Judd Hirsch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1935
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Eugene Gregan: Born Dead TBA
as Self
- The December Cross
The December Cross TBA
Actor
Fantasy Life 2026
as Fred
Stay Forte 2025
Actor
The Best You Can 2025
as Walter Rand, Executive Producer
Rally Caps 2024
as Herb
Showing Up 2023
as Bill
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film 2023
as Self
iMordecai 2023
as Mordecai Samel
The Fabelmans 2022
as Uncle Boris
Hollywood Stargirl 2022
as Mr. Mitchell
Burning at Both Ends 2021
as Bertrand
A Deadly Legend 2020
as Carl Turner
Uncut Gems 2019
as Gooey
Gone Hollywood 2019
as Lev Kertzman
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 2017
as L.J. Shapiro
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton 2017
as Self
Summer Camp Island 2017
as Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Independence Day: Resurgence 2016
as Julius Levinson
- Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque 2016
as Julius Levinson
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' 2016
as Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows 2016
as Self
Altered Minds 2014
as Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
Sharknado 2: The Second One 2014
as Ben
Silent Witness 2011
as Saul Rubin
The Muppets 2011
as Judd Hirsch
Tower Heist 2011
as Mr. Simon
This Must Be the Place 2011
as Mordecai Midler
Polish Bar 2010
as Uncle Sol
Brother's Shadow 2006
as Leo Groden
Zeyda and the Hitman 2004
as Gideon Schub
Who Killed the Federal Theatre? 2003
as Narrator
A Beautiful Mind 2001
as Helinger
Man on the Moon 1999
as Self (uncredited)
Out of the Cold 1999
as Leon Axelrod
Rocky Marciano 1999
as Al Weill
Color of Justice 1997
as Sam Lind
Independence Day 1996
as Julius Levinson
The Making of 'Independence Day' 1996
as Self (archive footage)
The 1964 World's Fair 1996
as Narrator
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger 1995
Actor
Betrayal of Trust 1994
as Jules Masserman
Coney Island 1991
as (voice)
She Said No 1990
as Martin Knapek
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story 1988
as Capt. David Matthews
Running on Empty 1988
as Arthur Pope
- Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer 1986
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Brotherly Love 1985
as Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
First Steps 1985
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Lights 1984
as Narrator
Teachers 1984
as Roger Rubell
The Goodbye People 1984
as Arthur Korman
Without a Trace 1983
as Al Menetti
I Love Liberty 1982
as Self
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
Ordinary People 1980
as Dr. Berger
Marriage Is Alive and Well 1980
as Herb Rollie
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't 1979
as Count Dracula
Sooner or Later 1979
as Bob Walters
King of the Gypsies 1978
as Groffo
The Keegans 1976
as Lt. Marco Ciardi
The Legend of Valentino 1975
as Jack Auerbach
Fear on Trial 1975
as Saul
The Law 1974
as Murray Stone
Serpico 1973
as Cop (uncredited)
Jump 1971
as Man (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.