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