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