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Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Acting1935New 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.

Acting History

Future
2026
2025
The Best You Can
as Walter Rand
The Best You Can
Executive Producer
2024
Rally Caps
as Herb
2023
Showing Up
as Bill
iMordecai
as Mordecai Samel
Extrapolations
TVas David Goldblatt• 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Audience Member• 1 eps
2022
Hollywood Stargirl
as Mr. Mitchell
The Fabelmans
as Uncle Boris
2021
2020
A Deadly Legend
as Carl Turner
Hunters
TVas Simon Wiesenthal• 3 eps
Cosmos
TVas Robert Oppenheimer (voice)• 1 eps
God Friended Me
TVas Abe• 1 eps
Stars in the House
TVas Self• 1 eps
2019
Gone Hollywood
as Lev Kertzman
Uncut Gems
as Gooey
Modern Love
TVas Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver• 1 eps
Big Mouth
TVas Lewis Glouberman (voice)• 2 eps
2018
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Dr. Judah Platner / Joseph Edelman• 1 eps
2017
Yeh Din Ka Kissa
as L.J. Shapiro
Summer Camp Island
as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Superior Donuts
TVas Arthur Przybyszewski
2016
The Big Bang Theory
TVas Alfred Hofstadter• 2 eps
2015
The Goldbergs
TVas Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg• 22 eps
2014
Altered Minds
as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
Forever
TVas Abe• 22 eps
2013
Perception
TVas Sigmund Freud• 1 eps
2012
The Good Wife
TVas Judge Harrison Creary• 1 eps
2011
The Muppets
as Judd Hirsch
Silent Witness
as Saul Rubin
Tower Heist
as Mr. Simon
This Must Be the Place
as Mordecai Midler
Damages
TVas Bill Herndon• 14 eps
2010
Polish Bar
as Uncle Sol
Warehouse 13
TVas Izzy Weisfelt• 1 eps
2009
American Dad!
TVas Rabbi (voice)• 1 eps
2006
Brother's Shadow
as Leo Groden
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TVas Wes Mendell• 1 eps
Tom Goes to the Mayor
TVas Prisoner (voice)• 1 eps
2005
Numb3rs
TVas Alan Eppes• 118 eps
The Tony Danza Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Family Guy
TVas Judd Hirsch (voice)• 2 eps
2004
Zeyda and the Hitman
as Gideon Schub
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Ben Elkins• 1 eps
Street Time
TVas Shimi Goldman• 1 eps
Regular Joe
TVas Baxter Binder
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
2001
A Beautiful Mind
as Helinger
Family Law
TVas Daniel Bonner• 1 eps
1999
Out of the Cold
as Leon Axelrod
Rocky Marciano
as Al Weill
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
1997
Color of Justice
as Sam Lind
George & Leo
TVas Leo Wagonman
1996
Independence Day
as Julius Levinson
The Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self (archive footage)
Caroline in the City
TVas Ben Karinsky• 1 eps
1995
1994
Betrayal of Trust
as Jules Masserman
1992
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Presenter/ Winner• 1 eps
1991
Coney Island
as (voice)
American Experience
TVas (voice)• 1 eps
1990
She Said No
as Martin Knapek
1988
Running on Empty
as Arthur Pope
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
Dear John
TVas John Lacey• 90 eps
1986
1985
Brotherly Love
as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
First Steps
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
1984
Teachers
as Roger Rubell
The Goodbye People
as Arthur Korman
Lights
as Narrator
1983
Without a Trace
as Al Menetti
1982
1980
Ordinary People
as Dr. Berger
1979
Sooner or Later
as Bob Walters
1978
Taxi
TVas Alex Reiger• 114 eps
1977
1976
The Keegans
as Lt. Marco Ciardi
Delvecchio
TVas Dominick Delvecchio• 19 eps
Columbo
TVas Make-up Artist (uncredited)• 1 eps
1975
The Legend of Valentino
as Jack Auerbach
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self (uncredited)
1974
The Law
as Murray Stone
1973
Serpico
as Cop (uncredited)
1971
Jump
as Man (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/15/1935(90 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA