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Judd Hirsch

Born 15 March 1935 · 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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Fantasy Life1h 31mFred
  2. 2025Stay Forte1h 48m
  3. 2025The Best You Can1h 43mWalter Rand
  4. 2024Rally Caps1h 36mHerb
  5. 2023iMordecai1h 42mMordecai Samel
  6. 2023The Fabelmans: A Family in Film16mSelf
  7. 2023Showing Up1h 47mBill
  8. 2022Hollywood Stargirl1h 45mMr. Mitchell
  9. 2022The Fabelmans2h 31mUncle Boris
  10. 2021Burning at Both Ends1h 50mBertrand
  11. 2020A Deadly Legend1h 20mCarl Turner
  12. 2019Uncut Gems2h 16mGooey
  13. 2019Gone Hollywood40mLev Kertzman
  14. 2017Superior Donuts2 seasonsArthur Przybyszewski
  15. 2017The Real Jesus of Nazareth1 seasonNarrator
  16. 2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond1h 33mSelf
  17. 2017Summer Camp Island10mShark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
  18. 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)1h 52mL.J. Shapiro
  19. 2016Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'56mSelf
  20. 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows1h 27mSelf
  21. 2016Independence Day: Resurgence2hJulius Levinson
  22. 2016Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque3mJulius Levinson
  23. 2014Altered Minds1h 46mDr. Nathaniel Shellner
  24. 2014Forever1 seasonAbe
  25. 2014Sharknado 2: The Second One1h 35mBen
  26. 2011Tower Heist1h 44mMr. Simon
  27. 2011Silent Witness2hSaul Rubin
  28. 2010Polish BarUncle Sol
  29. 2006Brother's Shadow1h 31mLeo Groden
  30. 2005Numb3rs6 seasonsAlan Eppes
  31. 2004Zeyda and the Hitman1h 28mGideon Schub
  32. 2003Who Killed the Federal Theatre?1h 30mNarrator
  33. 2003Regular Joe1 seasonBaxter Binder
  34. 2001A Beautiful Mind2h 16mHelinger
  35. 1999Rocky Marciano1h 40mAl Weill
  36. 1999Out of the Cold1h 51mLeon Axelrod
  37. 1997George & Leo1 seasonLeo Wagonman
  38. 1997Color of Justice1h 35mSam Lind
  39. 1996The 1964 World's Fair53mNarrator
  40. 1996Independence Day2h 25mJulius Levinson
  41. 1996The Making of 'Independence Day'29mSelf (archive footage)
  42. 1995Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger33m
  43. 1994Betrayal of Trust1h 40mJules Masserman
  44. 1991Coney Island58m(voice)
  45. 1990She Said No1h 40mMartin Knapek
  46. 1988Dear John4 seasonsJohn Lacey
  47. 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold Story2h 58mCapt. David Matthews
  48. 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold Story1 seasonDavid Matthews
  49. 1988Running on Empty1h 56mArthur Pope
  50. 1986Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer58mSelf - Narrator (voice)
  51. 1985Detective in the House1 season
  52. 1985Brotherly Love1h 31mBen Ryder / Harry Ryder
  53. 1985First Steps1h 36mDr. Jerrold Petrofsky
  54. 1984The Goodbye People1h 44mArthur Korman
  55. 1984Lights24mNarrator
  56. 1984Teachers1h 47mRoger Rubell
  57. 1983Without a Trace2hAl Menetti
  58. 1982I Love Liberty2hSelf
  59. 1980Ordinary People2h 4mDr. Berger
  60. 1980Marriage Is Alive and Well1h 37mHerb Rollie
  61. 1979The Halloween That Almost Wasn't25mCount Dracula
  62. 1979Sooner or Later1h 36mBob Walters
  63. 1978Taxi5 seasonsAlex Reiger
  64. 1978King of the Gypsies1h 52mGroffo
  65. 1976Delvecchio1 seasonDominick Delvecchio
  66. 1976The Keegans1h 30mLt. Marco Ciardi
  67. 1975The Legend of Valentino1h 40mJack Auerbach
  68. 1975Fear on Trial1h 40mSaul
  69. 1974The Law2h 4mMurray Stone
  70. 1971Jump1h 37mMan (uncredited)
  71. The December Cross
  72. Eugene Gregan: Born DeadSelf