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Judd Hirsch

Acting 90 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 2.2
Born: March 15, 1935

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.

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Known For

Family Guy
Family Guy Judd Hirsch (voice) 1999
Columbo
Columbo Make-up Artist (uncredited) 1971
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Judge Harrison Creary 2009
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg 2013

Jimmy's Seen (6)

Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence Julius Levinson 2016
Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems Gooey 2019
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence Julius Levinson 2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence Julius Levinson 2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence Julius Levinson 2016
Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems Gooey 2019 Watched 2 times

Filmography

Acting Credits (115)

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

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