unauthorized manner, please contact the poster.
From Ryan's Hope, 1976. With Ron Hale and Michael Fairman.
** Use this Amazon link to do your shopping (Bookmark it!) http://amzn.to/1WVTckH On the red carpet of the 2nd Annual Carney Awards, I had the opportunity to interview one of the most admired character actors ever, Dan Hedaya Share your thoughts in the comment section below and please subscribe to this channel LIKE me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ramascreen/ FOLLOW me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ramasscreen FOLLOW me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rama_screen/
Colonel Matrix is retired and living peaceably with his 10-year-old daughter when she is kidnapped by the henchmen of an exiled Latin American dictator, who wants Matrix to restore him to power. Instead, Matrix sets out to take down the rogue leader and rescue his daughter.
Another disgusting display of snakes, Hosts, shifts. please thumbs up and subscribe if you like it.. thank you all for the support. 2500 pictures taken during this movie. Very time consuming and I am glad it is over, on to next project. I am working on the movie (Ironically called) the Host..
Commando (1985) film : A retired elite Black Ops Commando launches a one man war against a group of South American criminals who have kidnapped his daughter to blackmail him into starting a revolution and getting an exiled dictator back into power............................................ ❤ ❤ Editor and Music by Tobi !! Thanks for watching this movie !!!
A rich and jealous saloon owner hires a cheap divorce detective to kill the saloon owner's younger wife and her bartender lover. But, of course, when blood is involved, nothing can be too simple.
Commando 1985 . A retired elite Black Ops Commando launches a one man war against a group of South American criminals who have kidnapped his daughter to blackmail him into starting a revolution and getting an exiled dictator back into power.
Benny & Joon, el amor de los inocentes (1993) Johnny Depp ; Mary Stuart Masterson ; Aidan Quinn ; CCH Pounder ; Dan Hedaya ; Eileen Ryan ; Joe Grifasi ; Julianne Moore ; Liane Alexandra Curtis ; Oliver Platt ; William H. Macy Joon es una chica que ha perdido la cabeza por completo, aunque lo cierto es que tiene buenas razones para haberlo hecho. Sus padres han muerto, algo que Joon, cuyo carácter es muy delicado, no ha podido superar. Benny es su hermano, el cual cuida de Joon y la protege de la mejor forma que sabe. La quiere y está dispuesto a protegerla mientras viva, como haría cualquier buen hermano si su única hermana tiene problemas. Benny es aficionado al póker, y en una partida pierde una apuesta un tanto loca. Por eso, un chico llamado Sam se va a vivir con ellos. Allí Sam se e...
Blood Simple Blood Simple. 1984 Blood Simple. 1984 Movie A rich but jealous man hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man. But, when blood is involved, nothing is simple.
Betsy (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene (Michelle Williams) accidently hear an audio tape of Dick (Dan Hedaya) using foul language and making anti-Jewish remarks. The next day, they decide to confront him. Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell, Bruce McCulloch, Teri Garr, Dave Foley and Ryan Reynolds. I do not own any of this. This is for entertainment only.
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TV TRAILER for Commando (1985) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya
TV TRAILER for Commando (1985) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya
(With supporting cast: Oliver Platt - William H. Macy - Julianne Moore - & Dan Hedaya who played Alicia Silverstone's dad in Clueless)
With supporting cast: Oliver Platt - William H. Macy - Julianne Moore - & Dan Hedaya who played Alicia Silverstone's dad in Clueless)
https://youtu.be/2VhwffQlFsc Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya
https://youtu.be/o26Fd5K1pC8 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya
https://youtu.be/R9P2c4eQqfA Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya
(Plus: Oliver Platt//Dan Hedaya//Julianne Moore//William H. Macy) (Romantic Comedy Drama)
The First Feature Flick of The Coen Brothers. Starring Dan Hedaya, Frances McDormand & M. Emmet Walsh.
I'm a social disaster, I'm like a nuclear reactor
Walking around with fire in my mouth
Ready to spit it all out, So don't get in my way
'Cause sometimes I don't shoot real straight
And I wouldn't want to fire on you
If you're ok
Are you ok? I'm ok
Are you ok? I'm ok
I'm a misfit Sitting in a corner trying
To sort out everybody's shit
I look and there's no empty plates
So I turn and chuck it in the nearest face
So if it doesn't belong to you
Get out of the way I wouldn't
Want to fire on you