Name
Judd Hirsch
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1935-03-15 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
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- 2001 A Beautiful Mind as Helinger
- 1996 Independence Day as Julius Levinson
- 1978 King of the Gypsies as Groffo
- 1984 Teachers as Roger Rubell
- 1982 I Love Liberty as Self
- 1999 Rocky Marciano as Al Weill
- 1995 Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
- 1980 Ordinary People as Dr. Berger
- 2023 iMordecai as Mordecai Samel
- 1983 Without a Trace as Al Menetti
- 1988 Running on Empty as Arthur Pope
- 2011 This Must Be the Place as Mordecai Midler
- 2011 Tower Heist as Mr. Simon
- 2004 Zeyda and the Hitman as Gideon Schub
- 2011 Silent Witness as Saul Rubin
- 2010 Polish Bar as Uncle Sol
- 1999 Out of the Cold as Leon Axelrod
- 1986 Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1979 The Halloween That Almost Wasn't as Count Dracula
- 2022 Hollywood Stargirl as Mr. Mitchell
- 2014 Altered Minds as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
- 1988 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as Capt. David Matthews
- 2014 Sharknado 2: The Second One as Ben
- 1975 Fear on Trial as Saul
- 1974 The Law as Murray Stone
- 2023 The Fabelmans: A Family in Film as Self
- 1991 Coney Island as (voice)
- 1976 The Keegans as Lt. Marco Ciardi
- 1971 Jump as Man (uncredited)
- 1985 First Steps as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
- 2025 The Best You Can as Walter Rand
- 1975 The Legend of Valentino as Jack Auerbach
- 2016 Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- 2016 Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque as Julius Levinson
- 1999 Man on the Moon as Self (uncredited)
- 1996 The 1964 World's Fair as Narrator
- 1990 She Said No as Martin Knapek
- 1979 Sooner or Later as Bob Walters
- 2016 Independence Day: Resurgence as Julius Levinson
- 1984 The Goodbye People as Arthur Korman
- 2016 Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- 2006 Brother's Shadow as Leo Groden
- 1985 Brotherly Love as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
- 1973 Serpico as Cop (uncredited)
- 2011 The Muppets as Judd Hirsch
- 2017 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- 2017 The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as L.J. Shapiro
- 2021 Burning at Both Ends as Bertrand
- 2019 Uncut Gems as Gooey
- 1997 Color of Justice as Sam Lind
- 2017 Summer Camp Island as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
- 1996 The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 A Deadly Legend as Carl Turner
- 1980 Marriage Is Alive and Well as Herb Rollie
- 1984 Lights as Narrator
- 1994 Betrayal of Trust as Jules Masserman
- 2023 Showing Up as Bill
- 2022 The Fabelmans as Uncle Boris
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 2024 Rally Caps as Herb
- Soon The December Cross
- 2026 Fantasy Life as Fred
- 2025 Stay Forte
- 2019 Gone Hollywood as Lev Kertzman
- 2003 Who Killed the Federal Theatre? as Narrator
- Soon Eugene Gregan: Born Dead as Self
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2005 Numb3rs ( 118 episodes ) as Alan Eppes
- 1999 Family Guy ( 2 episodes ) as Judd Hirsch (voice)
- 1974 Rhoda ( 2 episodes )
- 1978 Taxi ( 114 episodes ) as Alex Reiger
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Ben Elkins
- 1999 Family Law ( 1 episode ) as Daniel Bonner
- 1988 Dear John ( 90 episodes ) as John Lacey
- 1976 Delvecchio ( 19 episodes ) as Dominick Delvecchio
- 2002 Street Time ( 1 episode ) as Shimi Goldman
- 1997 George & Leo ( 22 episodes ) as Leo Wagonman
- 2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ( 1 episode ) as Wes Mendell
- 1985 Detective in the House ( 6 episodes )
- 2023 Extrapolations ( 1 episode ) as David Goldblatt
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Judah Platner
- 2003 Regular Joe ( 4 episodes ) as Baxter Binder
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Rabbi (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self (uncredited)
- 2014 Forever ( 22 episodes ) as Abe
- 2012 Perception ( 1 episode ) as Sigmund Freud
- 2009 Warehouse 13 ( 1 episode ) as Izzy Weisfelt
- 2017 The Real Jesus of Nazareth ( 4 episodes ) as Narrator
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2007 The Big Bang Theory ( 2 episodes ) as Alfred Hofstadter
- 2017 Superior Donuts ( 34 episodes ) as Arthur Przybyszewski
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 1 episode ) as Judge Harrison Creary
- 2014 Cosmos ( 1 episode ) as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Modern Love ( 1 episode ) as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
- 1988 American Experience ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 2004 Tom Goes to the Mayor ( 1 episode ) as Prisoner (voice)
- 2022 Generation Gap ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 The Goldbergs ( 22 episodes ) as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
- 2007 Damages ( 14 episodes ) as Bill Herndon
- 1988 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story ( 2 episodes ) as David Matthews
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Joseph Edelman
- 2020 Stars in the House ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 God Friended Me ( 1 episode ) as Abe
- 2020 Hunters ( 3 episodes ) as Simon Wiesenthal
- 2017 Big Mouth ( 2 episodes ) as Lewis Glouberman (voice)
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as Make-up Artist (uncredited)
- 1995 Caroline in the City ( 1 episode ) as Ben Karinsky
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 2025 Mid-Century Modern ( 1 episode ) as Alan
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Audience Member
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Winner
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1975 Medical Story ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Joe Dempsey
- 2013 Maron ( 5 episodes ) as Larry
