Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born March 15, 1935
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.
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2026
as Fred
MovieStay Forte
2025
MovieThe Best You Can
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as Walter Rand
TVMid-Century Modern
2025
as Alan
MovieRally Caps
2024
as Herb
MovieShowing Up
2023
as Bill
TVExtrapolations
2023
as David Goldblatt
MovieThe Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
as Self
MovieiMordecai
2023
as Mordecai Samel
MovieThe Fabelmans
2022
as Uncle Boris
TVGeneration Gap
2022
as Self
MovieHollywood Stargirl
2022
as Mr. Mitchell
MovieBurning at Both Ends
2021
as Bertrand
MovieA Deadly Legend
2020
as Carl Turner
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
TVHunters
2020
as Simon Wiesenthal
TVModern Love
2019
as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
MovieUncut Gems
2019
as Gooey
MovieGone Hollywood
2019
as Lev Kertzman
TVGod Friended Me
2018
as Abe
MovieThe Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
as L.J. Shapiro
TVBig Mouth
2017
as Lewis Glouberman (voice)
MovieJim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
MovieSummer Camp Island
2017
as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
TVThe Real Jesus of Nazareth
2017
as Narrator
TVSuperior Donuts
2017
as Arthur Przybyszewski
MovieIndependence Day: Resurgence
2016
as Julius Levinson
MovieAnother Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
as Self
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2016
as Julius Levinson
MovieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
MovieAltered Minds
2014
as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
TVForever
2014
as Abe
MovieSharknado 2: The Second One
2014
as Ben
TVCosmos
2014
as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Goldbergs
2013
as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
TVMaron
2013
as Larry
TVPerception
2012
as Sigmund Freud
MovieSilent Witness
2011
as Saul Rubin
MovieThe Muppets
2011
as Judd Hirsch
MovieTower Heist
2011
as Mr. Simon
MovieThis Must Be the Place
2011
as Mordecai Midler
MoviePolish Bar
2010
as Uncle Sol
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Judge Harrison Creary
TVWarehouse 13
2009
as Izzy Weisfelt
TVThe Big Bang Theory
2007
as Alfred Hofstadter
TVDamages
2007
as Bill Herndon
TVStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
as Wes Mendell
MovieBrother's Shadow
2006
as Leo Groden
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Rabbi (voice)
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Alan Eppes
TVTom Goes to the Mayor
2004
as Prisoner (voice)
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2004
as Self - Guest
MovieZeyda and the Hitman
2004
as Gideon Schub
MovieWho Killed the Federal Theatre?
2003
as Narrator
TVRegular Joe
2003
as Baxter Binder
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVStreet Time
2002
as Shimi Goldman
MovieA Beautiful Mind
2001
as Helinger
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Ben Elkins
MovieMan on the Moon
1999
as Self (uncredited)
TVFamily Law
1999
as Daniel Bonner
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Judah Platner
MovieOut of the Cold
1999
as Leon Axelrod
MovieRocky Marciano
1999
as Al Weill
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Judd Hirsch (voice)
TVGeorge & Leo
1997
as Leo Wagonman
MovieColor of Justice
1997
as Sam Lind
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieIndependence Day
1996
as Julius Levinson
MovieThe Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe 1964 World's Fair
1996
as Narrator
TVCaroline in the City
1995
as Ben Karinsky
MovieGoing, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
MovieBetrayal of Trust
1994
as Jules Masserman
MovieConey Island
1991
as (voice)
MovieShe Said No
1990
as Martin Knapek
TVThe Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as David Matthews
MovieThe Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Capt. David Matthews
TVDear John
1988
as John Lacey
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as (voice)
MovieRunning on Empty
1988
as Arthur Pope
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
1986
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieBrotherly Love
1985
as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
MovieFirst Steps
1985
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Detective in the House
1985
MovieLights
1984
as Narrator
MovieTeachers
1984
as Roger Rubell
MovieThe Goodbye People
1984
as Arthur Korman
MovieWithout a Trace
1983
as Al Menetti
MovieI Love Liberty
1982
as Self
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieOrdinary People
1980
as Dr. Berger
MovieMarriage Is Alive and Well
1980
as Herb Rollie
MovieThe Halloween That Almost Wasn't
1979
as Count Dracula
MovieSooner or Later
1979
as Bob Walters
MovieKing of the Gypsies
1978
as Groffo
TVTaxi
1978
as Alex Reiger
TVDelvecchio
1976
as Dominick Delvecchio
MovieThe Keegans
1976
as Lt. Marco Ciardi
MovieThe Legend of Valentino
1975
as Jack Auerbach
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
MovieFear on Trial
1975
as Saul
TVMedical Story
1975
as Dr. Joe Dempsey
MovieThe Law
1974
as Murray Stone
TVRhoda
1974
MovieSerpico
1973
as Cop (uncredited)
TVColumbo
1971
as Make-up Artist (uncredited)
MovieJump
1971
as Man (uncredited)
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
The December Cross
MovieEugene Gregan: Born Dead
as Self
