Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USABirthday: 24 July 1940Bio: 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.