Judd Hirsch
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-03-15 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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 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.
Acting
(2025)
The Best You Can
as Walter Rand
(2025)
(2024)
Rally Caps
as Herb
(2023)
Showing Up
as Bill
(2023)
iMordecai
as Mordecai Samel
(2023)
(2022)
The Fabelmans
as Uncle Boris Podgorny
(2022)
Hollywood Stargirl
as Mr. Mitchell
(2021)
Burning at Both Ends
as Bertrand
(2020)
A Deadly Legend
as Carl Turner
(2019)
Uncut Gems
as Gooey
(2017)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as L.J. Shapiro
(2017)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
(2017)
Summer Camp Island
as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
(2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence
as Julius Levinson
(2016)
(2016)
(2016)
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
as Julius Levinson
(2014)
(2014)
Altered Minds
as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
(2011)
Tower Heist
as Mr. Simon
(2011)
The Muppets
as Judd Hirsch
(2011)
This Must Be the Place
as Mordecai Midler
(2011)
Silent Witness
as Saul Rubin
(2010)
Polish Bar
as Uncle Sol
(2006)
Brother's Shadow
as Leo Groden
(2004)
Zeyda and the Hitman
as Gideon Schub
(2001)
A Beautiful Mind
as Helinger
(1999)
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
(1999)
Rocky Marciano
as Al Weill
(1999)
Out of the Cold
as Leon Axelrod
(1997)
Color of Justice
as Sam Lind
(1996)
Independence Day
as Julius Levinson
(1996)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
(1996)
The Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
The 1964 World's Fair
as Narrator
(1995)
(1994)
Betrayal of Trust
as Jules Masserman
(1991)
Coney Island
as (voice)
(1990)
She Said No
as Martin Knapek
(1988)
Running on Empty
as Arthur Pope
(1988)
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Capt. David Matthews
(1986)
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1985)
First Steps
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
(1985)
Brotherly Love
as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
(1984)
Teachers
as Roger Rubell
(1984)
The Goodbye People
as Arthur Korman
(1984)
Lights
as Narrator
(1983)
Without a Trace
as Al Menetti
(1982)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1982)
I Love Liberty
as Self
(1980)
Ordinary People
as Dr. Berger
(1980)
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Herb Rollie
(1979)
Sooner or Later
as Bob Walters
(1979)
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
as Count Dracula
(1978)
King of the Gypsies
as Groffo
(1976)
The Keegans
as Lt. Marco Ciardi
(1975)
The Legend of Valentino
as Jack Auerbach
(1975)
Fear on Trial
as Saul
(1974)
The Law
as Murray Stone
(1973)
Serpico
as Cop (uncredited)
(1971)
Jump
as Man (uncredited)