Dan Hedaya

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Characters played by Dan Hedaya

Jeff Rabin — The Usual Suspects (1995)

An LAPD sergeant whose cluttered office is used for Verbal's interrogation. Its random items serve as the source material for Verbal's fabricated story and ultimate deception.

Tully Alford — The Addams Family (1991)

Greedy family attorney who conspires to steal the Addams fortune.

General Perez — Alien Resurrection (1997)

Military commander aboard the Auriga, killed during alien escape.

Arius — Commando (1985)

Overthrown South American dictator leading mercenaries to blackmail Matrix and seize power.

Mel Horowitz — Clueless (1995)

Mel is Cher's wealthy father and a gruff litigator who lives with her in a Beverly Hills mansion. He values Cher's negotiating ability even when she has not earned improved grades, yet remains part of the family setting that shapes her privileged life. Cher later assists him with document review on a legal case.

Lieutenant Allegrezza — The Hunger (1983)

A police lieutenant investigating the disappearance of Alice Cavender. He visits the Blaylock residence and is met with Miriam's deception.

Julian Marty — Blood Simple (1985)

Ray's boss and Abby's husband. Discovering their affair, he pays a private detective to kill them. He is double-crossed and shot by the detective, then survives long enough to be buried alive by Ray after his gun misfires.

Larry 'Fish' Fisher — Rookie of the Year (1993)

Larry 'Fish' Fisher is the Cubs' general manager, who recruits Henry after seeing the potential of his extraordinary fastball. He tries to arrange Henry's move to the New York Yankees without proper authorization, nearly damaging the Cubs' season, and is punished by being demoted to a hot dog vendor.

Morton Cushman — The First Wives Club (1996)

Morton is Brenda's former husband and the successful owner of an electronics store chain. His business was established with help involving stolen merchandise, and his financial records are fraudulent. Brenda and Carmine pressure him to relinquish the business, while his relationship with Shelly collapses and he later reconciles with Brenda.

Kamehl Butabi — A Night at the Roxbury (1998)

Doug and Steve's wealthy father, who owns the artificial plant store where the brothers work. He hopes Steve will marry Emily in order to combine his business with Fred Sanderson's lighting business. Angry when Doug wants to go clubbing, he takes away their BMW and cell phones. He is eventually convinced by Richard Grieco to be more understanding and reconciles with both sons.

Joe Maretto — To Die For (1995)

Joe is Larry's father and one of the Maretto parents present when Suzanne's family questions Larry's background. After Suzanne publicly accuses Larry of being a cocaine addict murdered by Jimmy and Russel, Joe becomes enraged. He uses his mafia connections to arrange a contract killing that leads to Suzanne's death.

Jack Roselli — Shaft (2000)

Former police colleague hired by Peoples to tail Shaft

Career Overview

Dan Hedaya has 108 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently Midnight Run Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include The Usual Suspects, Mulholland Drive, The Addams Family. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
108
Birth Date
1940-07-24
Birth Place
Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q724804), public domain (CC0).