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