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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-03-15 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Judd Hirsch

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 has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Ordinary People (1980) and The Fabelmans (2022), the longest gap between Academy Award nominations in history.

Known For

Acting

2025

The Best You Can as Walter Rand

2024

Rally Caps as Herb

2023

iMordecai as Mordecai Samel
Showing Up as Bill
Extrapolations as David Goldblatt

2022

Hollywood Stargirl as Mr. Mitchell
The Fabelmans as Uncle Boris Podgorny

2021

2020

A Deadly Legend as Carl Turner
Hunters as Simon Wiesenthal

2019

Uncut Gems as Gooey
Modern Love as Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver

2018

2017

Summer Camp Island as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Superior Donuts as Arthur Przybyszewski
Big Mouth as Lewis Glouberman (voice)

2016

Independence Day: Resurgence as Julius Levinson

2014

Altered Minds as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
Forever as Abe
Cosmos as Robert Oppenheimer (voice)

2013

The Goldbergs as Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg

2012

Perception as Sigmund Freud

2011

This Must Be the Place as Mordecai Midler
Tower Heist as Mr. Simon
Silent Witness as Saul Rubin
The Muppets as Judd Hirsch

2010

Polish Bar as Uncle Sol

2009

Warehouse 13 as Izzy Weisfelt
The Good Wife as Judge Harrison Creary

2007

The Big Bang Theory as Alfred Hofstadter
Damages as Bill Herndon

2006

Brother's Shadow as Leo Groden

2005

Numb3rs as Alan Eppes
American Dad! as Rabbi (voice)

2004

Zeyda and the Hitman as Gideon Schub
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
Tom Goes to the Mayor as Prisoner (voice)

2003

Regular Joe as Baxter Binder

2002

Street Time as Shimi Goldman

2001

A Beautiful Mind as Helinger

1999

Rocky Marciano as Al Weill
Out of the Cold as Leon Axelrod
Man on the Moon as Self (uncredited)
Family Guy as Judd Hirsch (voice)
Family Law as Daniel Bonner

1997

Color of Justice as Sam Lind
George & Leo as Leo Wagonman

1996

Independence Day as Julius Levinson
The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self (archive footage)

1995

Caroline in the City as Ben Karinsky

1994

Betrayal of Trust as Jules Masserman

1991

Coney Island as (voice)

1990

She Said No as Martin Knapek

1988

Running on Empty as Arthur Pope
Dear John as John Lacey
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1986

1985

First Steps as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Brotherly Love as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder

1984

Teachers as Roger Rubell
The Goodbye People as Arthur Korman
Lights as Narrator

1983

Without a Trace as Al Menetti

1982

1980

Ordinary People as Dr. Berger

1979

Sooner or Later as Bob Walters

1978

Taxi as Alex Reiger

1976

The Keegans as Lt. Marco Ciardi
Delvecchio as Sgt. Dominick Delvecchio

1975

The Legend of Valentino as Jack Auerbach
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1974

The Law as Murray Stone

1973

Serpico as Cop (uncredited)

1971

Jump as Man (uncredited)
Columbo as Make-up Artist (uncredited)

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Winner
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee

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