Judd Hirsch
Acting
1935-03-15 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography(118)
movieBrother's Shadow
as Leo Groden · 2006 · 5.5
tvAmerican Dad!
as Rabbi (voice) · 2005 · 7.0
tvNumb3rs
as Alan Eppes · 2005 · 7.0
tvTom Goes to the Mayor
as Prisoner (voice) · 2004 · 6.9
tvThe Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest · 2004 · 6.4
movieZeyda and the Hitman
as Gideon Schub · 2004 · 5.5
movieWho Killed the Federal Theatre?
as Narrator · 2003 · 10.0
tvRegular Joe
as Baxter Binder · 2003 · 7.0
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003 · 5.3
tvStreet Time
as Shimi Goldman · 2002 · 2.5
movieA Beautiful Mind
as Helinger · 2001 · 7.9
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ben Elkins · 2001 · 7.6
movieMan on the Moon
as Self (uncredited) · 1999 · 7.2
tvFamily Law
as Daniel Bonner · 1999 · 8.1
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Judah Platner · 1999 · 8.0
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Joseph Edelman · 1999 · 8.0
movieOut of the Cold
as Leon Axelrod · 1999 · 6.5
movieRocky Marciano
as Al Weill · 1999 · 5.9
tvFamily Guy
as Judd Hirsch (voice) · 1999 · 7.4
tvGeorge & Leo
as Leo Wagonman · 1997 · 10.0
movieColor of Justice
as Sam Lind · 1997 · 5.5
tvE! True Hollywood Story
as · 1996 · 8.2
movieThe Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self (archive footage) · 1996 · 6.1
movieIndependence Day
as Julius Levinson · 1996 · 6.9