Judd Hirsch
Acting • Born 1935-03-15
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.
Filmography
115 credits
A Beautiful Mind
Movie • 2001
Helinger
Independence Day
Movie • 1996
Julius Levinson
King of the Gypsies
Movie • 1978
Groffo
Teachers
Movie • 1984
Roger Rubell
I Love Liberty
Movie • 1982
Self
Rocky Marciano
Movie • 1999
Al Weill
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Movie • 1995
Ordinary People
Movie • 1980
Dr. Berger
iMordecai
Movie • 2023
Mordecai Samel
Without a Trace
Movie • 1983
Al Menetti
Running on Empty
Movie • 1988
Arthur Pope
This Must Be the Place
Movie • 2011
Mordecai Midler
Tower Heist
Movie • 2011
Mr. Simon
Zeyda and the Hitman
Movie • 2004
Gideon Schub
Silent Witness
Movie • 2011
Saul Rubin
Polish Bar
Movie • 2010
Uncle Sol
Out of the Cold
Movie • 1999
Leon Axelrod
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Movie • 1986
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Movie • 1979
Count Dracula
Hollywood Stargirl
Movie • 2022
Mr. Mitchell
Altered Minds
Movie • 2014
Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Movie • 1988
Capt. David Matthews
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Movie • 2014
Ben
Fear on Trial
Movie • 1975
Saul
The Law
Movie • 1974
Murray Stone
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Movie • 2023
Self
Coney Island
Movie • 1991
(voice)
The Keegans
Movie • 1976
Lt. Marco Ciardi
Jump
Movie • 1971
Man (uncredited)
First Steps
Movie • 1985
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
The Best You Can
Movie • 2025
Walter Rand
The Legend of Valentino
Movie • 1975
Jack Auerbach
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Movie • 2016
Self
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Movie • 2016
Julius Levinson
Man on the Moon
Movie • 1999
Self (uncredited)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Movie • 1996
Quote Reader
The 1964 World's Fair
Movie • 1996
Narrator
She Said No
Movie • 1990
Martin Knapek
Sooner or Later
Movie • 1979
Bob Walters
Independence Day: Resurgence
Movie • 2016
Julius Levinson
The Goodbye People
Movie • 1984
Arthur Korman
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
Brother's Shadow
Movie • 2006
Leo Groden
Brotherly Love
Movie • 1985
Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Serpico
Movie • 1973
Cop (uncredited)
The Muppets
Movie • 2011
Judd Hirsch
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Movie • 2017
Self
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Movie • 2017
L.J. Shapiro
Burning at Both Ends
Movie • 2021
Bertrand
Uncut Gems
Movie • 2019
Gooey
Color of Justice
Movie • 1997
Sam Lind
Summer Camp Island
Movie • 2017
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)
A Deadly Legend
Movie • 2020
Carl Turner
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Movie • 1980
Herb Rollie
Lights
Movie • 1984
Narrator
Betrayal of Trust
Movie • 1994
Jules Masserman
Showing Up
Movie • 2023
Bill
The Fabelmans
Movie • 2022
Uncle Boris
Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
Rally Caps
Movie • 2024
Herb
The December Cross
Movie
Fantasy Life
Movie • 2026
Fred
Stay Forte
Movie • 2025
Gone Hollywood
Movie • 2019
Lev Kertzman
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Movie • 2003
Narrator
Eugene Gregan: Born Dead
Movie
Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self - Guest
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Alan Eppes
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Judd Hirsch (voice)
Rhoda
TV • 1974
Taxi
TV • 1978
Alex Reiger
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Ben Elkins
Family Law
TV • 1999
Daniel Bonner
Dear John
TV • 1988
John Lacey
Delvecchio
TV • 1976
Dominick Delvecchio
Medical Story
TV • 1975
Street Time
TV • 2002
Shimi Goldman
George & Leo
TV • 1997
Leo Wagonman
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TV • 2006
Wes Mendell
Detective in the House
TV • 1985
Extrapolations
TV • 2023
David Goldblatt
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Dr. Judah Platner
Regular Joe
TV • 2003
Baxter Binder
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Rabbi (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Forever
TV • 2014
Abe
Perception
TV • 2012
Sigmund Freud
Warehouse 13
TV • 2009
Izzy Weisfelt
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
TV • 2017
Narrator
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Big Bang Theory
TV • 2007
Alfred Hofstadter
Superior Donuts
TV • 2017
Arthur Przybyszewski
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Judge Harrison Creary
Cosmos
TV • 2014
Robert Oppenheimer (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Modern Love
TV • 2019
Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
American Experience
TV • 1988
(voice)
Tom Goes to the Mayor
TV • 2004
Prisoner (voice)
Generation Gap
TV • 2022
Self
The Goldbergs
TV • 2013
Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg
Damages
TV • 2007
Bill Herndon
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
TV • 1988
David Matthews
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Joseph Edelman
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
God Friended Me
TV • 2018
Abe
Hunters
TV • 2020
Simon Wiesenthal
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Lewis Glouberman (voice)
Columbo
TV • 1971
Make-up Artist (uncredited)
Caroline in the City
TV • 1995
Ben Karinsky
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Mid-Century Modern
TV • 2025
Alan
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Audience Member