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