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