Known For
Acting
Known Credits
118
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 15, 1935 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2026 | Fantasy Lifeas Fred | |
| 2025 | Stay Forteas | |
| 2025 | The Best You Canas Walter Rand | |
| 2025 | Mid-Century Modernas Alan | |
| 2024 | Rally Capsas Herb | |
| 2023 | Showing Upas Bill | |
| 2023 | Extrapolationsas David Goldblatt | |
| 2023 | The Fabelmans: A Family in Filmas Self | |
| 2023 | iMordecaias Mordecai Samel | |
| 2022 | The Fabelmansas Uncle Boris | |
| 2022 | Generation Gapas Self | |
| 2022 | Hollywood Stargirlas Mr. Mitchell | |
| 2021 | Burning at Both Endsas Bertrand | |
| 2020 | A Deadly Legendas Carl Turner | |
| 2020 | Stars in the Houseas Self | |
| 2020 | Huntersas Simon Wiesenthal | |
| 2019 | Modern Loveas Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver | |
| 2019 | Uncut Gemsas Gooey | |
| 2019 | Gone Hollywoodas Lev Kertzman | |
| 2018 | God Friended Meas Abe | |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)as L.J. Shapiro | |
| 2017 | Big Mouthas Lewis Glouberman (voice) | |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyondas Self | |
| 2017 | Summer Camp Islandas Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Real Jesus of Nazarethas Narrator | |
| 2017 | Superior Donutsas Arthur Przybyszewski | |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgenceas Julius Levinson | |
| 2016 | Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'as Self | |
| 2016 | Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerqueas Julius Levinson | |
| 2016 | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrowsas Self | |
| 2014 | Altered Mindsas Dr. Nathaniel Shellner | |
| 2014 | Foreveras Abe | |
| 2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second Oneas Ben | |
| 2014 | Cosmosas Robert Oppenheimer (voice) | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self | |
| 2013 | The Goldbergsas Ben 'Pop-Pop' Goldberg | |
| 2013 | Maronas Larry | |
| 2012 | Perceptionas Sigmund Freud | |
| 2011 | Silent Witnessas Saul Rubin | |
| 2011 | The Muppetsas Judd Hirsch | |
| 2011 | Tower Heistas Mr. Simon | |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Placeas Mordecai Midler | |
| 2010 | Polish Baras Uncle Sol | |
| 2009 | The Good Wifeas Judge Harrison Creary | |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13as Izzy Weisfelt | |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theoryas Alfred Hofstadter | |
| 2007 | Damagesas Bill Herndon | |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Stripas Wes Mendell | |
| 2006 | Brother's Shadowas Leo Groden | |
| 2005 | American Dad!as Rabbi (voice) | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsas Alan Eppes | |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayoras Prisoner (voice) | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2004 | Zeyda and the Hitmanas Gideon Schub | |
| 2003 | Who Killed the Federal Theatre?as Narrator | |
| 2003 | Regular Joeas Baxter Binder | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest | |
| 2002 | Street Timeas Shimi Goldman | |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mindas Helinger | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Ben Elkins | |
| 1999 | Man on the Moonas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1999 | Family Lawas Daniel Bonner | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Dr. Judah Platner | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Joseph Edelman | |
| 1999 | Out of the Coldas Leon Axelrod | |
| 1999 | Rocky Marcianoas Al Weill | |
| 1999 | Family Guyas Judd Hirsch (voice) | |
| 1997 | George & Leoas Leo Wagonman | |
| 1997 | Color of Justiceas Sam Lind | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Storyas | |
| 1996 | Independence Dayas Julius Levinson | |
| 1996 | The Making of 'Independence Day'as Self (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | The 1964 World's Fairas Narrator | |
| 1995 | Caroline in the Cityas Ben Karinsky | |
| 1995 | Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Dangeras | |
| 1994 | Betrayal of Trustas Jules Masserman | |
| 1991 | Coney Islandas (voice) | |
| 1990 | She Said Noas Martin Knapek | |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Storyas David Matthews | |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Storyas Capt. David Matthews | |
| 1988 | Dear Johnas John Lacey | |
| 1988 | American Experienceas (voice) | |
| 1988 | Running on Emptyas Arthur Pope | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest | |
| 1986 | Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singeras Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1985 | Brotherly Loveas Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder | |
| 1985 | First Stepsas Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky | |
| 1985 | Detective in the Houseas | |
| 1984 | Lightsas Narrator | |
| 1984 | Teachersas Roger Rubell | |
| 1984 | The Goodbye Peopleas Arthur Korman | |
| 1983 | Without a Traceas Al Menetti | |
| 1982 | I Love Libertyas Self | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Starsas Self | |
| 1980 | Ordinary Peopleas Dr. Berger | |
| 1980 | Marriage Is Alive and Wellas Herb Rollie | |
| 1979 | The Halloween That Almost Wasn'tas Count Dracula | |
| 1979 | Sooner or Lateras Bob Walters | |
| 1978 | King of the Gypsiesas Groffo | |
| 1978 | Taxias Alex Reiger | |
| 1976 | Delvecchioas Dominick Delvecchio | |
| 1976 | The Keegansas Lt. Marco Ciardi | |
| 1975 | The Legend of Valentinoas Jack Auerbach | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Fear on Trialas Saul | |
| 1975 | Medical Storyas Dr. Joe Dempsey | |
| 1974 | The Lawas Murray Stone | |
| 1974 | Rhodaas | |
| 1973 | Serpicoas Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | Columboas Make-up Artist (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | Jumpas Man (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Winner | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Audience Member | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| The December Crossas | ||
| Eugene Gregan: Born Deadas Self |
| 2025 | The Best You Can...Executive Producer |
