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Judd Hirsch
Actor, ProducerBorn March 15, 1935 (89 years)
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.
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.
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| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Rally Caps · as Herb |
| 2023 | Extrapolations (TV Series) · as David Goldblatt |
| 2022 | iMordecai · as Mordecai Samel |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans · as Uncle Boris Podgorny |
| 2022 | Showing Up · as Bill |
| 2022 | Hollywood Stargirl · as Mr. Mitchell |
| 2021 | Burning at Both Ends · as Bertrand |
| 2020 | A Deadly Legend · as Carl Turner |
| 2020 | Cosmos: Possible Worlds (TV Series) · as Robert Oppenheimer |
| 2020 | Hunters (2020) (TV Series) · as Simon Wiesenthal |
| 2019 | Uncut Gems · as Gooey |
| 2019 | Modern Love (TV Series) · as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver |
| 2018 | God Friended Me (TV Series) · as Abe |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories · as L.j. Shapiro |
| 2017 | Big Mouth (TV Series) · as Lewis Glouberman (voice) |
| 2017 | The Real Jesus of Nazareth (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Superior Donuts (TV Series) · as Arthur Przybyszewski |
| 2016 | Summer Camp Island · as Shark / Monster Under The Bed (voice) |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence · as Julius Levinson |
| 2016 | Resurgence: Its Early Albuquerque · as Julius Levinson |
| 2014 | Forever (2014) (TV Series) · as Abe |
| 2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second One · as Ben |
| 2014 | Small Miracles (TV Series) · as Mort |
| 2014 | Cosmos (2014) (TV Series) · as Robert Oppenheimer (voice) |
| 2013 | Altered Minds · as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs (2013) (TV Series) · as Ben 'pop-Pop' Goldberg |
| 2013 | Maron (TV Series) · as Larry |
| 2012 | Perception (TV Series) · as Sigmund Freud |
| 2011 | Silent Witness · as Saul Rubin |
| 2011 | Tower Heist · as Mr. Simon |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place · as Mordecai Midler |
| 2010 | The Whole Truth (TV Series) · as Judge Wright |
| 2010 | Polish Bar · as Uncle Sol |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Judge Harrison Creary |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 (TV Series) · as Izzy Weisfelt |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory (TV Series) · as Alfred Hofstadter |
| 2007 | Damages (TV Series) · as Bill Herndon |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Wes Mendell |
| 2006 | Brother's Shadow · as Leo Groden |
| 2006 | Damages · as William Herndon |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Rabbi (voice) |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Alan Eppes |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor (TV Series) · as Prisoner (voice) |
| 2004 | Zeyda and the Hitman · as Gideon Schub |
| 2002 | Street Time (TV Series) · as Shimi Goldman |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind · as Helinger |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Ben Elkins |
| 2001 | Philly (TV Series) · as Rabbi Nathan Wexler |
| 2000 | Welcome to New York (TV Series) · as Dr. Bob |
| 1999 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Daniel Bonner |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Joseph Edelman |
| 1999 | Out of the Cold · as Leon Axelrod |
| 1999 | Rocky Marciano · as Al Weill |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Judd Hirsch (voice) |
| 1997 | George & Leo (TV Series) · as Leo Wagonman |
| 1997 | Color of Justice · as Sam Lind |
| 1996 | Sex and the Silver Screen (TV Series) · as Quote Reader |
| 1996 | Independence Day · as Julius Levinson |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1996 | The 1964 World's Fair · as Narrator |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City (TV Series) · as Ben Karinsky |
| 1994 | Betrayal of Trust · as Jules Masserman |
| 1991 | Coney Island · as (voice) |
| 1990 | She Said No · as Martin Knapek |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story · as Capt. David Matthews |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (TV Series) · as David Matthews |
| 1988 | Dear John (1988) (TV Series) · as John Lacey |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 1988 | Running on Empty · as Arthur Pope |
| 1985 | Brotherly Love · as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder |
| 1985 | First Steps · as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky |
| 1984 | Lights · as Narrator |
| 1984 | Teachers · as Roger Rubell |
| 1984 | The Goodbye People · as Arthur Korman |
| 1984 | TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | Without a Trace · as Al Menetti |
| 1980 | Ordinary People · as Dr. Berger |
| 1979 | The Halloween That Almost Wasn't · as Count Dracula |
| 1979 | Sooner or Later · as Bob Walters |
| 1978 | King of the Gypsies · as Groffo |
| 1978 | Taxi (TV Series) · as Alex Reiger |
| 1976 | Visions (1976) (TV Series) · as Joe Morris |
| 1976 | Delvecchio (TV Series) · as Sgt. Dominick Delvecchio |
| 1975 | The Legend of Valentino · as Jack Auerbach |
| 1975 | Fear on Trial · as Saul |
| 1975 | Medical Story (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Law · as Murray Stone |
| 1974 | Rhoda (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Serpico · as Cop (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Make-Up Artist (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Jump · as Man (uncredited) |
The Best You Can · as Walter Rand |