Judd Hirsch
Acting
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.
Born: March 15, 1935
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Walter Rand
as Alan
as Herb
as Bill
as David Goldblatt
as Mordecai Samel
as Uncle Boris
as Self
as Mr. Mitchell
as Bertrand
as Carl Turner
as Self
as Simon Wiesenthal
as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
as Gooey
as Lev Kertzman
as Abe
as L.J. Shapiro
as Lewis Glouberman (voice)
as Self
as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
as Narrator
as Arthur Przybyszewski
as Julius Levinson
as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
as Abe
as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
as Self
as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
as Sigmund Freud
as Saul Rubin
as Judd Hirsch
as Mr. Simon
as Mordecai Midler
as Uncle Sol
as Judge Harrison Creary
as Izzy Weisfelt
as Alfred Hofstadter
as Bill Herndon
as Wes Mendell
as Leo Groden
as Rabbi (voice)
as Alan Eppes
as Prisoner (voice)
as Gideon Schub
as Baxter Binder
as Self
as Shimi Goldman
as Helinger
as Ben Elkins
as Self (uncredited)
as Daniel Bonner
as Dr. Judah Platner
as Joseph Edelman
as Leon Axelrod
as Al Weill
as Judd Hirsch (voice)
as Leo Wagonman
as Sam Lind
as Self (archive footage)
as Julius Levinson
as Narrator
as Ben Karinsky
as Jules Masserman
as (voice)
as Martin Knapek
as David Matthews
as Capt. David Matthews
as John Lacey
as (voice)
as Arthur Pope
as Self - Guest
as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
as Narrator
as Roger Rubell
as Arthur Korman
as Al Menetti
as Self
as Self
as Dr. Berger
as Herb Rollie
as Count Dracula
as Bob Walters
as Groffo
as Alex Reiger
as Dominick Delvecchio
as Lt. Marco Ciardi
as Jack Auerbach
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Saul
as Murray Stone
as Cop (uncredited)
as Make-up Artist (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
as Self - Winner
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Presenter/ Winner
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Audience Member