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