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.
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All Credits (111)
Eugene Gregan: Born Dead
as Self
Fantasy Life
as Fred
Stay Forte
as Unknown
The Best You Can
as Walter Rand
Mid-Century Modern
as Alan
Rally Caps
as Herb
Showing Up
as Bill
Extrapolations
as David Goldblatt
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
as Self
iMordecai
as Mordecai Samel
The Fabelmans
as Uncle Boris
Generation Gap
as Self
Hollywood Stargirl
as Mr. Mitchell
Burning at Both Ends
as Bertrand
A Deadly Legend
as Carl Turner
Stars in the House
as Self
Hunters
as Simon Wiesenthal
Uncut Gems
as Gooey
Modern Love
as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
Gone Hollywood
as Lev Kertzman
God Friended Me
as Abe
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as L.J. Shapiro
Big Mouth
as Lewis Glouberman (voice)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
Summer Camp Island
as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
as Narrator
Superior Donuts
as Arthur Przybyszewski
Independence Day: Resurgence
as Julius Levinson
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
as Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
Altered Minds
as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
Forever
as Abe
Sharknado 2: The Second One
as Ben
Cosmos
as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
The Goldbergs
as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
Maron
as Larry
Perception
as Sigmund Freud
Silent Witness
as Saul Rubin
The Muppets
as Judd Hirsch
Tower Heist
as Mr. Simon
This Must Be the Place
as Mordecai Midler
Polish Bar
as Uncle Sol
The Good Wife
as Judge Harrison Creary
Warehouse 13
as Izzy Weisfelt
The Big Bang Theory
as Alfred Hofstadter
Damages
as Bill Herndon
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Wes Mendell
Brother's Shadow
as Leo Groden
American Dad!
as Rabbi (voice)
Numb3rs
as Alan Eppes
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Prisoner (voice)
Zeyda and the Hitman
as Gideon Schub
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
as Narrator
Regular Joe
as Baxter Binder
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Street Time
as Shimi Goldman
A Beautiful Mind
as Helinger
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ben Elkins
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
Family Law
as Daniel Bonner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judah Platner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Joseph Edelman
Out of the Cold
as Leon Axelrod
Rocky Marciano
as Al Weill
Family Guy
as Judd Hirsch (voice)
George & Leo
as Leo Wagonman
Color of Justice
as Sam Lind
E! True Hollywood Story
as Unknown
The Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self (archive footage)
The 1964 World's Fair
as Narrator
Caroline in the City
as Ben Karinsky
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
as Unknown
Betrayal of Trust
as Jules Masserman
Coney Island
as (voice)
She Said No
as Martin Knapek
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as David Matthews
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Capt. David Matthews
Dear John
as John Lacey
American Experience
as (voice)
Running on Empty
as Arthur Pope
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Brotherly Love
as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
First Steps
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Lights
as Narrator
Teachers
as Roger Rubell
The Goodbye People
as Arthur Korman
Without a Trace
as Al Menetti
I Love Liberty
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Ordinary People
as Dr. Berger
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Herb Rollie
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
as Count Dracula
Sooner or Later
as Bob Walters
King of the Gypsies
as Groffo
Delvecchio
as Dominick Delvecchio
The Keegans
as Lt. Marco Ciardi
The Legend of Valentino
as Jack Auerbach
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
Fear on Trial
as Saul
Medical Story
as Dr. Joe Dempsey
The Law
as Murray Stone
Rhoda
as Unknown
Serpico
as Cop (uncredited)
Columbo
as Make-up Artist (uncredited)
Jump
as Man (uncredited)
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member