Judd Hirsch
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.
Known For
Helinger
A Beautiful Mind
Julius Levinson
Independence Day
Groffo
King of the Gypsies
Roger Rubell
Teachers
Self
I Love Liberty
Al Weill
Rocky Marciano
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Dr. Berger
Ordinary People
Mordecai Samel
iMordecai
Al Menetti
Without a Trace
Arthur Pope
Running on Empty
Mordecai Midler
This Must Be the Place
Mr. Simon
Tower Heist
Gideon Schub
Zeyda and the Hitman
Saul Rubin
Silent Witness
Uncle Sol
Polish Bar
Leon Axelrod
Out of the Cold
Self - Narrator (voice)
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Count Dracula
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Mr. Mitchell
Hollywood Stargirl
Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
The Red Robin
Capt. David Matthews
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Ben
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Saul
Fear on Trial
Murray Stone
The Law
Self
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
(voice)
Coney Island
Lt. Marco Ciardi
The Keegans
Man (uncredited)
Jump
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
First Steps
Walter Rand
The Best You Can
Jack Auerbach
The Legend of Valentino
Self
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Julius Levinson
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Self (uncredited)
Man on the Moon
Quote Reader
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Narrator
The 1964 World's Fair
Martin Knapek
She Said No
Bob Walters
Sooner or Later
Julius Levinson
Independence Day: Resurgence
Arthur Korman
The Goodbye People
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Leo Groden
Brother's Shadow
Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Brotherly Love
Cop (uncredited)
Serpico
Judd Hirsch
The Muppets
Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
L.J. Shapiro
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Bertrand
Burning at Both Ends
Gooey
Uncut Gems
Sam Lind
Color of Justice
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Summer Camp Island
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Carl Turner
A Deadly Legend
Herb Rollie
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Narrator
Lights: The Miracle of Chanukah
Jules Masserman
Betrayal of Trust
Bill
Showing Up
Uncle Boris
The Fabelmans
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Herb
Rally Caps
The December Cross
Fantasy Life
Stay Forte
Lev Kertzman
Gone Hollywood
Narrator
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
66
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-03-15
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
جاد هیرش