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