7.9
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Acting
Judd Hirsch
- Born
- (age 91)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 114 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
TV
7.9
Movie
A Beautiful Mind
6.9
Movie
Independence Day
5.4
Movie
Independence Day: Resurgence
7.2
Movie
Uncut Gems
7.4
TV
Family Guy
8.0
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
6.1
Movie
Tower Heist
7.6
Movie
The Fabelmans
7.0
TV
American Dad!
8.5
TV
Cosmos
6.7
Movie
The Muppets
7.0
Movie
This Must Be the Place
6.5
Movie
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
7.6
TV
Big Mouth
7.7
TV
Warehouse 13
7.4
Movie
Ordinary People
4.5
Movie
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Acting credits 114
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The December Cross Film | |
| TBA | Eugene Gregan: Born Dead Film | Self |
| 2026 | Fantasy Life Film | Fred |
| 2025 | Stay Forte Film | |
| 2025 | The Best You Can Film | Walter Rand |
| 2025 | Mid-Century Modern TV | Alan (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Rally Caps Film | Herb |
| 2023 | Showing Up Film | Bill |
| 2023 | Extrapolations TV | David Goldblatt (1 ep) |
| 2023 | The Fabelmans: A Family in Film Film | Self |
| 2023 | iMordecai Film | Mordecai Samel |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans Film | Uncle Boris |
| 2022 | Generation Gap TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Hollywood Stargirl Film | Mr. Mitchell |
| 2021 | Burning at Both Ends Film | Bertrand |
| 2020 | A Deadly Legend Film | Carl Turner |
| 2020 | Stars in the House TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Hunters TV | Simon Wiesenthal (3 ep) |
| 2019 | Uncut Gems Film | Gooey |
| 2019 | Modern Love TV | Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Gone Hollywood Film | Lev Kertzman |
| 2018 | God Friended Me TV | Abe (1 ep) |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Film | L.J. Shapiro |
| 2017 | Big Mouth TV | Lewis Glouberman (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Film | Self |
| 2017 | Summer Camp Island Film | Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice) |
| 2017 | The Real Jesus of Nazareth TV | Narrator (4 ep) |
| 2017 | Superior Donuts TV | Arthur Przybyszewski (34 ep) |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence Film | Julius Levinson |
| 2016 | Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' Film | Self |
| 2016 | Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque Film | Julius Levinson |
| 2016 | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Film | Self |
| 2014 | Altered Minds Film | Dr. Nathaniel Shellner |
| 2014 | Forever TV | Abe (22 ep) |
| 2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second One Film | Ben |
| 2014 | Cosmos TV | Robert Oppenheimer (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs TV | Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg (22 ep) |
| 2013 | Maron TV | Larry (5 ep) |
| 2012 | Perception TV | Sigmund Freud (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Silent Witness Film | Saul Rubin |
| 2011 | The Muppets Film | Judd Hirsch |
| 2011 | Tower Heist Film | Mr. Simon |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place Film | Mordecai Midler |
| 2010 | Polish Bar Film | Uncle Sol |
| 2009 | The Good Wife TV | Judge Harrison Creary (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 TV | Izzy Weisfelt (1 ep) |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory TV | Alfred Hofstadter (2 ep) |
| 2007 | Damages TV | Bill Herndon (14 ep) |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip TV | Wes Mendell (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Brother's Shadow Film | Leo Groden |
| 2005 | American Dad! TV | Rabbi (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Numb3rs TV | Alan Eppes (118 ep) |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor TV | Prisoner (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Zeyda and the Hitman Film | Gideon Schub |
| 2003 | Who Killed the Federal Theatre? Film | Narrator |
| 2003 | Regular Joe TV | Baxter Binder (4 ep) |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Street Time TV | Shimi Goldman (1 ep) |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Best You Can Film | Executive Producer |