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