Judd Hirsch
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 15, 1935 (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
| 2026 | Fantasy LifeFred | |
| 2025 | The Best You CanWalter Rand | |
| 2025 | Stay Forte | |
| 2025 | Mid-Century ModernAlan | |
| 2024 | Rally CapsHerb | |
| 2023 | iMordecaiMordecai Samel | |
| 2023 | The Fabelmans: A Family in FilmSelf | |
| 2023 | Showing UpBill | |
| 2023 | ExtrapolationsDavid Goldblatt | |
| 2022 | Hollywood StargirlMr. Mitchell | |
| 2022 | The FabelmansUncle Boris | |
| 2022 | Generation GapSelf | |
| 2021 | Burning at Both EndsBertrand | |
| 2020 | A Deadly LegendCarl Turner | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseSelf | |
| 2020 | HuntersSimon Wiesenthal | |
| 2019 | Uncut GemsGooey | |
| 2019 | Gone HollywoodLev Kertzman | |
| 2019 | Modern LoveCop / Vendor / Taxi Driver | |
| 2018 | God Friended MeAbe | |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great BeyondSelf | |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)L.J. Shapiro | |
| 2017 | Summer Camp IslandShark / Monster Under the Bed (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Real Jesus of NazarethNarrator | |
| 2017 | Superior DonutsArthur Przybyszewski | |
| 2017 | Big MouthLewis Glouberman (voice) | |
| 2016 | Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'Self | |
| 2016 | Resurgence: It's Early AlbuquerqueJulius Levinson | |
| 2016 | Independence Day: ResurgenceJulius Levinson | |
| 2016 | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James BurrowsSelf | |
| 2014 | Altered MindsDr. Nathaniel Shellner | |
| 2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second OneBen | |
| 2014 | ForeverAbe | |
| 2014 | CosmosRobert Oppenheimer (voice) | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2013 | The GoldbergsBen 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg | |
| 2012 | PerceptionSigmund Freud | |
| 2011 | This Must Be the PlaceMordecai Midler | |
| 2011 | Tower HeistMr. Simon | |
| 2011 | Silent WitnessSaul Rubin | |
| 2011 | The MuppetsJudd Hirsch | |
| 2010 | Polish BarUncle Sol | |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13Izzy Weisfelt | |
| 2009 | The Good WifeJudge Harrison Creary | |
| 2007 | The Big Bang TheoryAlfred Hofstadter | |
| 2007 | DamagesBill Herndon | |
| 2006 | Brother's ShadowLeo Groden | |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset StripWes Mendell | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsAlan Eppes | |
| 2005 | American Dad!Rabbi (voice) | |
| 2004 | Zeyda and the HitmanGideon Schub | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the MayorPrisoner (voice) | |
| 2003 | Who Killed the Federal Theatre?Narrator | |
| 2003 | Regular JoeBaxter Binder | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest | |
| 2002 | Street TimeShimi Goldman | |
| 2001 | A Beautiful MindHelinger | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal IntentBen Elkins | |
| 1999 | Rocky MarcianoAl Weill | |
| 1999 | Out of the ColdLeon Axelrod | |
| 1999 | Man on the MoonSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1999 | Family GuyJudd Hirsch (voice) | |
| 1999 | Family LawDaniel Bonner | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDr. Judah Platner | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJoseph Edelman | |
| 1997 | Color of JusticeSam Lind | |
| 1997 | George & LeoLeo Wagonman | |
| 1996 | Independence DayJulius Levinson | |
| 1996 | The 1964 World's FairNarrator | |
| 1996 | The Making of 'Independence Day'Self (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1995 | Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger | |
| 1995 | Caroline in the CityBen Karinsky | |
| 1994 | Betrayal of TrustJules Masserman | |
| 1991 | Coney Island(voice) | |
| 1990 | She Said NoMartin Knapek | |
| 1988 | Running on EmptyArthur Pope | |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryCapt. David Matthews | |
| 1988 | Dear JohnJohn Lacey | |
| 1988 | American Experience(voice) | |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryDavid Matthews | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1986 | Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis SingerSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1985 | First StepsDr. Jerrold Petrofsky | |
| 1985 | Brotherly LoveBen Ryder / Harry Ryder | |
| 1985 | Detective in the House | |
| 1984 | TeachersRoger Rubell | |
| 1984 | The Goodbye PeopleArthur Korman | |
| 1984 | LightsNarrator | |
| 1983 | Without a TraceAl Menetti | |
| 1982 | I Love LibertySelf | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsSelf | |
| 1980 | Ordinary PeopleDr. Berger | |
| 1980 | Marriage Is Alive and WellHerb Rollie | |
| 1979 | The Halloween That Almost Wasn'tCount Dracula | |
| 1979 | Sooner or LaterBob Walters | |
| 1978 | King of the GypsiesGroffo | |
| 1978 | TaxiAlex Reiger | |
| 1976 | The KeegansLt. Marco Ciardi | |
| 1976 | DelvecchioDominick Delvecchio | |
| 1975 | Fear on TrialSaul | |
| 1975 | The Legend of ValentinoJack Auerbach | |
| 1975 | Medical Story | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | The LawMurray Stone | |
| 1974 | Rhoda | |
| 1973 | SerpicoCop (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | JumpMan (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | ColumboMake-up Artist (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Winner | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member | |
| - | The December Cross | |
| - | Eugene Gregan: Born DeadSelf |
| 2025 | The Best You CanExecutive Producer |