Dan Hedaya
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Dan Hedaya is an American character actor known for his frequent portrayals of tough, often villainous or hard-edged supporting roles in film and television, including movies like "Clueless," "Blood Simple," and "The Hurricane."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dan Hedaya canonical | 30 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2459648 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Hedaya Context triple: [The Hurricane, starring, Dan Hedaya]
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A.
Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna was an American actor and director known for his roles in films such as the "Rambo" series and numerous television shows including "The Real McCoys."
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B.
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn was a Mexican-American actor, painter, and writer best known for his Academy Award–winning film roles and his iconic performance in "Zorba the Greek."
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C.
Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto was an American actor best known for his powerful performances in films like Alien and Midnight Run and the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street.
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D.
Martin Milner
Martin Milner was an American film and television actor best known for his leading roles in the series "Route 66" and "Adam-12."
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E.
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Hedaya Target entity description: Dan Hedaya is an American character actor known for his frequent portrayals of tough, often villainous or hard-edged supporting roles in film and television, including movies like "Clueless," "Blood Simple," and "The Hurricane."
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A.
Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna was an American actor and director known for his roles in films such as the "Rambo" series and numerous television shows including "The Real McCoys."
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B.
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn was a Mexican-American actor, painter, and writer best known for his Academy Award–winning film roles and his iconic performance in "Zorba the Greek."
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C.
Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto was an American actor best known for his powerful performances in films like Alien and Midnight Run and the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street.
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D.
Martin Milner
Martin Milner was an American film and television actor best known for his leading roles in the series "Route 66" and "Adam-12."
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E.
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
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television industry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Hedaya ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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crime film ⓘ drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| givenName | Dan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portraying tough characters
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portraying villainous roles ⓘ supporting roles in film ⓘ supporting roles in television ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Dan Hedaya ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Night at the Roxbury
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Alien: Resurrection ⓘ Blood Simple ⓘ Cheers ⓘ Clueless ⓘ
linked to:
Clueless (film)
Commando ⓘ Dick ⓘ Mulholland Drive ⓘ NYPD Blue ⓘ Ransom ⓘ The Hurricane ⓘ The Usual Suspects ⓘ Wiseguy ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Detective Sgt. Della Pesca in The Hurricane
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Julian Marty in Blood Simple ⓘ Mel Horowitz in Clueless ⓘ Nick Tortelli in Cheers ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dan Hedaya Description of subject: Dan Hedaya is an American character actor known for his frequent portrayals of tough, often villainous or hard-edged supporting roles in film and television, including movies like "Clueless," "Blood Simple," and "The Hurricane."
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Clueless (film)
subject linked to:
film "The Hurricane" (1999)
subject linked to:
“Down”
subject linked to:
Julian Marty in Blood Simple