<P> Daniel G. 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 's boss in Joe Versus the Volcano . He also played Mel Horowitz , the father of Cherilyn `` Cher '' Horowitz , played by Alicia Silverstone , in the film Clueless . </P>
<P> Daniel G. 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 's boss in Joe Versus the Volcano . He also played Mel Horowitz , the father of Cherilyn `` Cher '' Horowitz , played by Alicia Silverstone , in the film Clueless . </P>
who played rhea perlman 's husband on cheers
who played rhea perlman 's husband on cheers
Daniel G. Hedaya
Daniel G. Hedaya