He not only played Trini Cardoza in the movie "Nixon", but also Nixon himself in the film "Dick.".

He not only played Trini Cardoza in Nixon (1995) but also Nixon himself in Dick (1999).

Before becoming an actor he taught junior high school for several years.

Although he mostly plays Italian-Americans, Hedaya is actually of Syrian heritage and comes from a tight-knit Sephardic-Jewish family.

Graduated from Tufts University in 1962.

He had a minor role in Oliver Stone`s Nixon (1995) and later played Nixon himself in Dick (1999)