
Judd Hirsch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1935 (age 91)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs (2005–2010). He is also well known for his career in theatre and for his roles in films such as Ordinary People (1980), Running on Empty (1988), Independence Day (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Uncut Gems (2019), and The Fabelmans (2022). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The 42-year gap between his first nomination (Ordinary People in 1980) and second (The Fabelmans in 2022) is the longest in history.
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Filmography
The December Cross
Movie

Eugene Gregan: Born Dead
Movie · as Self

Fantasy Life
Movie · as Fred

The Best You Can
Movie · as Walter Rand

Stay Forte
Movie

Mid-Century Modern
TV · as Alan · 1 ep

Rally Caps
Movie · as Herb

iMordecai
Movie · as Mordecai Samel

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Movie · as Self

Showing Up
Movie · as Bill

Extrapolations
TV · as David Goldblatt · 1 ep

Hollywood Stargirl
Movie · as Mr. Mitchell

The Fabelmans
Movie · as Uncle Boris

Generation Gap
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Burning at Both Ends
Movie · as Bertrand

A Deadly Legend
Movie · as Carl Turner

Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Hunters
TV · as Simon Wiesenthal · 3 eps

Uncut Gems
Movie · as Gooey

Gone Hollywood
Movie · as Lev Kertzman

Modern Love
TV · as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver · 1 ep

God Friended Me
TV · as Abe · 1 ep

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Movie · as Self

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Movie · as L.J. Shapiro

Summer Camp Island
Movie · as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)

The Real Jesus of Nazareth
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps

Superior Donuts
TV · as Arthur Przybyszewski · 34 eps

Big Mouth
TV · as Lewis Glouberman (voice) · 2 eps

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Movie · as Self
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Movie · as Julius Levinson

Independence Day: Resurgence
Movie · as Julius Levinson

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie · as Self

Altered Minds
Movie · as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner

Sharknado 2: The Second One
Movie · as Ben

Forever
TV · as Abe · 22 eps

Cosmos
TV · as Robert Oppenheimer (voice) · 1 ep

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Goldbergs
TV · as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg · 22 eps

Maron
TV · as Larry · 5 eps

Perception
TV · as Sigmund Freud · 1 ep

This Must Be the Place
Movie · as Mordecai Midler

Tower Heist
Movie · as Mr. Simon

Silent Witness
Movie · as Saul Rubin

The Muppets
Movie · as Judd Hirsch

Bob's Burgers
TV · as rusty (voice) · 1 ep

Polish Bar
Movie · as Uncle Sol

Warehouse 13
TV · as Izzy Weisfelt · 1 ep

The Good Wife
TV · as Judge Harrison Creary · 1 ep

The Big Bang Theory
TV · as Alfred Hofstadter · 2 eps

Damages
TV · as Bill Herndon · 14 eps

Brother's Shadow
Movie · as Leo Groden

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TV · as Wes Mendell · 1 ep

Numb3rs
TV · as Alan Eppes · 118 eps

American Dad!
TV · as Rabbi (voice) · 1 ep

Zeyda and the Hitman
Movie · as Gideon Schub
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Tom Goes to the Mayor
TV · as Prisoner (voice) · 1 ep

Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Movie · as Narrator

Regular Joe
TV · as Baxter Binder · 4 eps

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Street Time
TV · as Shimi Goldman · 1 ep

A Beautiful Mind
Movie · as Helinger

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Ben Elkins · 1 ep

Rocky Marciano
Movie · as Al Weill

Out of the Cold
Movie · as Leon Axelrod

Man on the Moon
Movie · as Self (uncredited)

Family Guy
TV · as Judd Hirsch (voice) · 2 eps

Family Law
TV · as Daniel Bonner · 1 ep

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Judah Platner, Joseph Edelman · 1 ep

Color of Justice
Movie · as Sam Lind

George & Leo
TV · as Leo Wagonman · 22 eps

Independence Day
Movie · as Julius Levinson

The 1964 World's Fair
Movie · as Narrator

The Making of 'Independence Day'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Movie

Caroline in the City
TV · as Ben Karinsky · 1 ep

Betrayal of Trust
Movie · as Jules Masserman

Coney Island
Movie · as (voice)

She Said No
Movie · as Martin Knapek

Running on Empty
Movie · as Arthur Pope

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Movie · as Capt. David Matthews

Dear John
TV · as John Lacey · 90 eps

American Experience
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
TV · as David Matthews · 2 eps

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

First Steps
Movie · as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky

Brotherly Love
Movie · as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder

Detective in the House
TV · 6 eps

Teachers
Movie · as Roger Rubell

The Goodbye People
Movie · as Arthur Korman

Lights
Movie · as Narrator

Without a Trace
Movie · as Al Menetti

I Love Liberty
Movie · as Self

Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self

Ordinary People
Movie · as Dr. Berger

Marriage Is Alive and Well
Movie · as Herb Rollie

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Movie · as Count Dracula

Sooner or Later
Movie · as Bob Walters

King of the Gypsies
Movie · as Groffo

Taxi
TV · as Alex Reiger · 114 eps

The Keegans
Movie · as Lt. Marco Ciardi

Delvecchio
TV · as Dominick Delvecchio · 19 eps

Fear on Trial
Movie · as Saul

The Legend of Valentino
Movie · as Jack Auerbach

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

Medical Story
TV · as Dr. Joe Dempsey · 1 ep

The Law
Movie · as Murray Stone

Rhoda
TV · 2 eps

Serpico
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)

Jump
Movie · as Man (uncredited)

Columbo
TV · as Make-up Artist (uncredited) · 1 ep

Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Winner, Self - Presenter · 1 ep

Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member · 1 ep

