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Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Acting March 15, 1935 (91 years old) 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.

Movies 66

Independence Day 6.9

Independence Day

as Julius Levinson

1996
A Beautiful Mind 7.9

A Beautiful Mind

as Helinger

2001
Independence Day: Resurgence 5.4

Independence Day: Resurgence

as Julius Levinson

2016
Uncut Gems 7.2

Uncut Gems

as Gooey

2019
The Fabelmans 7.6

The Fabelmans

as Uncle Boris

2022
Tower Heist 6.1

Tower Heist

as Mr. Simon

2011
Man on the Moon 7.2

Man on the Moon

as Self (uncredited)

1999
The Muppets 6.7

The Muppets

as Judd Hirsch

2011
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton 7.5

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

as Self

2017
Serpico 7.5

Serpico

as Cop (uncredited)

1973
Ordinary People 7.5

Ordinary People

as Dr. Berger

1980
Sharknado 2: The Second One 4.5

Sharknado 2: The Second One

as Ben

2014
Running on Empty 7.4

Running on Empty

as Arthur Pope

1988
The Best You Can 7.0

The Best You Can

as Walter Rand

2025
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 6.5

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

as L.J. Shapiro

2017
Hollywood Stargirl 6.6

Hollywood Stargirl

as Mr. Mitchell

2022
This Must Be the Place 7.0

This Must Be the Place

as Mordecai Midler

2011
Showing Up 5.9

Showing Up

as Bill

2023
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story 5.5

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as Capt. David Matthews

1988
King of the Gypsies 5.8

King of the Gypsies

as Groffo

1978
Burning at Both Ends 5.9

Burning at Both Ends

as Bertrand

2021
Teachers 5.7

Teachers

as Roger Rubell

1984
Silent Witness 6.3

Silent Witness

as Saul Rubin

2011
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows 4.0

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

as Self

2016
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
Zeyda and the Hitman 5.5

Zeyda and the Hitman

as Gideon Schub

2004
The Making of 'Independence Day' 6.1

The Making of 'Independence Day'

as Self (archive footage)

1996
Without a Trace 5.4

Without a Trace

as Al Menetti

1983
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film 7.1

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

as Self

2023
Rocky Marciano 5.9

Rocky Marciano

as Al Weill

1999
Fantasy Life 6.2

Fantasy Life

as Fred

2026
Sooner or Later 6.1

Sooner or Later

as Bob Walters

1979
She Said No 7.7

She Said No

as Martin Knapek

1990
I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

as Self

1982
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't 6.2

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

as Count Dracula

1979
Color of Justice 5.2

Color of Justice

as Sam Lind

1997
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' 7.0

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

as Self

2016
Out of the Cold 4.7

Out of the Cold

as Leon Axelrod

1999
Rally Caps 6.8

Rally Caps

as Herb

2024
The Legend of Valentino 6.7

The Legend of Valentino

as Jack Auerbach

1975
The Goodbye People 10.0

The Goodbye People

as Arthur Korman

1984
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger 8.7

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

1995
Coney Island 8.0

Coney Island

as (voice)

1991
Gone Hollywood

Gone Hollywood

as Lev Kertzman

2019
Marriage Is Alive and Well 4.7

Marriage Is Alive and Well

as Herb Rollie

1980
Who Killed the Federal Theatre? 10.0

Who Killed the Federal Theatre?

as Narrator

2003
Stay Forte 10.0

Stay Forte

2025
Lights 8.0

Lights

as Narrator

1984
Polish Bar

Polish Bar

as Uncle Sol

2010
The Law

The Law

as Murray Stone

1974
Jump 9.0

Jump

as Man (uncredited)

1971
Summer Camp Island 7.7

Summer Camp Island

as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)

2017
iMordecai 2.5

iMordecai

as Mordecai Samel

2023
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque 5.0

Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque

as Julius Levinson

2016
First Steps 8.0

First Steps

as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky

1985
Fear on Trial 9.0

Fear on Trial

as Saul

1975
Altered Minds 4.4

Altered Minds

as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner

2014
The December Cross

The December Cross

Betrayal of Trust 6.5

Betrayal of Trust

as Jules Masserman

1994
Brother's Shadow 5.5

Brother's Shadow

as Leo Groden

2006
The Keegans 8.0

The Keegans

as Lt. Marco Ciardi

1976
Brotherly Love 7.3

Brotherly Love

as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder

1985
A Deadly Legend 2.6

A Deadly Legend

as Carl Turner

2020
Eugene Gregan: Born Dead

Eugene Gregan: Born Dead

as Self

Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer 6.0

Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1986
The 1964 World's Fair 6.7

The 1964 World's Fair

as Narrator

1996

TV Shows 53

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Judah Platner

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Joseph Edelman

1999
Columbo 8.1

Columbo

as Make-up Artist (uncredited)

1971
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Judd Hirsch (voice)

1999
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Rabbi (voice)

2005
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

1975
Bob's Burgers 7.8

Bob's Burgers

as rusty (voice)

2011
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Ben Elkins

2001
The Good Wife 7.6

The Good Wife

as Judge Harrison Creary

2009
The Big Bang Theory 7.9

The Big Bang Theory

as Alfred Hofstadter

2007
The Goldbergs 7.4

The Goldbergs

as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg

2013
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

1944
Numb3rs 7.0

Numb3rs

as Alan Eppes

2005
American Experience 6.5

American Experience

as (voice)

1988
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Warehouse 13 7.7

Warehouse 13

as Izzy Weisfelt

2009
Damages 7.5

Damages

as Bill Herndon

2007
Big Mouth 7.6

Big Mouth

as Lewis Glouberman (voice)

2017
Taxi 7.3

Taxi

as Alex Reiger

1978
The Tony Danza Show 6.4

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2004
Perception 7.2

Perception

as Sigmund Freud

2012
Caroline in the City 6.5

Caroline in the City

as Ben Karinsky

1995
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

as Self

2020
Rhoda 6.2

Rhoda

1974
Family Law 8.1

Family Law

as Daniel Bonner

1999
Cosmos 8.5

Cosmos

as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)

2014
Dear John 5.7

Dear John

as John Lacey

1988
Hunters 7.1

Hunters

as Simon Wiesenthal

2020
Forever 7.8

Forever

as Abe

2014
God Friended Me 7.7

God Friended Me

as Abe

2018
Tom Goes to the Mayor 6.8

Tom Goes to the Mayor

as Prisoner (voice)

2004
Maron 7.0

Maron

as Larry

2013
Modern Love 7.4

Modern Love

as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver

2019
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 7.5

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Wes Mendell

2006
Extrapolations 6.1

Extrapolations

as David Goldblatt

2023
Street Time 2.5

Street Time

as Shimi Goldman

2002
Mid-Century Modern 6.1

Mid-Century Modern

as Alan

2025
Superior Donuts 6.2

Superior Donuts

as Arthur Przybyszewski

2017
George & Leo 10.0

George & Leo

as Leo Wagonman

1997
Delvecchio 7.0

Delvecchio

as Dominick Delvecchio

1976
Generation Gap 6.8

Generation Gap

as Self

2022
Medical Story 5.0

Medical Story

as Dr. Joe Dempsey

1975
E! True Hollywood Story 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story 5.8

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as David Matthews

1988
Detective in the House 6.5

Detective in the House

1985
Regular Joe 7.0

Regular Joe

as Baxter Binder

2003
The Real Jesus of Nazareth 7.5

The Real Jesus of Nazareth

as Narrator

2017

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