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