Judd Hirsch
Acting
Born: March 15, 1935 (age 91) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
2007
A Beautiful Mind
2001
Independence Day
1996
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
Uncut Gems
2019
Family Guy
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Tower Heist
2011
The Fabelmans
2022
American Dad!
2005
Serpico
1973
Man on the Moon
1999
Photos (1)
Movies (54)
Independence Day
Julius Levinson
A Beautiful Mind
Helinger
Independence Day: Resurgence
Julius Levinson
Uncut Gems
Gooey
The Fabelmans
Uncle Boris
Tower Heist
Mr. Simon
The Muppets
Judd Hirsch
Ordinary People
Dr. Berger
Serpico
Cop (uncredited)
Hollywood Stargirl
Mr. Mitchell
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Ben
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
L.J. Shapiro
This Must Be the Place
Mordecai Midler
Showing Up
Bill
The Best You Can
Walter Rand
Running on Empty
Arthur Pope
Burning at Both Ends
Bertrand
Fantasy Life
Fred
Rally Caps
Herb
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Capt. David Matthews
Rocky Marciano
Al Weill
King of the Gypsies
Groffo
First Steps
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Without a Trace
Al Menetti
Teachers
Roger Rubell
Silent Witness
Saul Rubin
iMordecai
Mordecai Samel
Altered Minds
Dr. Nathaniel Shellner
Color of Justice
Sam Lind
Stay Forte
2025
Lights
Narrator
Brotherly Love
Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder
Coney Island
(voice)
She Said No
Martin Knapek
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
The Legend of Valentino
Jack Auerbach
Fear on Trial
Saul
A Deadly Legend
Carl Turner
Summer Camp Island
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)
Gone Hollywood
Lev Kertzman
Polish Bar
Uncle Sol
The Goodbye People
Arthur Korman
Sooner or Later
Bob Walters
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Count Dracula
The Keegans
Lt. Marco Ciardi
Brother's Shadow
Leo Groden
Out of the Cold
Leon Axelrod
Betrayal of Trust
Jules Masserman
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Herb Rollie
Zeyda and the Hitman
Gideon Schub
The Law
Murray Stone
Jump
Man (uncredited)
Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
Narrator
The 1964 World's Fair
Narrator
TV Shows (39)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judah Platner · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Joseph Edelman · 1 eps
Family Guy
Judd Hirsch (voice) · 2 eps
American Dad!
Rabbi (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ben Elkins · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Judge Harrison Creary · 1 eps
Columbo
Make-up Artist (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Goldbergs
Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg · 22 eps
The Big Bang Theory
Alfred Hofstadter · 2 eps
Numb3rs
Alan Eppes · 118 eps
Taxi
Alex Reiger · 114 eps
Warehouse 13
Izzy Weisfelt · 1 eps
Damages
Bill Herndon · 14 eps
American Experience
(voice) · 1 eps
Big Mouth
Lewis Glouberman (voice) · 2 eps
Caroline in the City
Ben Karinsky · 1 eps
Family Law
Daniel Bonner · 1 eps
Cosmos
Robert Oppenheimer (voice) · 1 eps
Rhoda
2 eps
Hunters
Simon Wiesenthal · 3 eps
Dear John
John Lacey · 90 eps
Perception
Sigmund Freud · 1 eps
Forever
Abe · 22 eps
Extrapolations
David Goldblatt · 1 eps
God Friended Me
Abe · 1 eps
Modern Love
Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver · 1 eps
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Prisoner (voice) · 1 eps
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Wes Mendell · 1 eps
Street Time
Shimi Goldman · 1 eps
Maron
Larry · 5 eps
Mid-Century Modern
Alan · 1 eps
George & Leo
Leo Wagonman · 22 eps
Superior Donuts
Arthur Przybyszewski · 34 eps
Delvecchio
Dominick Delvecchio · 19 eps
Medical Story
Dr. Joe Dempsey · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
David Matthews · 2 eps
Regular Joe
Baxter Binder · 4 eps
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Narrator · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (19)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 1 eps
Man on the Moon
Self (uncredited)
Generation Gap
Self · 1 eps
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
I Love Liberty
Self
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self (archive footage)
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
