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